Following the 2016 season, Kaepernick opted out of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers, but no other team signed him. He’s since remained a free agent and eligible to sign with any team.<\/p>\n
\nI think if he was good enough, I know the owners, I know Bob Kraft, I know so many of the owners, if he’s good enough, they’d sign him,” Trump said this week. “If he’s good enough, I know these people \u2013 they would sign him in a heartbeat. They will do anything they can to win games.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
“Frankly, I’d love to see Kaepernick come in, if he’s good enough. But I don’t want to see him come in because somebody thinks it’s a good PR move. If he’s good enough, he will be in,” President Donald Trump concluded.<\/p>\n
49ers Downward Spiral <\/b><\/h2>\n
A University of Nevada, Reno graduate, Kaepernick led the 49ers to the Super Bowl during the 2012-13 NFL season. In the big game, he threw for 302 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in the Niners’ narrow 34-31 loss. That Super Bowl will be long remembered for a power outage that disrupted play for 34 minutes.<\/p>\n
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Six years later, Kaepernick’s former team has become one of the worst in the NFL. They haven’t reached the playoffs in that period, and are at 40\/1 in Las Vegas to win the next Super Bowl. The 49ers current starting QB Jimmy Garoppolo is at 50\/1 to win the AP <\/i>MVP award.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Trump’s remarks came after reporters asked him to comment on a social media video released by Kaepernick that claims he’s been “Denied Work for 889 Days.” In the video, Kaepernick claims he’s been working out five days a week at 5 am.<\/p>\n
Odds of Return<\/b><\/h2>\n
With the preseason officially underway, teams will soon realize roster depth. Injuries may also increase Kaepernick’s potential attractiveness, perhaps leading a team to take a chance on him.<\/p>\n
The Philadelphia Eagles lost backup Nate Sudfeld to a broken left wrist during their Thursday preseason game. With Nick Foles gone, Philly backups to starter Carson Wentz are now rookie Clayton Thorson and journeyman Cody Kessler.<\/p>\n
The Eagles have high hopes for 2019-20<\/a> with Wentz back. Las Vegas has the team at 14\/1 to win the Super Bowl. But Wentz has been prone to injuries, and Philadelphia might be wise to have a more experienced QB in its wings should he miss time.<\/strong><\/p>\nEagle reporter Matt Bowker of CBS Philly <\/i>opined this week, “Kaepernick was one of the most electrifying QBs in the league during his career\u2026 He’s been out of the league now for two full seasons. That’s a long time. But to not give Kaepernick a call just to see what he has left would be negligence, especially for a franchise as open-minded and socially conscious as the Eagles.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
President Donald Trump is voicing support for Colin Kaepernick’s return to the National Football League, but only if the controversial quarterback is ready to play and a team isn’t simply handing him a contract for media reasons. Kaepernick shook up the NFL and political arena in 2016 when he kneeled during the singing of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":111763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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