What's Next For 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick?

    SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, September 02, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The dominant story in sports the past few days has been the controversial decision of 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to purposefully not stand during the national anthem in a preseason game as a way to protest how blacks have been treated. It has caused a firestorm of criticism for Kaepernick, who is battling for a starting job and perhaps even a roster spot on the Niners. So what's next for him?

Will Kaepernick make the team when final cuts are announced?
That is very much up for debate, which would have been unthinkable even two years ago when he was a rising superstar. Kaepernick is likely to lose the QB battle with Blaine Gabbert. Though Gabbert not playing can be interpreted as a signal that he has won the starting job, coach Chip Kelly said Gabbert had 30 more game reps than Kaepernick -- who did not play the first two preseason games because of shoulder soreness.

WILL KAEPERNICK BE A MEMBER OF THE 49ERS ON WEEK 1:
YES -250
NO +170

How many games will Kaepernick remain sitting during the national anthem?
The NFL has no rule that a player must do so, and the Niners say they respect his Kaepernick's right to not stand for the anthem: "In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, we recognize the right of an individual to choose and participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem."
HOW MANY GAMES WILL KAEPERNICK REMAIN SIT?
0-2 GAMES: +125
3-5 GAMES: +110
6-8 GAMES: +275
9-11 GAMES: +450
12-14 GAMES: +750
15-17 GAMES: +1000

Will Kaepernick remain in the locker room each until the end of the anthem?
Getting bombareded by the media is perhaps the worst possible thing that could happen to Kaepernick. The Niners said over the weekend he can do what he wants while he's on the team, although, there's a chance for Kaepernick to stay in the locker room and skip the controversy.

WILL KAEPERNICK REMAIN IN THE LOCKER ROOM - WEEK 1
YES: +180
NO: -275

Will any teammate join Kaepernick in protest?
The odds listed at MyBookie have the YES listed at -200 and NO +140. Kaepernick isn't a superstar who counts with the support of the locker room, but that does not mean that some of his African-American teammates to join him.

"We all have conversations about things like this all the time so I think it's a bigger thing publicly than it is in the locker room," Niners receiver Torrey Smith said this week.

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