Brian Urlacher news
The gist
Brian Urlacher said Colin Kaepernick's anthem protest wouldn't have flown in his locker room.
The retired Bears Hall of Famer's remarks revive a decade-old NFL divide.
How it unfolded
- 2016Colin Kaepernick knelt during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality, after Nate Boyer suggested kneeling as a respectful form of protest.
- 2016Brian Urlacher, retired since 2013, watched the protest on TV and said he and his wife quit watching football for "two, two and a half, three years."
- 2016 -2017 NFL seasonKaepernick became a free agent after the season, was passed over by every team, and has not played in the NFL since.