John Carlos reportedly called Colin Keapernick “this generation’s iconic civic rights leader.”
A civil rights activist after his athletic career, Carlos used some strong words in supporting the controversial former 49ers quarterback to TMZ after meeting Kaepernick on Thursday.
“Mr. Kaepernick, who needs no introduction, is this generation’s iconic civil rights leader,” Carlos told TMZ. “Through his commitment and sacrifice to speak about the awareness of police brutality against blacks in America, Kaepernick has cemented his status in my books as one of many great individuals whose name will be spoken alongside the likes of Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson, Dr.