Colin Kaepernick made a surprise appearance Sunday night in Los Angeles, citing his mission of protest in accepting an advocacy award at an ACLU of Southern California banquet. "We all have an obligation no matter the risk, and regardless of reward, to stand up for our fellow men and women who are being oppressed with the understanding that human rights cannot be?compromised," said Kaepernick, who has rarely spoken publicly since opting out of his contract with the? San Francisco 49ers?in March to become a free agent. Kaepernick, 30, was on hand to accept the Eason Monroe Courageous Advocate Award to the surprise of a star-studded audience at the organization's annual Bill of Rights Dinner in Beverly Hills. Hector Villagra, the local group's executive director, said at the event that Kaepernick "took a stand knowing he would risk his job." "He has lost his job, one that he loved and was supremely talented and skilled at," Villagra said, according to a Los Angeles Times...