Colin Kaepernick is not giving up hope on returning to the NFL.
The 36-year-old hasn’t played in the NFL since 2016 after he knelt during the national anthem before each game. He recently revealed that he still trains if he gets the call to return. “We’re still training, still pushing,” Kaepernick said. “So hopefully, we’ve just got to get one of these team owners to open up.”
He went on to express how important it will be for him to return to the NFL. “I mean, it’s something I’ve trained my whole life for. So to be able to step back on the field, I think that would be a major moment, a major accomplishment for me. Also, I think it’s something that I could bring a lot to a team and help them win a championship,” he said.
In 2022, Colin Kaepernick had a formal training session with the Raiders, however, he never got signed to the team. A year later, he wrote a letter to Joe Douglas, the general manager of the Jets with the hopes of joining the team.
“I am sure of my ability to provide you with an elite QB option if, God forbid, QB1 goes down,” he wrote in the letter. “However, I know that there may naturally be uncertainties from you and possibly from others about my playing abilities.”
He continued, “This plan, I believe, allows me to be of great service to the team as a practice squad QB, while also giving you a low-commitment chance to assess my capabilities to help in any other capacity as you may see fit.”
After writing his letter, Kap received a lot of support from his peers including J.Cole who posted the letter in his Instagram story. Do you think that Colin Kaepernick should be back in the NFL?