“Back then, we were called rogues, people said that we didn’t deserve jobs, but this is what we were talking about then,” Marshall said Monday. “I think people are looking at [Kaepernick] now like, ‘OK, maybe he knew.’ People didn’t want to hear the message after, ‘Oh, they were kneeling.’ They didn’t want that message, weren’t ready for it, didn’t listen.
“I hope, and I look at it, I hope people are ready for the message. I really hope they’re ready for change.”
“We talked some about what’s happened — and this is why he started the Know Your Rights foundation — and I asked him if he needed me to do anything or what I could do to help,” Marshall said. “He said right now, at the moment, he’s concentrating on legal assistance for the protesters, but we’ll talk more moving forward.”
Marshall told ESPN he had spoken to Kaepernick, who said he is currently focused on arranging legal assistance for protesters. Dozens of major American cities have seen protests following Floyd’s death last week in Minneapolis while in police custody.
“You see people taking to the streets, it’s a mixed crowd,” Marshall said. “It’s not just black people. It’s everybody. That is what it takes for change. Everybody has to care about it. Back then, not everybody cared about it.”
“There was a need for action in 2016 and well before that, to be honest with you,” Marshall says.
“There’s been an urgent action needed. But, you know, this is what happens when you just kinda drag your feet.”
Kaep’s message is ringing more true than ever after the last week.
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