Workout for Kaepernick
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it. — Robin Williams
@"Vikergirl" said: https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1194376317749354502?s=19Oops
All clubs are invited to attend, and video of both the workout and interview will be made available to clubs.
I would be interested to see what teams participate. And if any have real interest.
@"A1Janitor" said: I would be interested to see what teams participate. And if any have real interest.Im actually MORE interested to see the teams that don't.....including the 'Niners...
Kap wanted it held on a Tuesday, which is norm for teams to workout players. NFL said no. Then Kap asked if it could be moved to later in the day on Saturday....the NFL said no. Saturday is a BIG prep day for coaching staffs for Sunday's games. Listen, I don't care either way about this but this smells like a PR move by the NFL and one they are barely tolerating doing. Why bother at this point? Everyone has moved on from this anyhow.
No more than Kap looking for a job. He's got bills to pay...
@"StickyBun" said: Kap wanted it held on a Tuesday, which is norm for teams to workout players. NFL said no. Then Kap asked if it could be moved to later in the day on Saturday....the NFL said no. Saturday is a BIG prep day for coaching staffs for Sunday's games. Listen, I don't care either way about this but this smells like a PR move by the NFL and one they are barely tolerating doing. Why bother at this point? Everyone has moved on from this anyhow.Wow I didn’t know this.
Is it possible that the NFL agreed to do this for him when they settled with him?
@"A1Janitor" said:@"StickyBun" said: Kap wanted it held on a Tuesday, which is norm for teams to workout players. NFL said no. Then Kap asked if it could be moved to later in the day on Saturday....the NFL said no. Saturday is a BIG prep day for coaching staffs for Sunday's games. Listen, I don't care either way about this but this smells like a PR move by the NFL and one they are barely tolerating doing. Why bother at this point? Everyone has moved on from this anyhow. Wow I didn’t know this.Is it possible that the NFL agreed to do this for him when they settled with him?
Pretty good guess, I agree. The timing seems weird, however.
He's not shown any real interest in returning to football so this seems kinda strange.
@"comet52" said: He's not shown any real interest in returning to football so this seems kinda strange.He's stayed in shape and has been working out for three years and has been in the public spotlight constantly while teams have ignored him. Say what you want about his controversy, but what more do you want him to do?
@"KingBash" said:get himself an insurance policy that protects against a career ending injury and go play some where that wants him...if he was tearing up the CFL or that other shit league that went under, he would have a current resume to stand on, right now he is trying to get paid for printing old news.@"comet52" said: He's not shown any real interest in returning to football so this seems kinda strange. He's stayed in shape and has been working out for three years and has been in the public spotlight constantly while teams have ignored him. Say what you want about his controversy, but what more do you want him to do?
@"JimmyinSD" said:Guys who can't play at an NFL level or have been banished for off the field offenses should go tear up another league to prove they're worthy of being allowed back in. Insurance policy or not, why would he go risk his health for a pointless audition?@"KingBash" said:get himself an insurance policy that protects against a career ending injury and go play some where that wants him...if he was tearing up the CFL or that other shit league that went under, he would have a current resume to stand on, right now he is trying to get paid for printing old news.@"comet52" said: He's not shown any real interest in returning to football so this seems kinda strange. He's stayed in shape and has been working out for three years and has been in the public spotlight constantly while teams have ignored him. Say what you want about his controversy, but what more do you want him to do?He believed - rightfully so - his talent would be an immediate upgrade to many teams. That call should've come a long time ago.
@"KingBash" said:@"JimmyinSD" said:Guys who can't play at an NFL level or have been banished for off the field offenses should go tear up another league to prove they're worthy of being allowed back in. Insurance policy or not, why would he go risk his health for a pointless audition?@"KingBash" said:get himself an insurance policy that protects against a career ending injury and go play some where that wants him...if he was tearing up the CFL or that other shit league that went under, he would have a current resume to stand on, right now he is trying to get paid for printing old news.@"comet52" said: He's not shown any real interest in returning to football so this seems kinda strange. He's stayed in shape and has been working out for three years and has been in the public spotlight constantly while teams have ignored him. Say what you want about his controversy, but what more do you want him to do?He believed - rightfully so - his talent would be an immediate upgrade to many teams. That call should've come a long time ago.
he pissed away his first opportunity with his healthh stupidity and his political shit. anybody that saw him play after his crash diet didnt see the same guy that turned heads early in his career, of course the NFL also changed the rules and made it so read option QBs could get hit like RBs and that affected him negatively as well. He wants in, proving his ability would go a long ways to show that he is still the player he claims to be. lots of guys flush themselves out of the league for various reasons and dont get another chance, lots of top level talent pretty much commit murder and still continue to play.... if he was as good as he (and his political fans) think he is, then he would have been given a shot some where. If there actually was a league wide conspiracy to keep him out, wouldnt there be pissed off ex coaches or other people that would be coming forward and supporting his claims? where is his union on this matter? why didnt they organize a more concerted effort to get him a job?
@"JimmyinSD" said:@"KingBash" said:@"JimmyinSD" said:Guys who can't play at an NFL level or have been banished for off the field offenses should go tear up another league to prove they're worthy of being allowed back in. Insurance policy or not, why would he go risk his health for a pointless audition?@"KingBash" said:get himself an insurance policy that protects against a career ending injury and go play some where that wants him...if he was tearing up the CFL or that other shit league that went under, he would have a current resume to stand on, right now he is trying to get paid for printing old news.@"comet52" said: He's not shown any real interest in returning to football so this seems kinda strange. He's stayed in shape and has been working out for three years and has been in the public spotlight constantly while teams have ignored him. Say what you want about his controversy, but what more do you want him to do?He believed - rightfully so - his talent would be an immediate upgrade to many teams. That call should've come a long time ago.
he pissed away his first opportunity with his healthh stupidity and his political shit. anybody that saw him play after his crash diet didnt see the same guy that turned heads early in his career, of course the NFL also changed the rules and made it so read option QBs could get hit like RBs and that affected him negatively as well. He wants in, proving his ability would go a long ways to show that he is still the player he claims to be. lots of guys flush themselves out of the league for various reasons and dont get another chance, lots of top level talent pretty much commit murder and still continue to play.... if he was as good as he (and his political fans) think he is, then he would have been given a shot some where. If there actually was a league wide conspiracy to keep him out, wouldnt there be pissed off ex coaches or other people that would be coming forward and supporting his claims? where is his union on this matter? why didnt they organize a more concerted effort to get him a job?
Well that was a long way of saying, "Fuck this guy for taking a knee." But nice effort shrouding that in other talking points.There was no conspiracy against him, but since the NFL is retarded and has tied themselves so closely to politics, no team wanted to touch him because of the backlash from fans. You cannot tell me that - in 2017 for example - teams like the Broncos, Browns, Cardinals, and Texans wouldn't have benefited from his play during their disastrous QB situations?
But whatever. You showed your cards here.
He started taking a knee when his play diminished. I don’t think he would have been a starting qb much longer after the knee stuff anyway. Maybe some boneheaded team might have taken a chance.
I don’t know but look what Kap’s former head coach‘s brother is doing in Baltimore w’ Kap’s former OC... that’s bound to attract at least some interest, I would think.
@"A1Janitor" said: He started taking a knee when his play diminished. I don’t think he would have been a starting qb much longer after the knee stuff anyway. Maybe some boneheaded team might have taken a chance.I believe he was already on the bench when he started staying seated for the national anthem.
He's had a couple of opportunities.
April 12, 2018: After arranging for Colin Kaepernick to work out for the Seattle Seahawks this week, team officials postponed the trip when the quarterback
declined to say he would stop kneeling during the national anthem next
season
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/23135580/seattle-seahawks-postpone-visit-colin-kaepernick-say-stop-kneeling-anthem
September 5 2017: "We were going to close the deal to sign him": Ray Lewis. "His girl goes out and put out this racist gesture and doesn't
know we are in the back office about to try to get this guy signed"
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20597810/ray-lewis-said-baltimore-ravens-sign-colin-kaepernick-girlfriend-racist-tweet
July 30, 2017: Ravens: We've had direct talks with Colin Kaepernick
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000823409/article/ravens-weve-had-direct-talks-with-colin-kaepernick
March 1, 2017: Colin Kaepernick to opt out, become free agent.
Kaepernick started 11 games for the 49ers in 2016, posting his best
statistical season since 2013 despite the team's 1-10 record in his
starts. His 90.7 passer rating was his best in three years and ranked
17th in the NFL. His 4-1 touchdown-interception ratio was tied for
sixth, his 468 rushing yards were second among quarterbacks and his 6.78
yards per carry were first. On the flip side, Kaepernick's 59.2 percent
completion rate was 26th.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18796373/colin-kaepernick-san-francisco-49ers-opts-contract
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/here-are-the-nfl-teams-reportedly-attending-colin-kaepernicks-workout-202525494.html
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