Police officers have threatened to boycott the home games of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers if the organisation fails to take action to halt protests by its quarterback Colin Kaepernick. Kaepernick has refused to stand for the national anthem in a protest against the plight of black people in the US.
A letter from Santa Clara police says Kaepernick's actions and statements are "false and insulting".
It accused the 49ers of failing to take any action to stop them. Kaepernick's protest has stemmed from the racial tensions that increased across the nation this year amid a string of police killings and subsequent revenge attacks.
The player stayed seated during The Star-Spangled Banner at a game a week ago and on Thursday chose to kneel during the anthem. The 28-year-old has said he will continue until he sees improvements in US race relations.
The Santa Clara Police Officers' Association letter, obtained by NBC Bay Area, said that Kaepernick had "made the allegation that police officers are getting paid to murder people" . It accused the 49ers of "allowing Kaepernick to wear exposed socks with the image of a pig wearing a police hat".
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