Colin Kaepernick has been on the sidelines of the NFL for happening eight years, however he’s nonetheless holding out hope that one crew shall be in want of a quarterback about to show 37.
Kaepernick was on the Paris Olympics and spoke briefly to Sky Information about his NFL hopes.
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Colin Kaepernick has been on the sidelines of the NFL for happening eight years, however he’s nonetheless holding out hope that one crew shall be in want of a quarterback about to show 37. (Ron Elkman/Sports activities Imagery/Getty Photographs)
“We’re nonetheless coaching, nonetheless pushing,” the previous San Francisco 49ers participant stated. “So hopefully. We have simply acquired to get considered one of these crew homeowners to open up.
“It is one thing I’ve educated my complete life for, so to have the ability to step again on the sector, I believe that will be a serious second, a serious accomplishment for me. I believe I might deliver loads to a crew and assist them win a championship.”
Kaepernick — who protested through the nationwide anthem in 2016, sparking a firestorm the world over — has not thrown a move in an NFL recreation since Jan. 1, 2017, in opposition to the Seattle Seahawks. He parted methods with the 49ers after the season was over and has been unable to discover a crew.
Kaepernick parted methods with the 49ers in 2017 and has been unable to discover a crew. (Noam Galai/Getty Photographs for The Gordon Parks Basis)
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He was set to have an NFL-sponsored exercise in 2019, however a last-minute location change appeared to throw issues off beam. There was a push to have him signed by a crew throughout 2020, and he even had a exercise in 2022 with the Las Vegas Raiders, however nothing got here of it.
Kaepernick threw his title into the ring to hitch the New York Jets after Aaron Rodgers’ damage final 12 months, however he was nonetheless team-less.
Kaepernick threw his title into the ring to hitch the New York Jets after Aaron Rodgers’ damage final 12 months. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Photographs)
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Within the meantime, Kaepernick has constructed up his social activist platform via Know Your Rights Camp and Kaepernick Publishing. He has in contrast the NFL Draft to a slave public sale, referred to as for the abolition of legislation enforcement and prompt the NFL has not taken significant steps to handle social injustices.
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