It’s well-known that Colin Kaepernick’s protests against racial injustice in 2016 and 2017 drew a sizable amount of detractors, even in NFL circles. Now, one of those detractors is saying she was wrong.
Kelly Stafford, wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, posted a lengthy statement through Instagram on Saturday discussing her initial reaction to Kaepernick’s protests and how she was persuaded into thinking the act was disrespectful to the military. She apologized for her reaction, and pledged to take part in the fight for social justice.
The post itself contained a screen shot of an NFL announcement that Stafford and her husband had donated $350,000 to endow a social justice program in the athletic department of their Georgia alma mater.