SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick?sat during the national anthem in each of the teams three preseason games and said he plans to continue to do so until he sees real change when it comes to racial oppression in the United States.Yes, Ill continue to sit, Kaepernick said. Im going to continue to stand with the people that are being oppressed. To me this is something that has to change. When theres significant change and I feel like that flag represents what its supposed to represent, this country is representing people the way that its supposed to, Ill stand.On Sunday afternoon, Kaepernick spent nearly 20 minutes addressing reporters for the first time since he was spotted sitting between two Gatorade jugs during the national anthem before Fridays game against the Green Bay Packers.Clearly aware of the backlash hes received since his stance became public, Kaepernick made it a point to clarify that he has nothing against the military.I do think that the talk has been more about me, more about I know a lot of peoples initial reactions thought it was bashing the military, which it wasnt, Kaepernick said. That wasnt my intention at all. I think now that we have those things cleared up, we can get to the root of what I was saying and really address those issues.During the extensive interview, Kaepernick covered a variety of subjects, ranging from his reasoning behind sitting to whether hell fear for his safety on the road this year to the presidential election.Kaepernick said his decision to make his stance has been a long time coming and was born of years of both witnessing and being a part of racial oppression.Its something that Ive seen, Ive felt, wasnt quite sure how to deal with originally, Kaepernick said. And it is something thats evolved. Its something that as Ive gained more knowledge about, whats gone on in this country in the past, whats going on currently. These arent new situations. This isnt new ground. There are things that have gone on in this country for years and years and have never been addressed, and they need to be.Asked to offer some specifics, Kaepernick cited police brutality in a number of cities that have resulted in the deaths of black men.Kaepernick recounted a story of one of his college roommates moving out of their house, and because he and his roommates were the only black people in the neighborhood, the police came and drew guns on them.I have experienced this, Kaepernick said. People close to me have experienced this. This isnt something thats a one-off case here or a one-off case there. This has become habitual. This has become a habit. So this is something that needs to be addressed.Kaepernick said his decision to sit also wasnt made spur of the moment. He cited conversations with other players and influential people, such as Dr. Harry Edwards, as taking place in the time before taking action.Dr. Edwards, who was instrumental in the protest by U.S. Olympians Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, is a 49ers team consultant and shared a hug and brief conversation with Kaepernick before Sundays practice.Kaepernick also addressed the team at a players-only meeting that took place Sunday morning.They asked me to talk and just explain why I did what I did, Kaepernick said. And why I felt the way I felt. I had an open conversation with them. I told them why I felt that way and looked at things the way I do. A lot of it has to do with the history of the country and where were currently at. I opened it up to all my teammates. Come talk to me if you have any questions. If you want to understand what Im thinking further, come talk to me. It shouldnt be something that should be hidden. These conversations need to happen and can bring everybody closer.Kaepernick said he has no plans to try to get other players to join him in his protest, citing the attention that goes with making such a move.This isnt something Im going to ask other people to put their necks out for what Im doing, Kaepernick said. If they agree with me and feel strongly about it, then by all means I hope they stand with me. But Im not going to go and try to recruit people and be like Hey, come do this with me?because I know the consequences that come with that, and they need to make that decision for themselves.As for the timing of the protest, Kaepernick said he didnt choose now simply because its an election year, but he did voice his displeasure with the two presidential candidates.You have Hillary [Clinton], who has called black teens or black kids superpredators, Kaepernick said. You have Donald Trump, who is openly racist. We have a presidential candidate [Clinton] who has deleted emails and done things illegally and is a presidential candidate. That doesnt make sense to me. If that was any other person, youd be in prison. So what is this country really standing for?From a football perspective, Kaepernick said he wants the team focus to be on winning games, but that theres also a time to discuss social issues. Asked whether he thought he could be cut for taking this stance, Kaepernick didnt seem concerned.I dont know, Kaepernick said. But if I do, I know I did whats right. And I can live with that at the end of the day.Kaepernick also said he has no concerns about potential backlash when he plays in road games this year.At the end of the day, if something happens, thats only proving my point, Kaepernick said.As to where he goes from here, while Kaepernick continues to sit during the anthem, he says there are also plans to do more than symbolically protest.There are things that I have in the works right now that Im working on to put together in the future and have come to fruition soon, Kaepernick said. Those are things that Ill talk about as we get closer to those days. DJ Chark Jersey . MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez also will attend the session, which was announced Monday. The league has discussed placing its next two expansion teams in Miami and Atlanta. Ronnie Harrison Jersey . 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I only know how to play the game one way and youve got to play it hard. I feel terrible. Hes a former teammate of mine. I would have loved to make a hit there and continue the play. I hope hes all right.No penalty was called on the play.Vancouver coach Willie Desjardins had no update on Larsens condition, and he did not know if the 27-year-old would remain in the hospital overnight.You always have a problem with a hit when one of your guys gets hit hard, Desjardins said. It doesnt even matter if its a clean hit. You still have a problem when a guy gets hit that hard.Hall felt he was doing his job.It makes me feel a little bit better that everyone was saying it was a clean hit and the referees agreed, Hall said. In that sense, I dont have any regrets with what I did. I try to keep all my extremities in close, and I just wanted to make contact chest to chest. Sometimes it doesnt work out like that.Defenseman Ben Lovejoy also scored and Cory Schneider made 22 saves as New Jersey remained the NHLs only team not to lose at home in regulation.This is the first time the Devils have gone 10 home games without losing in regulation -- they began 8-0-1 in 1987-88. This was also their first win in regulation in the last 11 games.Daniel Sedin scored a second-period power-play goal with the Canucks on a two-man advantage, and he set up his brother, Henrik, early in the third periodd when Vancouver closed the deficit to a goal.ddddddddddddHalls big hit followed another notable check late in the first period.Canucks center Michael Chaput shoved Travis Zajac in the corner, and the Devils center seemed to lose his balance and hit the end boards face first, creating a big cut that left a pool of blood on the ice.No penalty was called. Devils defenseman John Moore went after Chaput and Vancouver ended up with a two-man advantage when New Jersey coach John Hynes complained to referee Dan ORourke. Sedin tied it at 1 during the power play.Hall then caused a stir with his shoulder check to Larsens jaw at 5:35. The Danish defenseman fell immediately on his back and did not move.I thought it did change the tide of the game a little bit, Henrik Sedin said. Its never fun to see someone go down like that and a teammate and I thought it took away a little bit from us. Were just hoping hes OK.A little less than two minutes later, with the Devils on a power play, Hall sent a cross-ice pass to Palmieri, who beat Jacob Markstrom for a 2-1 lead at 7:08.Lovejoy stretched the lead to 3-1 about four minutes later with his first goal as a Devil. Zajac, who returned to the ice with a full face shield, had the primary assist.Hall had given the Devils the lead 3:42 after the opening faceoff, putting in the rebound of a point shot by Kyle Quincey.Game notes Lovejoys goal ended a 30-game drought dating to last season when he was with the Penguins. ... After missing eight games with a knee injury, Hall has two goals and three assists in three games back. ... Daniel Sedin has goals in two straight after going six games without one. ... Schneider is 3-1-2 against his former team. ... Markstrom is 1-5 against New Jersey.UP NEXTCanucks: Their trip continues in Florida with games against the Lightning on Thursday night and Panthers on Saturday night.Devils: At Montreal on Thursday night. 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