{"id":1492862,"date":"2022-05-26T09:59:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T13:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1492862"},"modified":"2022-05-26T09:59:44","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T13:59:44","slug":"anti-cop-anthem-kneeler-kaepernick-works-out-for-nfl-team-plots-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-cop-anthem-kneeler-kaepernick-works-out-for-nfl-team-plots-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-Cop Anthem Kneeler Kaepernick Works Out For NFL Team, Plots Comeback"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fanti-cop-anthem-kneeler-kaepernick-works-out-for-nfl-team-plots-comeback%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=1492862&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--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/colin-kaepernick\">Colin Kaepernick<\/a>, the former NFL quarterback who alienated fans by leading protests against the National Anthem and likening police officers to pigs, reportedly worked out for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/raiders-owners-says-he-would-welcome-colin-kaepernick-to-team-with-open-arms\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> as he attempts a comeback after five years away from the game.<\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old quarterback, whose last NFL game was in 2017, had a workout with the Raiders Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/33983642\/colin-kaepernick-work-las-vegas-raiders-week-sources-say\">according to ESPN<\/a>. There was no word on how he looked, but he reportedly is ready to accept a backup role to get back into the league.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t bring in a player like this unless you are understanding of the ramifications and everything that comes along with it and what he can do for your offense,\u201d said ESPN\u2019s football maven Adam Shefter. \u201cBut he\u2019s been looking for a chance to get back to the National Football League. He knows that he\u2019ll have to come in as a backup, but again, this is something that\u2019s interesting because the Raiders have always been a progressive organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Colin Kaepernick is scheduled to work out for the Las Vegas Raiders this week, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AdamSchefter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7ADURMTLr1\">pic.twitter.com\/7ADURMTLr1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1529553997975134210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Kaepernick started the trend of \u201ctaking a knee\u201d during the \u201cStar Spangled Banner\u201d to protest police brutality, a custom that angered many football fans but spread to other sports. The practice made him a hero to the woke Left and led to lucrative endorsements with companies including Nike, but prompted many NFL fans to swear off the game. Kaepernick also infamously wore socks that season that depicted a pig in a cop\u2019s hat.<\/p>\n<p>But it was poor play that earned him a spot on the San Francisco 49ers\u2019 bench and then punched his ticket out of the league. He began his career with promise after being drafted out of the University of Nevada in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft. He led the 49ers to an appearance in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/superbowl\/\" data-is-autolink=\"true\">Super Bowl<\/a> XLVII to end the 2012 season and went 12-4 the following year. But he got progressively worse as his five-year career unfolded. The team went\u00a01-10 in his starts during his final season.<\/p>\n<p>The Raiders have a solid starting quarterback in Derek Carr, but owner Mark Davis said last month Kaepernick is \u201cmisunderstood,\u201d and that he would support his return to the league.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I hope the Raiders sign Kaepernick because he will stand on the sideline as the back up to Derek Carr. Unless Carr gets hurt, Kap will never play &#038; this will confirm the reason he isn\u2019t in the league is because he isn\u2019t good enough to start. His martyrdom will be over. Forever.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/1529562281453006848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe in Colin Kaepernick,\u201d Davis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/video\/raiders-mark-davis-vehemently-believes-colin-kaepernick-should-be-nfl\">said<\/a>. \u201cHe deserves every chance in the world to become a quarterback in the National Football League. I still stand by it. If our coaches and general manager want to bring him in or want him to be the quarterback on this team, I would welcome him with open arms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick showed what remains of his skills when he served as honorary captain at the University of Michigan\u2019s spring game, and had a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/colin-kaepernick-shows-off-big-arm-during-throwing-session-at-michigan-spring-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public throwing session<\/a> at halftime which aired on television. In a recent interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/33761632\/colin-kaepernick-says-willing-backup-qb-nfl-team-give-shot-returning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the \u201cI Am Athlete\u201d podcast<\/a>, Kaepernick seemed unwilling to temper his activism in order to get another chance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have \u2018End Racism\u2019 in the back of your end zone,\u201d he said. \u201cYou have \u2018Black Lives Matter\u2019 on your helmet. Everything I\u2019ve said should be in alignment with what you\u2019re saying publicly,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a $16 billion business. When I first took a knee, my jersey went to No. 1. When I did the deal with Nike, their value increased by $6 billion. Six billion. With a B.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo if you\u2019re talking about the business side, it shows [it\u2019s] beneficial. If you\u2019re talking about the playing side, come in, let me compete,\u201d he continued. \u201cYou can evaluate me from there. The NFL\u2019s supposed to be a meritocracy. Come in, let me compete. If I\u2019m not good enough, get rid of me. But let me come in and show you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colin Kaepernick, the former NFL quarterback who alienated fans by leading protests against the National Anthem and likening police officers to pigs, reportedly worked out for the Las Vegas Raiders as he attempts a comeback after five years away from the game. The 34-year-old quarterback, whose last NFL game was in 2017, had a workout &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":729,"featured_media":1480865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1492862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1492862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/729"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1492862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1492862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1480865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1492862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1492862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1492862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}