WAIT, YOU SAID IT WAS ‘SLAVERY’: Kaepernick to Work Out for Las Vegas Raiders, Wants Back in NFL

Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who last played football in 2016, wants back on the field, despite previously comparing the NFL to slavery. Kaepernick tried out for the Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday.

From ESPN…

It will mark Kaepernick’s first workout with an NFL team since being exiled, and it will be the first time the former star quarterback visits with a team since he flew to Seattle to meet with the Seattle Seahawks in May 2017 before they passed on the opportunity to sign him.

The NFL had said it encouraged teams to take a look at Kaepernick. But not only has Kaepernick not signed a contract with any team, he also has not received a workout until the one that now is planned for Wednesday.

Mark Davis told ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez in June 2020 that he would give his “blessing” if the Raiders’ front office or coaches wanted to add Kaepernick.

“That 2016 season, my last year, my teammates voted me most courageous and inspirational player,” Kaepernick said. “So, when you’re talking about the people that are in the building, that has never come out that I’ve been a distraction. That’s never come out that I’ve been an issue for the people I’ve played with.”

Kaepernick previously compared the football draft to a slave auction in his Netflix documentary.

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