The San Francisco 49ers announced their annual team awards, and the most intriguing one is the the Len Eshmont Award. The 2016 winner is quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
I say this is interesting because the award is voted on by the players, and is given to the 49ers who best exemplifies the inspirational and courageous play of Len Eshmont. The team awards are voted on by a variety of people, with some coaches, some positional unit players, and so forth. The Len Eshmont Award is viewed as the most prestigious of the player-voted awards.
Kaepernick has been on the radar all season long dating back to his decision in August to sit and later kneel during the National Anthem.