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Green Beret writes open letter to Colin Kaepernick

Nate Boyer is a Green Beret and a former long snapper at Texas who spent last year's training camp with the Seahawks

Boyer is also trying to keep an open mind about Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest.The Bay Area native penned a letter to Kaepernick for ArmyTimes.com that detailed his thoughts on the controversy. "Even though my initial reaction to your protest was one of anger, I'm trying to listen to what you're saying and why you're doing it," Boyer wrote. "I'm not judging you for standing up for what you believe in. It's your inalienable right.