To those who might have forgot, it was 2017 when President Trump called for Kaepernick to be fired for kneeling.
This created a problem for the NFL.
How could they market Kaepernick?
He would leave the 49ers in 2017 and be unsuccessful at finding a new team.
Friendly reminder that Nike supported him and his un-American stance.
Colin Kaepernick Claims He's Working on an NFL Return – And a Run at the Olympics
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Wikipedia reports:
On March 3, 2017, he opted out of his contract and became a free agent at the start of the 2017 league year on March 9.
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Following his departure from the 49ers in 2016, Kaepernick went unsigned through the off-season and 2017 training camps, leading to allegations that he was being blackballed because of his on-field political statements as opposed to his performance.
The Seattle Seahawks brought Kaepernick in for a visit in May 2017, but did not work him out or offer a contract. Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said, “He’s a starter in this league. And we have a starter. But he’s a starter in this league, and I can’t imagine that someone won’t give him a chance to play.”
The Baltimore Ravens considered signing Kaepernick as a backup to starting quarterback Joe Flacco before the 2017 season.
According to former Raven Ray Lewis, the team did not go through with this after Kaepernick’s girlfriend made comparisons of Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti to a slave owner, and Lewis his slave, in a tweet; Bisciotti reportedly believed the signing would result in heavy backlash and criticism from the general public, a claim that was refuted by the team.
🚨NEWS: Former #49ers QB Colin Kaepernick says wants to return to the #NFL & he could “WIN A TEAM A CHAMPIONSHIP.”
“We're still training, still pushing,” Kaepernick told Sky Sports. “We've just got to get one of these team owners to open up.” pic.twitter.com/SaAsuxmv53
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) August 13, 2024
The Gateway Pundit reports:
Another season of NFL football is forthcoming, which means it’s time for the annual reminder that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is still not employed.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Kaepernick made clear that — despite not having played professional football in nearly eight years — he still thinks he can be a key cog on a championship team.
In a video posted Monday, Sky Sports spoke to Kaepernick about the (controversial) Olympics and the conversation started off innocuous enough.
In fact, Kaepernick opened the interview speaking about the Team USA men’s basketball team that just won gold in Paris (the interview occurred before the actual gold medal game).
ADVERTISEMENTAfter lauding some of Team USA’s stalwarts, like LeBron James and Stephen Curry, the interviewer broached a sport that Kaepernick is a little more familiar with.
“It seems the Olympic spirit has got to you, as well,” the interviewer said. “Obviously, the next Olympics is in [Los Angeles]. Will we see you play flag football in 2028?”
“Hopefully, we’ll be out there,” Kaepernick said, with a laugh. “We’re going to work on some things and see if we can make it in there, but we’d love to be out there.”
Given the difference between “real” football and its flag-based variant, it’s actually not a stretch to think that Kaepernick could sneak his way onto the Olympic team.
“And will we see you play [in the] NFL again?” the interviewer asked.
A slightly more pensive Kaepernick quickly gathered his thoughts before answering: “We’re still training. We’re still pushing. So, hopefully, we, uh, just got to get one of these team owners to open up.”
Would he still bow the knee?
Or stand during the national anthem?
Doubtful that many would give him the chance.
🚨BREAKING: Colin Kaepernick open to return to the NFL & says he could “WIN A TEAM A CHAMPIONSHIP.”
“We're still training, still pushing,” Kaepernick told Sky Sports. “We've just got to get one of these team owners to open up.”
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