While the First Amendment protects San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s self-absorbed, ignorant speech, it doesn’t guard against consequences from his fans.

Or former fans, to be exact.

The response to his refusal to stand for the Star Spangled Banner on Friday was fierce.

One man lit his Kaepernick jersey on fire, stood with his hand over his heart while the national anthem played in the background and watched it burn.

49ers fans burning Kaepernick’s jersey to the National Anthem pic.twitter.com/MILA3AxNld — BLACK ADAM SCHEFTER (@B1ackSchefter) August 28, 2016

“Here’s my salute to you, Colin Kaepernick,” one woman said as she held his jersey over a charcoal grill.

“You don’t stand with America, I don’t stand with you.”

After she started playing a recording of the Star Spangled Banner, she torched his jersey.

Another fan who said he went to school with Kaepernick.

“I thought he was a cool dude,” the man said as the jersey burned. “Not anymore, bud,” he said.

After dousing it in lighter fluid, up in flames the jersey went.

And there were many others who posted photos, too, such as this one:

Colin Kaepernick@TheDemocrats You want something to burn in protest

NEVER OUR FLAG instead Burn This pic.twitter.com/BWbVj4dbWQ — AppSame (@AppSame) August 28, 2016

Kaepernick touched off the literal firestorm when he sat during the national anthem before a game against the Green Bay Packers on Friday night.

“I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick told NFL Media. “To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”

As for Kaepernick’s “oppression,” Over The Cap reports:

Colin Kaepernick signed a six year, $114 million extension with the San Francisco 49ers on June 4, 2014. Kaepernick received $12,973,766 in full guarantees made up of a $645,000 base salary and $12,328,766 signing bonus.

His annual pay is upwards of $19,000,000.

According to the NFL, the 49ers defended Kaepernick’s stunt.

“The national anthem is and always will be a special part of the pre-game ceremony. It is an opportunity to honor our country and reflect on the great liberties we are afforded as its citizens. In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, we recognize the right of an individual to choose and participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem.”