FOX Sports NFL Insider Jay Glazer is reporting referees are saying Colin Kaepernick used the n-word last week against the Chicago Bears. Kap was given an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for inappropriate language, and was subsequently fined $11,025. Previously, an official told CSN Bay Area's Mindi Bach that Kap knew what he said, but did not go into any detail.
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Kap has twice denied saying anything to Chicago Bears defensive lineman Lamarr Houston. In his post-game press conference, Kap was asked if he used a slur, and he said no. He is appealing the fine. Houston said Kap did not say anything to him, which would seem to make any appeal simply a "Kap said, ref said" type of deal. I doubt Kap wins his appeal.
KPIX aired the play in question a couple days later. San Jose Mercury News reporter Cam Inman grabbed Instagram video from it, which you can view below. Houston had given Kap a sarcastic pat for the interception on the immediately preceding play. Kap seems to tell him to "Back the f--- up!" The ref could have heard something else, or Kap very well could have said something else, but I just don't see it in the video.
What do you think? Site decorum is off for purposes of expressing what you think Kap said.