Jaquiski Tartt and rookie Rashard Robinson are the latest 49ers to join the team’s growing movement of protesting the national anthem, according to CSN Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco.
Both players held up their fists alongside Eli Harold and Antoine Bethea, as both Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid knelt during the national anthem against the Carolina Panthers.
Harold in particular vehemently came out against Trent Dilfer’s critical comments of Kaepernick, both on Twitter and in the locker room after the 49ers’ 28-0 win last week against the Rams. He said he will support Kaepernick and social injustice, also saying he dates a white woman and loves white people.
None of the Carolina Panthers players appeared to protest during the Star-Spangled Banner. Ron Rivera told 49ers media members in conference call that his locker room was very aware of his family’s history of military service, but he agreed with Kaepernick’s right to protest.