Biographer criticizes Republicans for using Pat Tillman's memory to attack Kaepernick

Tillman was an atheist and liberal. If he was alive those using him would be trying to destroy him.


<A biographer who profiled Pat Tillman says the U.S. soldier and former NFL star, who was killed by friendly fire in Iraq in 2004, would have found NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick's protests against police brutality "admirable" and likely would have joined the demonstrations.

Jon Krakauer told The Washington Post that Republicans - such as Rep. Lee Zeldin (N.Y.) - who have used Tillman's sacrifice to attack Nike's selection of Kaepernick as the face of the company's "Just Do It" campaign have an inaccurate view of Tillman's politics.

"Pat would have found Kaepernick an extremely admirable person for what he believed in," Krakauer told the Post.

"I have no doubt if he was in the NFL today, he would be the first to kneel," he added. "So there is irony about what is going on.">


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