Tattoos

Colin Kaepernick’s 13 Tattoos & Their Meanings

Colin Rand Kaepernick better known Colin Kaepernick is a former quarterback of American football (National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers) who became famous for protesting against the injustice and racism against African-American by kneeling and refusing to stand for U.S National Anthem played prior to the beginning of the game on the ground.

“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder”

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He is known to have received all his High School Honors as a baseball pitcher and even received several scholarship offers in that sport but he wanted to play college football, and thus, opted Football. He is a die-hard tattoo lover and has multiple inks on his body. His great faith in God has led him to get most of his body tattoos representing his faith.

“I think God guides me through every day and helps me take the right steps and has helped me to get to where I’m at

Kaepernick told former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner in an interview, “[The tattoos are] just my way of showing everybody that this is what I believe in.”

1. ‘The battle scene between Angels and Demons’ Tattoo

Tattoo: There exists a huge ink covering the whole of Colin’s back. It reflects the battle scene between the Angels and Demons.

Meaning: Kaepernick is known to like the depiction of the opposite forces such as enemies in the field or the good and bad. The massive tattoo was done by the tattoo artist Andrion who took 16½ hours to complete the ink. More specifically the tattoo is the representation of the war between the two teams on the football team and the emotional turmoil of life off the field.

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