Colin Kaepernick is taking a stand by sitting down. The 49ers quarterback set off a red, white and blue debate by refusing to rise with his teammates for “The Star-Spangled Banner” Friday ...

Replacing Alex Smith in 2012, Kaepernick posted a 98.3 quarterback rating with 8.3 yards per pass attempt and 415 rushing yards. He ascended to stardom when tallying 263 passing yards, 181 rushing ...