(KRON) — The biological mother of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is tweeting her opinion about her birth son’s national anthem controversy.
Heidi Russo tweeted multiple times over the last couple days against Kaepernick sitting during the national anthem during preseason games.
Here are some of them:
@Kaepernick7 There’s ways to make change w/o disrespecting & bringing shame to the very country & family who afforded you so many blessings.
– Heidi Russo (@Heidirn1) August 27, 2016
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@Kaepernick7 The path less traveled doesn’t need to be one of destruction. #beenthere#besmarter#berespectful
– Heidi Russo (@Heidirn1) August 27, 2016
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Hmmm, so if I disagree w/ someone, i.e. My 12 yr old, 6, 3, husband or Colin, that equates to not loving them? Ha! Seriously? #THATSCRAZY
– Heidi Russo (@Heidirn1) August 30, 2016
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Message from a non-oppressed black man to Colin Kaepernick… https://t.co/yCk3ajNZFH via @AllenWest
– Heidi Russo (@Heidirn1) August 30, 2016
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Love people who wallow in their ignorance and sit on social media in their glass houses throwing stones. #geteducated #adoptionisablessing
– Heidi Russo (@Heidirn1) August 28, 2016
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But many Twitter users immediately criticized Russo giving up Kaepernick for adoption.
@Heidirn1@Kaepernick7 you gave up your right to “mother” when you gave him up. I can see he was better off without you!
– Corey B. King (@coreybking) August 28, 2016
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@Heidirn1 @Kaepernick7 I had a baby when I was a senior in high school “1990”. But I didn’t give up I did whatever it took to survive for us
– Robbin (@Erricka88) August 28, 2016
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@Heidirn1@Kaepernick7 if you want to talk about #respect, why don’t you try to respect the wishes of a grown man & leave him alone?
– Lisa Vallejos (@ExistentiaLISA) August 29, 2016
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Russo responded back.
@Erricka88 PLACING my son for adoption is NOT giving up. It’s giving him the life he deserved & love beyond comprehension. Congrats 2ur son.
– Heidi Russo (@Heidirn1) August 28, 2016
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The current relationship between Kaepernick and Russo is not known.