Support is growing to put Colin Kaepernick statue on UNR’s campus. A Facebook group called UNR Alumni Campaign for Statue of Kaepernick Kneeling in Mackay Stadium has more than 450 members. Kaepernick is a former Wolf Pack football star, who went pro and gained global notoriety for his 2016 silent protest, wherein he kneeled during the national anthem to raise awareness around racial injustice.