Chip Kelly Stands Up For Colin Kaepernick During Exchange With Reporter

Chip Kelly has Colin Kaepernick’s back, whether certain media members like it or not.

The San Francisco 49ers head coach stood up for Kaepernick during a press conference Thursday, as the backup quarterback continues to protest the police killings of African-American men by kneeling during the national anthem. And that support didn’t waver when Santa Rosa Press Democrat reporter Lowell Cohn gave his own opinion on Kaepernick.

Chip Kelly and reporter have a back-and-forth on Kaepernick's activism (via @SakamotoRyan) pic.twitter.com/Tw0dTdVelm

— Kevin Jones (@Mr_KevinJones) September 22, 2016

Kelly’s full comments in support of Kaepernick are worth a listen, too.

#49ers HC Chip Kelly had this to say about @Kaepernick7 being on @TIME magazine! #49ersBeastWriter #SpotSakamoto #ForeverFaithful pic.twitter.com/a6McNeO4Ty

— Ryan Sakamoto (@SakamotoRyan) September 22, 2016