Colin Kaepernick

More than five years after he last appeared in an NFL game, free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick has landed a workout with the Las Vegas Raiders, ...

Because one of the questions that my agent kept getting was, 'Well it's been 5 years, can he still play?' We wanted to make sure that we come out, we show everyone that I can still play, still throw it." The workout is Kaepernick's first with an NFL team since his time out of the league began following the 2016 season. He was an honorary captain during Michigan's spring football game in April, throwing to receivers during halftime.

Colin Kaepernick, who last played professional football in 2016 -- the year he started kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice -- is ...

"So, when you're talking about the people that are in the building, that has never come out that I've been a distraction. That's never come out that I've been an issue for the people I've played with." If you're talking about the playing side, come in, let me compete. "You have 'End Racism' in the back of your end zone. Kaepernick played at the University of Nevada, Reno, the only school to offer him a scholarship. 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.

Quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who hasn't played in the NFL since the 2016 season, is working out for the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday, NFL Network Insider ...

And when I prove that I'm a starter, I want to be able to step on the field as such. The 34-year-old is working out for a Raiders club owned by Mark Davis, who previously stated this year that Kaepernick "deserves every chance in the world to become a quarterback in the National Football League. I still stand by it. Kaepernick went unsigned in the following offseason and has been working toward finding employment in the league.

(AP) - Colin Kaepernick is getting his first chance to work out for an NFL team since last playing in the league in 2016 when he started kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality.

Kaepernick’s play started to regress in 2014 and he got hurt halfway through the next season and lost his starting job. The Raiders don’t have a glaring need at quarterback after signing starter Derek Carr to an extension last month. He met with Seattle and had informal talks with Baltimore but never got a closer look.

The workout will take place at the team facility with head coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler expected to be present, per The MMQB. The 34- ...

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. Still, the Raiders are clearly interested in adding a veteran. 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 went 28-30 as a starter during his time with the San Francisco 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 is getting his first chance to work out for an NFL team since last playing in the league in 2016 when he started kneeling during the ...

Kaepernick’s play started to regress in 2014 and he got hurt halfway through the next season and lost his starting job. The Raiders don’t have a glaring need at quarterback after signing starter Derek Carr to an extension last month. He met with Seattle and had informal talks with Baltimore but never got a closer look.

Colin Kaepernick will workout for the Las Vegas Raiders. He last played in the NFL in 2016, the same year he began kneeling during the National Anthem.

Owner Steve Bisciotti said he consulted with fans and the team ultimately passed. This story was reported from Washington, D.C. They reached a settlement in 2019.

The former 49ers standout has not played in the NFL since the 2016 season, when he began the movement of players protesting during the national anthem.

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.” You can tell the distance that he’s throwing the ball. We, the National Football League, believe black lives matter.” Jerry Brewer: “In this NFL draft, patience defeated desperation for once. “I’ve been ready for three years,” Kaepernick said that day. The Seahawks and Baltimore Ravens showed interest but did not sign him. Other NFL players subsequently joined the protest movement. “Listen, I believe in Colin Kaepernick, and he deserves every chance in the world to become a quarterback in the National Football League,” Davis told NBC last month. Mark Davis, the team’s owner, recently expressed public support for Kaepernick’s bid to return to pro football. If Kaepernick returns to the NFL, it probably will be as a backup. Kaepernick, 34, recently has redoubled his efforts to resume his NFL career, conducting a series of well-publicized workouts in various cities. I can help you win games,” Kaepernick told WXYZ TV in Detroit that day.

Raiders Owner Mark Davis Said Of Colin Kaepernick Last Month, "I Would Welcome Him With Open Arms."

He reached a confidential settlement with the NFL in 2019 and subsequently withdrew the lawsuit. PREVIOUSLY on April 28: “I believe in Colin Kaepernick,” said Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis last night in an interview with NBC Sports Bay Area. “He deserves every chance in the world to become a quarterback in the National Football League. I still stand by it. Davis compared Kaepernick to Tommie Smith, whom he called a friend. In 2017, he filed a grievance against the NFL and its team owners. A little less than a month ago, Raiders owner Mark Davis said of Kaepernick that he “would welcome him with open arms” so long as the team’s coaches and GM were on board. Kaepernick, 34, has made it clear he would like to return to the league.

Colin Kaepernick took a step toward an NFL return Wednesday, working out for the Raiders. Here's everything to know related to comeback efforts.

In six seasons with the 49ers, Kaepernick started 58 games. He also has a production company, Ra Vision Media, which created the Netflix series, "Colin in Black & White." Recently, Kaepernick put on a public showcase of his skills at the University of Michigan's spring game. It's been five and a half years since Kaepernick last appeared in an NFL game. In that game, Kaepernick completed 17 of 22 passes for 215 yards and a touchdown. It was during the 2016 preseason that Kaepernick started kneeling during the national anthem before games as a way to protest police brutality and racial inequality.

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.

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.

Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers drops back to pass against the Seattle Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images. Update: It appears that ...

The NFL settled a collusion case brought by Kaepernick and Eric Reid for an undisclosed settlement. The depositions and discovery evidence will go unseen, but Kaepernick is still a reminder to the league and its fans that they covered up the case and that the quarterback hasn’t had a tryout with a team until now. Kaepernick is 34-years old and has been out of the league for over five seasons, but there is no doubt he was an NFL caliber quarterback and deserved to at the very least be a backup in the league.

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.