Alonso had 'bad blood' with Kaepernick over Castro comments

When Miami Dolphins linebacker Kiko Alonso stopped Colin Kaepernick at the 2-yard line with no time on the clock Sunday, it meant more than just a game - it was personal.

Alonso, the son of a Cuban exile, was upset by Kaepernick's comments supporting Fidel Castro last week. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback commended Castro, who died Friday, for creating a high literacy rate, while criticizing the United States for investing more into prisons than education.

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While speaking with Cuban native Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald and his own father, Carlos, Alonso said it was about more than getting a win on Sunday.

"You two saw what happened in Cuba first-hand," Alonso said to his father and Salguero. "I didn't. But I do have feelings about it. So there was some bad blood there for me with Kaepernick."

Alonso, who intercepted Kaepernick as well as provided the game-winning stop, didn't have any trash talk to share with the 49ers quarterback, but did make a statement after the game via Instagram.

"No, I had nothing to say," Alonso said. "Usually, I just try to play my game. But I did try to hit him."