{"id":2324585,"date":"2024-08-14T17:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T21:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colin-kaepernick-offered-nfl-coaching-job\/"},"modified":"2024-08-14T17:35:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T21:35:54","slug":"colin-kaepernick-offered-nfl-coaching-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colin-kaepernick-offered-nfl-coaching-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Kaepernick Offered NFL Coaching Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/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%2Fcolin-kaepernick-offered-nfl-coaching-job%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=2324585&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>Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, has received an offer from Los \u2063Angeles Chargers head coach \u2064Jim Harbaugh for\u2062 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/several-nfl-coaches-fired-after-2023-regular-season\/\" title=\"Multiple NFL coaches axed post 2023 regular season\">coaching \u2063position<\/a>, rather than a return to playing in the NFL. Despite Kaepernick&#8217;s discussions with\u2062 Harbaugh earlier this \u200dyear and interest in the offer, \u2063there has been no follow-up communication since. Harbaugh \u2062believes Kaepernick \u2064would \u2062excel in \u2064a coaching role, given their past successful partnership when Harbaugh coached Kaepernick during his time in San Francisco. \u200dHowever, Kaepernick has expressed a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anna-paulina-luna-has-seen-enough-of-corrupt-joe-biden-i-want-this-guy-impeached\/\" title=\"Anna Paulina Luna is calling for the impeachment of Joe Biden, whom she considers corrupt. She has had enough and wants action.\">strong\u2063 desire<\/a> to return as a player, training with hopes \u2062of finding \u2063a spot\u200b in the league after a lengthy\u200c absence since 2017.\u2064 While the coaching opportunity\u2062 exists, it appears that Kaepernick is still focused on \u2063playing,\u2063 leaving the offer in \u2064limbo.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Whoa.<\/p>\n<p>Polarizing former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick officially has an NFL job offer on his plate &mdash; it&rsquo;s just not the one he&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/colin-kaepernicks-pathetic-letter-nfl-owner-pleading-return-released-friend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">been pining for<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Chargers head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/coach-jim-harbaugh-takes-stage-annual-march-life-fresh-off-national-championship-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim Harbaugh<\/a> revealed that he was looking for something of a reunion with Kaepernick.<\/p>\n<p>(Harbaugh coached Kaepernick in San Francisco in the mid-2010s, where the two almost won a Super Bowl together.)<\/p>\n<p>However, given that the Chargers have one of the top young quarterbacks in football in Justin Herbert, it makes sense that Harbaugh wouldn&rsquo;t want the distraction of a 36-year-old Kaepernick vying for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-dont-understand-the-outrage-nfl-tight-end-defends-tim-tebows-comeback\/\" title=\"\u2018I Don\u2019t Understand The Outrage\u2019: NFL Tight End Defends Tim Tebow\u2019s Comeback\">roster spot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>A coaching position would be a much cleaner fit for the former quarterback &mdash; and that&rsquo;s what was apparently offered.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/columnist\/bell\/2024\/08\/14\/colin-kaepernick-jim-harbaugh-chargers\/74786966007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> after a team practice, Harbaugh explained that he thinks Kaepernick would fit in nicely as a coach.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If that was ever the path he was to take, I think that would be tremendous,&rdquo; Harbaugh told the outlet. &ldquo;He&rsquo;d be a tremendous coach, if that&rsquo;s the path he chose.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, this offer has been on the table since January, when Harbaugh returned to the NFL after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kirstie-alley-star-of-star-trek-ii-and-cheers-dead-at-71\/\" title=\"Kirstie Alley, Star of \u201cStar Trek II\u201d and \u201cCheers,\u201d Dead at 71\">successful stint<\/a> at the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh just hasn&rsquo;t gotten a response yet.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yeah, we talked a little bit about it,&rdquo; Harbaugh said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s considering it. He was out of the country. He said he was going to get back to me.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We haven&rsquo;t reconnected since then. That was early, early in the year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-coach-speaks-old-ncaa-team-investigated-not-apologize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no stranger<\/a> to controversy, clearly isn&rsquo;t worried about whatever negative press may accompany hiring a quarterback perhaps known more for kneeling during the &ldquo;The Star-Spangled Banner&rdquo; than his lone run to the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>After all, it was under Harbaugh&rsquo;s supervision in San Francisco that Kaepernick first began protesting the anthem as a form of social activism.<\/p>\n<p>Many have already forgotten (and forgiven and moved on), but Kaepernick&rsquo;s stunts had a tangibly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/roger-goodell-shows-incredible-arrogance-defending-sagging-nfl-ratings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">negative effect<\/a> on television ratings for some time, exacerbated by others mimicking the protest.<\/p>\n<p>Could Kaepernick&rsquo;s highly-polarizing personality fit as an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-won-a-super-bowl-and-then-joined-the-101st-airborne-division-the-incredible-true-story-of-jake-bequette\/\" title=\"He Won A Super Bowl And Then Joined The 101st Airborne Division: The Incredible True Story Of Jake Bequette\">assistant coach<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>That question &mdash; and Harbaugh&rsquo;s offer &mdash; may go unanswered, however, if Kaepernick&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/colin-kaepernick-claims-working-nfl-return-run-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent remarks<\/a> are anything to go by.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And will we see you play [in the] NFL again?&rdquo; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/nfl\/video\/17123\/13195503\/colin-kaepernick-nfl-return-still-the-aim-i-can-help-a-team-win-a-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky Sports<\/a> interviewer asked him.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re still training, still pushing. So, hopefully, we, uh, just got to get one of these team owners to open up,&rdquo; Kaepernick, who has not played football since 2017, responded.<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick added: &ldquo;I mean, it&rsquo;s something I&rsquo;ve trained my whole life for, so being able to step back on that field, I think that would be a major moment, a major accomplishment for me. Also, I think it&rsquo;s something that I could bring a lot to a team and help them win a championship.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The former Niners quarterback could still &ldquo;bring a lot to a team and help them win a championship&rdquo; as a coach, and the offer is there.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s just not the offer he wants.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Controversial former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has received an official job offer from the NFL, but it\u2019s not the position he desires. Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh expressed interest in reuniting with Kaepernick, whom he coached during their time in San Francisco when they nearly won a Super Bowl together. However, with Justin Herbert being one of the top young quarterbacks in the league, it makes sense that Harbaugh wouldn\u2019t want to introduce a potential distraction by bringing in a 36-year-old Kaepernick competing for a spot on the roster.<\/p>\n<p>A coaching role would likely be a better fit for Kaepernick, and that\u2019s reportedly what has been offered to him. After a team practice, Harbaugh shared with USA Today that he believes Kaepernick would excel as a coach. \u201cIf that was ever the path he was to take, I think that would be tremendous,\u201d Harbaugh stated. \u201cHe\u2019d be an excellent coach if he chose that route.\u201d This offer has apparently been available since January when Harbaugh returned to the NFL after his successful tenure at the University of Michigan; however, he hasn\u2019t yet received a response from Kaepernick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, we talked about it briefly,\u201d said Harbaugh. \u201cHe\u2019s considering it but was out of the country and mentioned getting back to me. We haven\u2019t reconnected since then; this was early in the year.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Harbaugh is no stranger to controversy and seems unfazed by any negative publicity associated with hiring someone like Kaepernick\u2014who is perhaps more recognized for kneeling during &#8220;The Star-Spangled Banner&#8221; than for his Super Bowl appearance\u2014especially since it was under his guidance at San Francisco where Kaepernick first began his anthem protests as part of social activism.<\/p>\n<p>While many have moved past or forgiven those actions over time, there are still questions about whether Kaepernick&#8217;s polarizing presence could work well as an assistant coach. Those questions may remain unanswered if recent comments from Kaepernick are any indication of his intentions regarding playing again: When asked if he&#8217;d return to play in the NFL during an interview with Sky Sports, he replied: \u201cWe\u2019re still training and pushing&#8230; just got to get one of these team owners to open up.\u201d He emphasized how important stepping back onto the field would be for him personally and how much value he believes he could bring to help a team win championships.<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick might still contribute significantly as a coach and has received an offer\u2014but it&#8217;s not what he&#8217;s hoping for right now<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2324586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Colin-Kaepernick-Offered-NFL-Coaching-Slot.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38155,38054,7215,34619],"class_list":["post-2324585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-coaching-job","tag-colin-kaepernick","tag-nfl","tag-sports-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Colin-Kaepernick-Offered-NFL-Coaching-Slot.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324585","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2324585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2324585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2324586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2324585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2324585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2324585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}