NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick upset many Americans last football season when he refused to stand during the National Anthem. The athlete said he was doing it as a “protest” of the oppression of the black community this country.

Now, Kaepernick is changing his tune. The athlete says he doesn’t want his protest to get in the way of his career — a career which is now uncertain because he is a free agent as of Wednesday. Get more detail below.