Nike blew it by capitulating to Colin Kaepernick and pulling Betsy Ross flag shoe by info@share.sv | Jul 2, 2019 | Political Nike blew it by capitulating to Colin Kaepernick and pulling Betsy Ross flag shoe Colin Kaepernick was offended by Nike’s new Betsy Ross flag shoes. By pulling it, Nike showed a distinct lack of backbone and dissed a female patriot.