COLIN KAEPERNICK on Wednesday thanked the public for making his jersey the U.S. National Football League’s top seller after his national anthem protest and vowed to donate all the proceeds he receives “back into the communities.”

    Before Kaepernick first sat down in protest during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner, he ranked higher than 120th in league jersey sales. Kaepernick moved to No. 1 Tuesday.

    The 49ers sold more Kaepernick gear online in the week after he began his protest than the previous eight months.

    Kaepernick has not stood during the national anthem for the past two preseason games because he said he didn’t want to show pride in the flag of a country “that oppresses black people and people of color.” He altered his protest in the 49ers’ final preseason game, taking a knee instead of sitting.

    (SD-Agencies)