Kaepernick tells 'The View' that NFL owners kept him out over politics and power, claims they donate to Trump

Former NFL star Colin Kaepernick called out the Trump administration during an interview with "The View" on Monday, saying the NFL supported the administration politically."Colin, just six months after you started protesting, you say you were forced to opt out of your contract with the 49ers, and you were never picked by another team again," co-host Ana Navarro said."You sued the NFL for collusion, claiming that team owners were intentionally keeping you out.

They’ve denied this.And it ended in a confidential agreement, though.

So now as you look back, what do you think was the reason that not a single team would give you a chance to play for them?"Kaepernick pointed to politics and power.The former quarterback joined the co-hosts of the liberal talk show to discuss his new book, "The Perilous Fight," in which he details his football career and the decision to kneel during the national anthem.COLIN KAEPERNICK IS RIGHT ABOUT THE NFL'S 'PERFORMATIVE' RACISM CAMPAIGN — BUT HE'S ALSO A HYPOCRITEColin Kaepernick sparked backlash after kneeling in protest during the national anthem at NFL games.

(Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)"I think it was political," Kaepernick said."I also think it was power.

I think the reality is, one, I think it’s in important context: I didn’t protest the NFL.So their response to the protest is very informative in relation to where they stand politically.

We’ve seen them donate millions of dollars to [President Donald] Trump and this administration."Co-host Sunny Hostin agreed as the audience applauded."And I think the other part is the realization that the amount of support the protest had, there were also boycotts of the NFL because of their response.The NFL being approximately 70% Black also means that the players as the product on the field have power and control over where the league goes and where they head directionally," the former 49ers star continued.Kaepernick said if NFL players unified around that an...