{"id":9422,"date":"2024-10-03T01:15:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T01:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=9422"},"modified":"2024-10-03T01:15:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T01:15:32","slug":"colin-kaepernick-reveals-whether-he-plans-to-continue-his-attempt-at-an-nfl-comeback-at-36-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=9422","title":{"rendered":"Colin Kaepernick Reveals Whether He Plans To Continue His Attempt At An NFL Comeback At 36-Years-Old"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0quarterback\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/colin-kaepernick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colin Kaepernick<\/a>\u00a0hasn\u2019t played in the NFL since 2016 but has been vocal about wanting to return to the game.<\/p>\n<p>The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback-turned-activist has not seen any professional football action since Jan. 1, 2017, but he has never stopped trying.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, Kaepernick continues to build on his civil rights work, which was spurred by his decision to kneel during the National Anthem at the start of the 2016 season.<\/p>\n<p>Just recently, Kaepernick and Nessa Diab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs.com\/shows\/cbs-mornings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">appeared on<\/a>\u00a0CBS Mornings to promote their new children\u2019s book \u201cYou are Free, You and Me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gayle King asked the free agent QB if he\u2019s still working out daily to play again or \u201cmake a point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBoth,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Kaepernick responded.\u00a0<em>\u201cWhen I look at my career, it was 15 years of work and dedication before I ever stepped foot on an NFL field. To have that passion and chase it for that long, you don\u2019t just give that up. You don\u2019t just walk away.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<section class=\"wp-block-group check-this-out has-xs-padding-top has-sm-padding-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Check This Out\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Colin Kaepernick and Nessa Diab on continuing activism through children's literature\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SCBN7H5sJ9U\" width=\"882\" height=\"496\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He made it clear that he \u201cabsolutely\u201d wants everyone to know he still wants to play.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere will never be an instance where I\u2019m not ready, and there will never be an instance where, \u2018Oh, it\u2019s because he doesn\u2019t want to anymore,&#8217;\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Kaepernick added.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-colin-kaepernick-had-an-nfl-job-offer\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Colin Kaepernick Had An NFL Job Offer<\/h2>\n<p>In 2016, Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the playing of the USA\u2019s national anthem prior to an NFL game in a protest against police brutality towards minorities, and he has never known peace since.<\/p>\n<p>Once that NFL season was over, he had no clue that he would never play in the league again.<\/p>\n<p>Despite everything, he had a chance to get back into the league, but not as a player.<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick had been offered to join the Los Angeles Chargers\u2019 coaching staff, with his former coach,\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/jim-harbaugh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Harbaugh<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh alluded to potentially finding former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick a spot on his coaching staff for the 2024 season, but he took so long giving him an answer that he had to move on.<\/p>\n<p>The San Francisco 49ers selected Kaepernick in the second round of the 2011\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/nfl-draft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL Draft<\/a>, which was Harbaugh\u2019s first year as their head coach, so their relationship is evident.<\/p>\n<p>Whether he works for the team down the line will truly be up to him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Former\u00a0NFL\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Colin Kaepernick\u00a0hasn\u2019t played in the NFL since 2016 but has been vocal about wanting to return to the game. 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