Two years ago, Kaepernick jumped headlong into controversy when the San Francisco 49ers quarterback refused to stand for the national anthem. "I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," he said at the time. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."

It essentially cost him his career, as NFL owners iced him out over an issue that angered many football fans who wanted him to keep quite and go along. But Nike, which had signed him to an endorsement deal initially in 2011, has renewed the contract and putting Kaepernick out front,, even as it continues to have an apparel deal with the league through 2028, according to a New York Times story.

Some football fans are angry and show it in some ... sorry ... pretty silly ways.