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Colin Kaepernick speaks out about Alton Sterling shooting

frank schwab
Senior writer
Colin Kaepernick (AP)
Colin Kaepernick (AP)

The shocking video of Baton Rouge man Alton Sterling being shot and killed by police early Tuesday caused many to express outrage on social media, and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was among them.

Kaepernick, who has rarely posted on social media this offseason, compared the Sterling shooting to lynchings on his Instagram page Wednesday, which is verified and has 1.3 million followers. Kaepernick posted the video of Sterling being shot with a strong message:

This is what lynchings look like in 2016! Another murder in the streets because the color of a man's skin, at the hands of the people who they say will protect us. When will they be held accountable? or did he fear for his life as he executed this man?

A video posted by colin kaepernick (@kaepernick7) on Jul 6, 2016 at 7:19am PDT

Kaepernick is not averse to taking a stand. He criticized Donald Trump last year. He has been mostly quiet this offseason, as he tries to get his 49ers career back on track, but he clearly felt that this incident was worth breaking his silence for.

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Frank Schwab is the editor of Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at shutdown.corner@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!