Eminem took a knee during the halftime Super Bowl show. Many said it was a nod to former 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick.
"We watched all elements of the show during multiple rehearsals this week and were aware that Eminem was going to do that," league spokesman Brian McCarthy said.
Eminem didn't post about the move. And neither did Kapernick. So it's hard to know exactly what they were thinking. "Thank you Eminem for taking knee," one person wrote.Eminem has a history of supporting Kaepernick's efforts. In 2017, during the BET Hip Hop Awards, Eminem called out former President Donald Trump while embracing Kaepernick and his message on racism and police brutality.
The Detroit rapper raised his fist saying: "F— that, this is for Colin, ball up a fist and keep that s— balled like Donald the b—-." Eminem also included Kaepernick in the lyrics of his 2017 song "Untouchable," where he rapped: "Somebody has to be the sacrificial lamb ... So they call it a Kaepernick tantrum ...If you don't stand for the national anthem ... We raise it, you better praise it."Although the NFL has encouraged teams to look at Kaepernick, he has yet to receive another pro contract.
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