Harry Sisson says Colin Kaepernick never played an NFL snap after kneeling for the anthem. That is 100% false, but here's why he said it.

Let's catch you up to speed here: The Left is mad at Giants QB Jaxson Dart for speaking at a Trump rally (all he did was introduce Trump).

Now, Fox News says you can only mix politics and sports if you're on the Left.

And this led to an all-time tweet from Democratic influencer Harry Sisson.

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The 49ers laid a monstrous egg in 2016, the same year Kap started kneeling. The year before wasn't such a monstrous egg, but a laying of one nonetheless. This after two solid playoff runs in 2013 and 2014 when Kaepernick was killing it.

So no, Harry, Colin Kaepernick was not benched for kneeling during the national anthem. Colin Kaepernick was benched because he wasn't performing well on the field (and sure, this performance might have been, in 2016, due to the distraction of him kneeling during the anthem).

Here are some reasonable takes on the issue:

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Sorry, Harry. I know you're a Democrat, but we're not gonna let you rewrite history on this one.

And good luck to all the players on the New York Knicks who might have to mix sports with politics, as Trump, a longtime Knicks fan, is planning to attend the NBA Finals in NYC.

I'll leave this right here.