Former US Army Green Beret and long snapper Nate Boyer wrote an open letter to Colin Kaepernick after the 49ers quarterback spoke out about his decision to not stand for the national anthem. Since that letter made waves, Boyer has conversed with Tolbert & Lund on KNBR and, according to Jay Glazer, joined Kaepernick in San Diego for a conversation.
My man @nateboyer epitomizes what’s RIGHT in this country. Credit to Colin Kaepernick who invited Nate down to San Diego to have an open dialogue today. Nate said they spoke for about 90 minutes, both presented their sides, thoughts and talked about compromise and NOT dishonoring those who’ve served. “Being able to move forward and understanding what his message is but also understanding what that flag means is important. We talked about change a lot and how to get positive change to happen. We talked about issues that are taking place in this country and how to prompt change but i also reminded him the great freedoms and luxuries we have in America.” Nate was also invited by Kap and the 49ers to be their guest for tonight’s game so Nate is planning on standing w the team.
Boyer took to Twitter just before kickoff in San Diego to thank Kaepernick for the invite and dialogue.
Thanks for the invite brother… Good talk. Let's just keep moving forward. This is what America should be all about pic.twitter.com/LgjPpjk173
— Nate Boyer (@NateBoyer37) September 2, 2016