Alysha Tsuji

USA TODAY

Colin Kaepernick recently sat down with The Undefeated's Marc Spears for what Spears noted is the quarterback's first one-on-one video interview since he started his national anthem protest in August. For the first question, Spears asked Kaepernick what has hurt him the most and what has touched him the most.

Kaepernick said that "the kids, the communities, the support" touched him most, and he said that he was prepared for the backlash, so that doesn't bother him. Then, when Spears asked if he could recall a specific moment of someone showing him support that stands out, Kaepernick replied:

"Just in everyday walks of life, the amount of people that have come up and said, 'I really support you and thank you.' People saying, 'I've had more conversations about this in the last couple months than I've had in my entire life.' And now those conversations are happening and that spreading of knowledge is happening, where you start to break down ignorance, you start to break down some of those prejudices because the truth is coming out about these issues."

Watch the full interview via ESPN here:

http://www.espn.com/core/video/iframe?id=17918109&endcard=false

Kaepernick started his anthem protest to raise awareness for racial inequality and police brutality. He has not stopped kneeling and regained his starting job with the San Francisco 49ers a couple weeks ago. The protest has spread across the NFL and far beyond.