Unlike Tuesday in New York City, Jed York wasn't dressed in a suit and tie on Thursday in Santa Clara. The 49ers CEO met the local media at his franchise's headquarters wearing casual red and gold team gear instead.
But even in a hoodie and a baseball cap on his home turf, York maintained a politician's balance in answers to questions related to the NFL anthem protest controversy — an issue that started with Colin Kaepernick's sit-down at Levi's Stadium over a year ago, morphed into a kneel-down also featuring 49ers safety Eric Reid, and eventually expanded far enough to grab even the White House's attention.