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Brett Favre Compares Colin Kaepernick to Pat Tillman, Will Be Regarded as 'Hero'

Legendary quarterback Brett Favre says QB Colin Kaepernick sacrificing his NFL career to fight for racial equality will lead to him being remembered as a hero, comparing him to the late Pat Tillman.

"It's not easy for a guy his age—black or white, Hispanic, whatever—to stop something that you've always dreamed of doing and put it on hold, maybe forever, for something that you believe in," Favre told TMZ Sports.

"...I can only think of right off the top of my head, Pat Tillman is another guy that did something similar.