Colin Kaepernick

ESPN insider, Adam Schefter reported that the Las Vegas Raiders will invite the quarterback in for a workout.

Nobody else has been willing to do what the Raiders are doing today.” “The fact that the Raiders are gonna have him workout today tells you that there has to be some level of interest in signing him,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday on NFL Live. “That this is not just some cursory look at a free-agent quarterback. After years of protesting justice, Colin Kaepernick will have another chance at returning to the NFL. ESPN insider Adam Schefter reported that the Las Vegas Raiders would invite the quarterback in for a workout.

Colin Kaepernick has appeared to move a step closer to a sensational NFL return after training with the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday.

The NFL world was buzzing Wednesday afternoon following the announcement that the Las Vegas Raiders were hosting former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and ...

He's going to have to prove it on the field before he earns a starting job. There's even an argument that he could be in the NFL in 2022, but as a starter? The action created a national debate and NFL teams opted not to sign him after the season when Kaepernick became a free agent.

The quarterback hasn't played an NFL game since the 2016 season, when he began taking a knee during the national anthem.

With a ‘b.’ ... So if you’re talking about the business side, it shows [it’s] beneficial. If you’re talking about the playing side, come in, let me compete.” “You have ‘End Racism’ in the back of your end zone.

The former San Francisco 49ers signal-caller received this opportunity to participate in a workout session conducted by the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday. This ...

ADVERTISEMENT He participated in a 15-minute throwing workout session exhibiting his unwavering skills despite staying away from the sport for more than five years. ADVERTISEMENT However, Kaepernick’s stint at the training camp might have jittered his chances. ADVERTISEMENT It seems the doors are slowly opening for the quarterback-turned-civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick into pro football.

Colin Kaepernick, who has not played in the NFL since New Year's Day 2017, has taken a step towards returning to football. The former NFL quarterback ...

Still, the Raiders are clearly interested in adding a veteran. Most recently, he served as the honorary captain at the University of Michigan's spring game, and had a public throwing session at "halftime," which was broadcasted on television. Kaepernick has been busy this offseason proving to the football world that he still has tread left on the tires, and has said that he's open to being a backup. He also rushed for 181 yards in a playoff win against the Green Bay Packers in 2013, which are still the most ever by a quarterback in a postseason game. Kaepernick, a California native, went 28-30 as a starter during his time with the 49ers, throwing 72 touchdowns and 30 interceptions in 69 career games. Colin Kaepernick, who has not played in the NFL since New Year's Day 2017, has taken a step towards returning to football.

Colin Kaepernick, who last played professional football in 2016 — the year he knelt during the national anthem to protest racial injustice — worked out ...

Colin Kaepernick, at last sighting, was a better quarterback than most in the NFL. While he hasn’t played in over five years, Derek Carr has been the starting quarterback for the Raiders during that time. Per ESPN, Raiders owner Mark Davis is following in the spirit of his late father, Al Davis, who provided many opportunities, such as hiring the NFL’s first Black head coach (Art Shell) and its first woman chief executive (Amy Trask) in the modern era. With a B.” Currently, the Las Vegas Raiders are the only NFL team that has given him another opportunity since 2016. When I did the deal with Nike, their value increased by $6 billion. During that meeting, Kaepernick reportedly didn’t perform any football related activities and was seen by many as a sham interview.

With news of the Las Vegas Raiders working out Colin Kaepernick, we pose the question: would he be a better option at QB2 than Jacoby Brissett?

Jacoby Brissett is a fine NFL quarterback, and when called upon in sparse relief duty, can help you to not lose a game. A “stat” that everyone loves to look at is quarterback wins. Looking at the last season Kaepernick played in 2016, he still had a really good statistical season, throwing for 16 touchdowns and only four interceptions.

While Derek Carr will be the QB1 for the Las Vegas Raiders once again, questions are surrounding who will back him up in 2022.

Stidham was brought in clearly to backup Carr and provides no challenge in terms of competition. Derek Carr is without a doubt the starting quarterback. While Derek Carr will be the QB1 for the Las Vegas Raiders once again, questions are surrounding who will back him up in 2022.

Boston one win away from the NBA Finals, will it work out for Colin Kaepernick and the Raiders? And St. Louis leaves it late to stay in the Stanley Cup ...

Colin Kaepernick had his first NFL workout since leaving the 49ers on Wednesday. Does that mean that he will return to the NFL and sign with the Raiders?

Kaepernick eventually settled his lawsuit with the NFL for roughly $10 million. He started for the 49ers in a 25-23 loss against the Seahawks. During the contest, Kaepernick completed 17 of 22 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown. The 49ers had planned to release him if he didn't opt out, so Kaepernick elected to get a jump on his free agency. He has missed five seasons but has stayed in shape and waited patiently for an opportunity to return to the NFL. However, only the Seahawks showed a legitimate interest in him, as he visited with Seattle but no other team. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder." In 2019, the NFL tried to organize a midseason showcase for Kaepernick. The workout was meant to be an olive branch of sorts as he alleged owners colluded to keep him out of the league due to his stance on social injustice. If our coaches and general manager want to bring him in or want him to be the quarterback on this team, I would welcome him with open arms." He has only visited with one other team to date — the Seahawks — and that occurred in 2017. He entered the league at age 23 after being selected in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the 49ers. That said, this workout seems to be the closest he has gotten to an NFL return during his five-plus-year absence from the game. Kaepernick, a former starter for the 49ers, hasn't played an NFL game since New Year's Day in 2017.

Colin Kaepernick hasn't taken an NFL snap since the 2016 season, but he could potentially return to the league as early as this year.

He'd possibly win the job in Atlanta, too." The teams that Florio listed are dealing with some form of uncertainty at the quarterback position. In fact, Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk thinks Kaepernick can start for at least five teams this fall.

It took more than five years for quarterback Colin Kaepernick to finally get a tryout with an NFL team. Now that the Raiders have opened the door — and ...

Again, I don’t want to be specific about whether it was him or anybody else, but that’s our job in personnel to be open-minded and creative about solutions and we’ll continue to do so.” The fact that Kaepernick hasn’t played in five years surely impacts his ability to perform at a high level now. And I remember turning to whoever I was with and I was like, ‘We’re winning this game.’ You talk about leadership and following somebody through something, that’s where that stamped to me who he was and I know that team — they had a lot of great players on the team that he was around. . . . . If he does want to play, I do hope that it is able to happen for him. There is, and again I don’t want to name specific players, but we do an exhaustive approach to it. It took more than five years for quarterback Colin Kaepernick to finally get a tryout with an NFL team.

Colin Kaepernick trained with the Las Vegas Raiders this week, signaling a potential comeback in the NFL, according to US media reports.

I just need that opportunity to walk through the door." In October 2017, he filed his grievance case against the NFL, alleging that teams were colluding to deny him a job. In March 2017, Kaepernick opted out of his 49ers contract and became a free agent.

Kaepernick's last played as the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers during the 2016 campaign — the year he began kneeling during the national ...

Kaepernick could, in theory, enhance several teams' quarterback rooms if given the appropriate opportunity. Mills threw for 1,258 yards while completing 68.2 percent of his pass attempts during the last five games of the season. Houston could replace Mills with one of the top quarterback prospects entering the 2023 NFL Draft. And for a quarterback room that features the likes of Kyle Allen, Jeff Driskel and Kevin Hogan, general manager Nick Caserio is satisfied with his current group. Pro Football Talk believes that Kaepernick will be a better option at quarterback for several teams entering the 2022 season once given a chance to knock off the rust. HOUSTON — Colin Kaepernick completed a workout for the Las Vegas Raiders Wednesday afternoon to continue his ongoing attempt at an NFL comeback.

With Memorial Day right around the corner, I thought for sure that we were about to hit the slow part of the NFL offseason, but if I've learned one thing this ...

"If there was ever going to be a year to hope (expect?) that this could finally be the year that the Buffalo Bills pull off the impossible and win the Super Bowl, this would be it. The league had access to more than 650,000 emails as part of its investigation into the Washington Commanders and Gruden is trying to figure out why the ones that damages his reputation were the only ones that leaked. It almost feels like he just wants to get revenge on the NFL, which means he might not be open for settling the case. They could let him play most of the preseason and if he's able to prove himself, that might be enough for a team like the Seahawksor Panthersto call about a possible trade. And when I prove that I'm a starter, I want to be able to step on the field as such." Basically, this seems like there's a situation where there's no downside for the Raiders. If they were to sign Kaepernick and he plays well, then Davis looks brilliant for being the owner who was willing to take a chance on him. If our coaches and general manager want to bring him in or want him to be the quarterback on this team, I would welcome him with open arms." For the rest of this week, there's going to be a noticeable theme on the Pick Six Podcast, and that theme is regular-season win totals. Kaepernick made it clear in April that he eventually wants to be a starter again, but for now, he'd be willing to settle for a backup position to get his foot back in the door, "I know I have to find my way back in," Kaepernicksaid at the time. With teams refusing to sign him, Kaepernick filed a collusion lawsuit against the NFL that was eventually settled in October 2019. After five years of being shunned by the NFL, Colin Kaepernick is finally being given an an opportunity at a return and that opportunity came on Wednesday when the Raiders gave him a workout. "When you look at it just like that, I think the Matt Ryan impact is going to be very significant for them.

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk believes that there are five starting quarterback jobs that the former 49ers quarterback could win.

Over parts of six seasons with the 49ers, Kaepernick completed 59.8% of his passes for 12,271 yards and 72 touchdowns to 30 interceptions. “Colin Kaepernick, with time to knock off the rust and prepare, would be better than any option the Seahawks, Panthers, and Texans currently have. Kaepernick alleged that he was “blackballed” and that league owners colluded against signing him as a free agent because of his social justice stances.

Colin Kaepernick had his first NFL workout since leaving the 49ers on Wednesday. Does that mean that he will return to the NFL and sign with the Raiders?

Kaepernick eventually settled his lawsuit with the NFL for roughly $10 million. He started for the 49ers in a 25-23 loss against the Seahawks. During the contest, Kaepernick completed 17 of 22 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown. The 49ers had planned to release him if he didn't opt out, so Kaepernick elected to get a jump on his free agency. He has missed five seasons but has stayed in shape and waited patiently for an opportunity to return to the NFL. However, only the Seahawks showed a legitimate interest in him, as he visited with Seattle but no other team. In 2019, the NFL tried to organize a midseason showcase for Kaepernick. The workout was meant to be an olive branch of sorts as he alleged owners colluded to keep him out of the league due to his stance on social injustice. If our coaches and general manager want to bring him in or want him to be the quarterback on this team, I would welcome him with open arms." He has only visited with one other team to date — the Seahawks — and that occurred in 2017. He entered the league at age 23 after being selected in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft by the 49ers. That said, this workout seems to be the closest he has gotten to an NFL return during his five-plus-year absence from the game. The Raiders have not signed Kaepernick yet, nor have they commented on his performance during Wednesday's tryout. Kaepernick, a former starter for the 49ers, hasn't played an NFL game since New Year's Day in 2017.

Time will tell whether Kaepernick gets more workouts and/or a roster spot. Regardless, more than five years after becoming a free agent, he's the closest he's ...

Time will tell whether Kaepernick gets more workouts and/or a roster spot. The question now becomes whether one or both of those teams will give Kaepernick a workout now. Earlier today, we raised the question of whether the Raiders’ decision to give quarterback Colin Kaepernick a workout will open the door for other teams to give him a chance.

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels declined on Thursday to comment to reporters on Colin Kaepernick's workout, stating that he does not discuss ...

I know there's a lot of us on this staff that have lived through some of those injuries; I certainly have experience with that. "If there's an opportunity to improve the team, we've said it from Day 1 that we would look at every opportunity," McDaniels said when asked about Kaepernick's workout. The workout was Kaepernick's first with an NFL team since he parted ways with the San Francisco 49ers following the 2016 season.