I agree about the timing. As I said earlier, why doesn't he take this stance on Super Bowl week a few years ago when the Niners were in it? That would have been the most bold political statement by an athlete since Muhammad Ali. It's hard to ignore the fact that if he's not doing this, the curtain's just about closed on his notoriety. ...not anymore.
Another thing that's weird is evidently Kap did this the last two games as well, but no one noticed.