Colin Kaepernick becomes face of Nike's 'Just Do It' campaign

Are they branching out into kneepads now?

this is the first ad image https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DmMWwnRVsAAOTRs.jpg some people have been responding with images of Pat Tillmann as a more appropriate example https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2018/09/03/social-media-outrage-nike-just-do-campaign-focused-pat-tillman-colin-kaepernick-ad/1188368002/ https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/5207123ac1fecb6876873b66f2bec2566dab3e51/c=238-0-3867-2728/local/-/media/Phoenix/Phoenix/2014/04/18//1397865018000-pat-tillman-4.jpg and of course, the ironic response is an image of trump https://pics.me.me/trump-the-man-that-gave-up-his-billionaire-lifestyle-to-14624586.png Suggesting Trump's own sacrifice does not measure up to that same high standard And if it does, then so does Kaepernick's in his pursuit of what he considers liberty and justice for all And as Tillman's wife points out, Tillmann was a liberal

[Black washing strikes again.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7YnAC0cqCk)

Just 'don't' do it? What exactly is Kaepernick doing?