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Colin Kaepernick criticized for wearing a Miami Dolphins hat

San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Colin Kaepernick has received some criticism in recent days due to him being spotted wearing a Miami Dolphins hat during a 4th of July celebration.

Kaepernick responded to the criticism by tweeting the following message:

"I'm goin wear what I want regardless of what you think, all you need to worry about is the fact that I grind for my teammates and the 49ers! I plan on doin this until they won't let me in the building! #ridiculous #y'allmustbebored"

I guess my response is, who the heck cares? It's not like Kaepernick is a free agent or trade bait or thinking about heading elsewhere at the moment. He likely wore the Dolphins hat just due to fashion -  he liked the colors, how it looked, etc. It means absolutely nothing as far as his loyalty to the San Francisco 49ers is concerned. If when playing against the Dolphins, he hands the ball off to a Miami defender several times during the course of a game and applauds when they score, then the media and 49ers' fans may have something to gripe about. But for just wearing a Miami Dolphins hat, the man should be left alone. If I were a 49ers fans, so long as he played great for the team, I couldn't care less if Kaepernick was decked out in St. Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals, or Seattle Seahawks attire from Monday through Saturday, or if he decided to walk around downtown San Francisco in nothing but a speedo which said "I have a man crush on Norm from Cheers."

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9462271/colin-kaepernick-answers-critics-san-francisco-49ers-cap

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