{"id":428330,"date":"2023-06-29T17:18:57","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=428330"},"modified":"2023-06-29T17:18:57","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:18:57","slug":"colin-kaepernick-is-still-working-on-his-nfl-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/colin-kaepernick-is-still-working-on-his-nfl-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Kaepernick Is Still Working On His NFL Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colin Kaepernick, a former 49ers quarterback, has not played in the NFL since the 2016 campaign. In May 2022, he participated in a Raiders tryout, but no agreement ever materialized.<\/p>\n<p>Even though Kaepernick is very busy with several non-football-related business possibilities, his enthusiasm for the game hasn&#8217;t diminished.<\/p>\n<h2>Colin Kaepernick Has Decided On His NFL Career<\/h2>\n<p>The former San Francisco quarterback said in a recent interview with Gilberto Manzano of Sports Illustrated that he continues to practice five to six days per week and is still capable of throwing a deep ball more than 60 yards.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Update: Former <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/49ers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#49ers<\/a> QB Colin Kaepernick says he&#39;s still waiting for NFL team to call him to resume his career, trains 5-6 days a week.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year old Kaepernick says he can still easily throw farther than 60 yards, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GManzano24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GManzano24<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&quot;I just want the opportunity to come in,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UKyJ77eaIp\">pic.twitter.com\/UKyJ77eaIp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL_DovKleiman\/status\/1674461387647594509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to keep pushing,\u201d the 35-year-old QB said. \u201cI\u2019m going to keep fighting for it because I know I can step on the field and play. Every workout, every opportunity I\u2019ve had to show that, the feedback has always been positive. Everything from, \u2018He\u2019s still an elite player,\u2019 to \u2018The workout was great; it was better than expected.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI appreciate the love and support,\u201d Kaepernick concluded. \u201cWe\u2019re going to keep pushing, keep building, keep fighting, and ultimately, we\u2019re going to create a better future for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A conversation with Colin Kaepernick on Black studies, white supremacy, and capitalism <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/34arAAfWj7\">https:\/\/t.co\/34arAAfWj7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Haymarket Books (@haymarketbooks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/haymarketbooks\/status\/1671230617306923022?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I had my workout with the Raiders last year, even training with guys, there\u2019s a decent amount of people who may have forgotten what I was capable of doing on the field, so any chance to be able to remind people of what I can do out there, I look forward to and embrace, and I look forward to the day that I get to step on the field and show people what I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, when he started kneeling during the playing of the national anthem to denounce what he saw to be racial injustices in the United States, Kaepernick made his final appearance in the NFL.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shout out to Colin Kaepernick! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UnYqVIVkmy\">pic.twitter.com\/UnYqVIVkmy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Danny Pe\u00f1a (@godfree) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/godfree\/status\/1674453398673035264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick allegedly wowed the Las Vegas Raiders during a workout in May 2022 when they invited him in.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, Las Vegas chose against signing him and kept Jarrett Stidham as Derek Carr&#8217;s back-up.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Colin Kaepernick, over 6 years removed from NFL, vows to keep pursuing return in face of &#39;political bias&#39; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nzkqUOPH6S\">https:\/\/t.co\/nzkqUOPH6S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1674466532443795461?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick has been busy off the field since his last NFL season, co-founding Kaepernick Publishing and appearing in the Netflix film &#8220;Colin in Black and White,&#8221; which compared the NFL Combine to a slave sale.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Colin Kaepernick is still attempting an NFL comeback and training up to six days a week.<\/p>\n<p>The former 49ers QB also claimed some in the NFL still view him as an &quot;elite&quot; player.<\/p>\n<p>Next level delusion.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a0hKKMRcO7\">https:\/\/t.co\/a0hKKMRcO7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; OutKick (@Outkick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Outkick\/status\/1674441342074892289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Nevada second-round selection Kaepernick concluded his career in San Francisco Francisco with 12,271 passing yards, 72 touchdowns and 30 interceptions. He also had 2,300 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Ex- NFL QB Ryan Mallett Died At The Florida Beach By Drowning In A Riptide\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/ex-nfl-qb-ryan-mallett-died-at-the-florida-beach-by-drowning-in-a-riptide\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Ex- NFL QB Ryan Mallett Died At The Florida Beach By Drowning In A Riptide<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colin Kaepernick, a former 49ers quarterback, has not played in the NFL since the 2016 campaign. In May 2022, he participated in a Raiders tryout, but no agreement ever materialized. Even though Kaepernick is very busy with several non-football-related business possibilities, his enthusiasm for the game hasn&#8217;t diminished. 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