San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick releases statement on controversial socks
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In response to a photograph surfacing Thursday of 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick wearing socks depicting police officers as pigs on Aug. 10, the former Super Bowl quarterback released a statement on Instagram Thursday afternoon.