Pro Football Hall of Famer Tony Dungy believes the perception of Colin Kaepernick will change in the wake of George Floyd being killed while in Minneapolis police custody and the ensuing protests against police brutality and racial injustice.
Appearing on ESPN's First Take, Dungy explained there's "no doubt" Kaepernick has been held out of the NFL because of his decision to protest during the national anthem, but history will look back on his activism the way people ultimately did with Muhammad Ali:
"We saw the same thing happen, you guys are old enough to remember Muhammad Ali, and Muhammad Ali, at the beginning of his statements about not going into the service, he was looked at one way, and at the end, it was totally different because people’s opinions changed based on having a little bit more knowledge of the circumstances.