After receiving numerous accusations saying that Kaepernick is simply trying to get attention, on September 1, 2016, Kaepernick announced that he will be donating one million of his salary to charity that included companies such as De-Bugs, which is an organization that advocates for criminal justice reform and police accountability. This is also happened the day that after Kaepernick had a conversation with previous green beret, Nate Boyer, advised Kaepernick to take a knee as a act of respects towards the people in the military. [6]