Colin Kaepernick's refusal to stand for the national anthem in protest has exposed a divide in public opinion, among other effects.

That divide has been amplified via the Kaepernick conversation, which has transcended beyond sports and into national political discourse. So you better believe it's all over NFL front offices, too.

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Bleacher Report's Mike Freeman took the temperature this week of league executives in the context of Kaepernick and his protest. He found out those officials, for the most part, hate Kaepernick and his stance — literally hate .

"I don't want him anywhere near my team," one executive told Freeman. "He's a traitor."

Said another exec: "He has no respect for our country. F— that guy."

And from a general manager: "In my career, I have never seen a guy so hated by front office guys as Kaepernick."

Freeman interviewed seven executives and said each estimates "90 to 95 percent of NFL front offices felt the same way they did," and one even compared the "collective dislike" to that of Rae Carruth, a former player who remains jailed on charges in the murder of his pregnant girlfriend .

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As Sporting News NFL writer David Steele wrote Wednesday, this in part is why Kaepernick likely will have to remain alone in his protest. Despite the league's stance — "We encourage but do not require players to stand" — reactions from team execs such as those reported by Freeman will keep other players' mouths shut.

Former NFL agent Joel Corry told Steele that if Kaepernick eventually is released (as many anticipate), it "will have a chilling effect on guys speaking out. They'll make the connection — speak out? Gone. Especially the guys who weren't necessarily secure."

No matter the reason — Kaepernick's injury history and poor play of late made him a release candidate well before his protest — if the 49ers cut Kaepernick, based on apparent views of him in league front offices, he'll have a hard time finding another job in the NFL.