{"id":1443568,"date":"2022-04-18T11:59:52","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T15:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1443568"},"modified":"2022-04-18T11:59:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T15:59:58","slug":"on-his-knees-colin-kaepernick-pleads-for-opportunity-to-play-in-nfl-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/on-his-knees-colin-kaepernick-pleads-for-opportunity-to-play-in-nfl-again\/","title":{"rendered":"On His Knees: Colin Kaepernick Pleads for Opportunity to Play in NFL Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fon-his-knees-colin-kaepernick-pleads-for-opportunity-to-play-in-nfl-again%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1443568&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/imgonline-com-ua-FrameBlurred-QjOX97hKlc-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has downsized his expectations and now says he would accept a backup quarterback job just to get his foot back in pro football.<\/p>\n<p>During an episode of <em>I AM ATHLETE<\/em>, Kaepernick spoke to ex-NFL players Chad Johnson, Adam \u201cPacman\u201d Jones, and Brandon Marshall. During the podcast, the national anthem protester spoke about his dimming hopes about returning to the league.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>During the discussion, Marshall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/04\/18\/colin-kaepernick-willing-play-backup-quarterback-nfl-team-brandon-marshall-i-am-athlete\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asked<\/a> Kaepernick if he was willing to come back in a backup role as opposed to being a starter, TMZ Sports reported.<\/p>\n<p>A candid Kaepernick said that he absolutely would consider that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know I have to find my way back in. So, if I have to come in as a backup, that\u2019s fine,\u201d Kaepernick told the hosts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBut that\u2019s not where I\u2019m staying. And when I prove that I\u2019m a starter, I want to be able to step on the field as such. I just need that opportunity to walk through the door,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick has been working out with NFL receivers in an attempt to show he can still play.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kaep is throwing on his IG live <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/60yMeMzc0v\">pic.twitter.com\/60yMeMzc0v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Aponte (@JasonAponte2103) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasonAponte2103\/status\/1503479343317721092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kaepernick, of course, is more famous for his protests against America, his proclamations that the NFL is akin to \u201cslavery,\u201d and his attacks on police than he is for playing football.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Colin Kaepernick compares the NFL combine, which allows all players of all races a voluntary chance to become multi-millionaires, to slavery. Anyone still defending this imbecile lacks a functional brain. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rMaKi7c6xh\">pic.twitter.com\/rMaKi7c6xh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1454587678155067398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>And he hasn\u2019t played since the end of the 2016 season after he spent a year taking a knee during the playing of the national anthem.<\/p>\n<p>But it should also be remembered that Kaepernick is right now not playing pro football because he turned down every opportunity he was offered.<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2017\/08\/08\/source-colin-kaepernick-turned-down-team-offer-push-race-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turned down<\/a> an off from the San Francisco 49ers to stay on the team in 2017 because he wanted more money. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2021\/05\/11\/leftists-forget-kaepernicks-mockery-nfl-tryout-they-attack-tim-tebow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turned down<\/a> several opportunities after that, too, not to mention his act of making a circus out of the NFL\u2019s workout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/cowboys-wont-attend-kaepernick-workout-says-team-owner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">offer<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/sports\/2021\/05\/11\/leftists-forget-kaepernicks-mockery-nfl-tryout-they-attack-tim-tebow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> in 2019.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If Kaepernick hadn\u2019t gotten greedy, he would likely have continued his NFL career in 2017.<\/p>\n<p><i>Follow Warner Todd Huston on Facebook at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston\">facebook.com\/Warner.Todd.Huston<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has downsized his expectations and now says he would accept a backup quarterback job just to get his foot back in pro football. 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