Colin Kaepernick still training to get back into NFL, lead team to Super Bowl again
Colin Kaepernick vowed to be 'persistent' in his goal of getting back into NFL
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Colin Kaepernick has not played in an NFL game since Jan. 1, 2017.
But the former San Francisco 49ers star who led the team to a Super Bowl is staying ready and prepared in case a team comes calling. He told Ebony in an interview on Wednesday he’s still training.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick stands on the field before their NFL preseason football game against the Denver Broncos in San Francisco, California, Aug. 8, 2013. (REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo)
"Absolutely. I am still up at 5 a.m. training five, six days a week making sure I’m prepared to take a team to a Super Bowl again," he said. "That’s not something I will ever let go of, regardless of the actions of 32 teams and their partners to deny me employment. The same way I was persistent in high school is the same way I’m gonna be persistent here.
"And you’re gonna have to continue to deny me and do so in a public way. And you’re gonna expose yourself by that, but it won’t be because I’m not ready or not prepared."
Colin Kaepernick at a special training event he created to provide greater access to scouts, the media and the public, at Charles. R. Drew High School in Riverdale, Georgia, Nov. 16, 2019. (REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kaepernick said he wasn’t going to sit around and wait for an opportunity to get back into football, which is why he’s taken up other things – the Know Your Rights Camp and a production deal with Disney and ESPN.
The former quarterback started a firestorm in the NFL during the 2016 season when he protested during the national anthem. The demonstration sparked a wave in recent years with players from all kinds of sports using kneeling as a form of protest against social injustice and racial discrimination.
Free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick arrives for a workout for NFL football scouts and media, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in Riverdale, Georgia. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland)
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kaepernick had a workout for a handful of teams in 2019 but was never able to latch onto a team.