With 100 Days Until NFL Season Starts, Why Is Colin Kaepernick Still Unsigned?

Source: www.bleedingcool.com --- Tuesday, May 30, 2017
We are exactly 100 days away until the start of the 2017 NFL season. Teams are still signing players and making adjustments as they figure out what they have and what they need before training camps open later this summer. But despite the fact that Colin Kaepernick took the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl in 2013 and got a huge contract in 2014, he finds himself without a team in 2017. Every team needs a good starting quarterback and a good backup. So, why is a Super Bowl quarterback, who’s only 29 years old and was once considered one of the hot new players, sitting around waiting for an offer? Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports Kaepernick has started 57 games in six seasons with a 28-30 record, 72 touchdowns with 30 interceptions and 2,300 yards rushing with 13 rushing touchdowns. Those are stats that would get any other quarterback work. And, unlike with running backs who are considered at the end of their careers at 30, quarterbacks are considered to be entering their prime at 30. Kaepernick was part of a controversy when he decided not to stand for the National Anthem before a pre-season game. It was a protest in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. He told reporters: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and ...

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