在针对美国种族不公和警察暴力的跪地抗议运动十周年之际，前NFL四分卫科林·卡佩尼克于纽约接受BBC Sport采访 1。他表示对牺牲职业生涯毫无悔意 1，并指出体育本质上就是政治的一部分，呼吁社会继续为消除种族主义而努力 1。
回溯至2016年9月，卡佩尼克首次在赛前奏国歌时单膝下跪以抗议种族不公，此后在11场常规赛中重复该动作 1。这一举动引发争议，唐纳德·特朗普曾批评下跪行为是不爱国的，并建议解雇拒绝站立的球员 1。耐克曾使用卡佩尼克作为广告代言人，标语为“Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.” 1。
卡佩尼克回顾了随后遭遇的职业困境：他在2017年3月选择退出旧金山49人队合同，此后再未获得其他NFL球队签约 1。2019年，卡佩尼克与NFL老板就指控其因抗议而被合谋拒聘达成财务和解 1。此外，他还谈及了英国足球运动员效仿该举动的影响 1。
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick stated that he has no regrets about sacrificing his professional career to protest racial injustice and police brutality, marking the tenth anniversary of his initial act of defiance 1. In an interview with BBC Sport conducted in New York, Kaepernick emphasized that sports are inherently political and called for continued societal efforts to eliminate racism 1. He asserted his willingness to repeat the actions taken over the past decade 1.
The controversy began in September 2016 when Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem before games while playing for the San Francisco 49ers, repeating the gesture across 11 regular-season contests 1. His decision sparked backlash, with Donald Trump labeling the act unpatriotic and suggesting that teams should fire players who refused to stand 1. Conversely, Nike featured Kaepernick in an advertising campaign with the slogan "Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything." 1. Following his choice to opt out of his contract with the 49ers in March 2017, Kaepernick was never signed by another NFL team 1. The dispute culminated in a financial settlement reached in 2019 between Kaepernick and NFL owners regarding allegations that they had conspired to deny him employment due to his protests 1.
Kaepernick also noted that British football players have since adopted similar gestures to raise awareness about social issues 1. To document his journey and the context behind the demonstrations, he published a memoir titled The Perilous Fight, which details his upbringing and the events leading up to the anthem kneeling 1.
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