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Colin Kaepernick Gets Ripped By The Internet After Making Ridiculous Statement

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Colin Kaepernick hasn’t thrown a pass in the NFL for the last seven seasons, but he’s not ready to hang up his cleats just yet. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, who became a lightning rod for controversy by taking a knee during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, is still itching for a comeback.

“We’re still training, still pushing,” Kaepernick disclosed to Sky Sports when asked about his NFL aspirations. “So hopefully. We’ve just got to get one of these team owners to open up.”

“I mean, it’s something I’ve trained my whole life for,” he explained. “So to be able to step back on the field 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.”

The quarterback’s readiness to return is palpable, and his message is clear: he believes he still has what it takes to make a significant impact on the field. Now, all that’s left is for an NFL team to make the call. However, not everyone feels that way.

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Critics were quick to dismiss his ambitions as unrealistic, citing the lengthy hiatus since his last NFL game.  ProFootballTalk took a blunt stance, tweeting, “Colin Kaepernick says he still wants to play in the NFL. More than seven years since he last played, it comes off as delusional.” This sentiment echoed more skepticism surrounding the feasibility of Kaepernick’s NFL comeback after such a significant period away from the game.

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Adding to the chorus of detractors, former NFL player Taylor Lewan expressed his disbelief on Twitter, stating, “It’s time to move on, this is wild.”

In 2016, Kaepernick started kneeling during the national anthem. The move divided Americans nationwide, with many seeing it as disrespectful to the flag and the military. Kaepernick’s protest sparked a movement across the NFL, with numerous players joining in by taking a knee, raising fists, or sitting during the anthem.

The NFL initially struggled with how to handle the protests, oscillating between supporting players’ rights and appeasing upset fans and sponsors. This indecision culminated in 2018 when the NFL enacted a policy requiring players to stand for the anthem if they were on the field, though it allowed them to remain in the locker room as an alternative.

Kaepernick himself became a free agent in 2017 and has not been signed by any NFL team since, leading to accusations that the league has blackballed him due to his political views. In 2019, Kaepernick settled a collusion grievance with the NFL, where he alleged that team owners conspired to keep him out of the league.

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