Patriots safety Devin McCourty made a demonstration by raising his fist along with Martellus Bennett after the national anthem in Week 1 last year, and even spoke with Kaepernick before the Patriots-49ers game last year.
McCourty said Kaepernick understands what he's getting himself into by being so outspoken and then said he isn't surprised he's still unsigned.
"Honestly, not that surprised," McCourty said. "I think he kind of was aware of what he was getting into. Sad, but the guy's a good player. He's done some successful things in this league. It's just how things shake out. What he's done I think has made it hard for him to get a job. Not even going off his talent level, but just that alone makes it tough for teams to give him a shot and I think you see that. But I think he was kind of aware of what he did and what he was doing and the effect it would have on his career. It's tough on him, I would imagine. Hopefully he gets picked up and has a chance to play."
There was then an interesting follow up question of what is it like seeing players getting second chances following domestic violence issues, but not taking a stance on something political?
"Yeah, that's the thing about this league, there are people above us that make decisions to either have us on the team or not have us on the team," McCourty said. "So everything you do will have an effect on your career. It's just something you have to deal with. We're not the only profession that deals with that. There are a lot of other professions that deal with it. We're just in the public eye more. It's something you kind of expect. The longer you're in the league, you see more things, you come to understand and see how it works. It's never easy to handle. Different things happen, but everything happens for a reason."
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