{"id":2425870,"date":"2025-04-21T16:22:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T20:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/let-it-go-man-colin-kaepernick-still-pushing-every-day-to-make-triumphant-nfl-return\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T16:25:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T20:25:02","slug":"let-it-go-man-colin-kaepernick-still-pushing-every-day-to-make-triumphant-nfl-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/let-it-go-man-colin-kaepernick-still-pushing-every-day-to-make-triumphant-nfl-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Let It Go, Man: Colin Kaepernick Still Pushing &#8216;Every Day&#8217; to Make Triumphant NFL Return"},"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\">30<\/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%2Flet-it-go-man-colin-kaepernick-still-pushing-every-day-to-make-triumphant-nfl-return%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=2425870&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>The article discusses former NFL quarterback Colin kaepernick&#8217;s ongoing ambition to return to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfl-closes-season-with-inspire-change-ad-football-is-over-but-systemic-racism-goes-on\/\" title=\"... Closes Season With \u2018Inspire Change\u2019 Ad: Football Is Over But \u2018Systemic Racism\u2019 Goes On\">professional football<\/a>. His girlfriend,Nessa Diab,confirmed in a conversation with TMZ that he is actively training and still desires to play in the NFL. Despite this, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-thanks-to-unity\/\" title=\"No thanks to unity\">author expresses skepticism<\/a> regarding Kaepernick&#8217;s potential for a successful comeback. <\/p>\n<p>The piece highlights that Kaepernick last played in the NFL during the 2016 season, where his performance raised questions about his current skill level, especially after an eight-year hiatus from competitive play. Critics argue that his age and lack of recent experience make it unlikely for any NFL team to take a chance on him, irrespective of his protest legacy. the article concludes that while Diab remains supportive of Kaepernick&#8217;s aspirations, the reality of the NFL\u2019s competitive nature and Kaepernick&#8217;s past performance suggest a challenging path ahead for his comeback hopes.  <\/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> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>There once was a Japanese imperial officer who continued to fight World War II for nearly three decades after Japan had already surrendered.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Former NFL quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/colin-kaepernick-throws-white-adoptive-parents-bus-accuses-perpetuating-racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colin Kaepernick<\/a> hasn&rsquo;t quite reached that duration of futility, but it&rsquo;s clear he&rsquo;s planning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-commissioner-pushes-team-sign-colin-kaepernick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to make a run<\/a> for that record.<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick&rsquo;s girlfriend, radio host Nessa Diab, all but confirmed his Sisyphean intentions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/20\/colin-kaepernick-nfl-comeback-nessa-diab\/#continued\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with<\/a> TMZ Sports.<\/p>\n<p>When approached on the New York City street by the outlet, she was asked if Kaepernick is &ldquo;still training&rdquo; for an NFL comeback.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/.tmz.com\/watch\/nessa-diab-colin-kaepernick-nfl-return-04-17-2025\/\" width=\"560\" height=\"395\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All day, every day,&rdquo; Diab enthusiastically responded. &ldquo;Nothing has changed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Is he still wanting to play [in the NFL]?&rdquo; TMZ asked in follow-up.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Of course he is,&rdquo; Diab responded. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s all up to the teams [and] if they&rsquo;ll let him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Well, far be it from this humble writer to disagree with the mother of Kaepernick&rsquo;s child, but no, it&rsquo;s really not up to the NFL teams.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL is a meritocracy, first and foremost &mdash; and perhaps to a fault, if you look at the number of active and retired NFL players with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shocking-audio-tyreek-hill-apparently-discussing-sons-injury-leaks-need-terrified\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all manner<\/a> of disturbing allegations.<\/p>\n<p>And no, you can&rsquo;t scapegoat MAGA for this one, given that President Donald Trump has literally said that he thinks Kaepernick should play in the NFL if he &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-teaches-liberals-lesson-kaepernick-says-play-deserves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deserves it.<\/a>&ldquo;<\/p>\n<p>No, Team Kaep, it&rsquo;s exactly what Trump hinted at: It&rsquo;s really up to the 37-year-old quarterback (who would turn 38 early into this coming NFL season) and whether or not he&rsquo;s an NFL-caliber quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>And from every indication, both past and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/former-nfl-star-kaepernicks-comeback-workout-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent<\/a>, he&rsquo;s not.<\/p>\n<p>The last time we saw Kaepernick as an actual NFL player, the then-29-year-old San Francisco 49ers quarterback was benched for journeyman Blaine Gabbert on a dismal 2-14 team in the 2016 season.<\/p>\n<p>That last year of actual NFL playing time saw Kaepernick post high-end backup quarterback numbers, where his 16 touchdown-4 interception counting stats were offset by his poor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KaepCo00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">59.2<\/a> percent passing (most modern NFL quarterbacks are expected at minimum to hit 60 percent of their passes, with most good quarterbacks throwing in the mid-60&rsquo;s and best quarterbacks flirting with close to 70 percent).<\/p>\n<p>If that was the last relevant representation of what Kaepernick brings to an NFL product &mdash; again, eight years ago &mdash; what in the world should anyone, let alone an NFL franchise desperate enough at quarterback to give Kaepernick a glance, expect after nearly a decade of atrophy?<\/p>\n<p>Training &ldquo;all day, every day&rdquo; doesn&rsquo;t slow the progress of time, and at this point in 2025, what would be the point of an NFL team signing a bad backup quarterback? There are <em>tons&nbsp;<\/em>of those sorts of players out there, and plenty among them that don&rsquo;t have the baggage, notoriety, or the likely media circus Kaepernick comes with (see: the above TMZ video again).<\/p>\n<p>And to be clear, that also means that, yes, this writer truly believes that if Kaepernick were Tom Brady 2.0, he would be back in the NFL by now, regardless of those <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">contemptible anthem protest trends<\/a> he started by kneeling for &ldquo;The Star-Spangled Banner.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Kaepernick obviously is not Brady, and there&rsquo;s simply no earthly way that he&rsquo;s gotten better in his now eight-year hiatus (he last played Jan. 1, 2017) from playing professional football.<\/p>\n<p>Let it go, man. The &ldquo;comeback&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/just-sad-point-5-years-last-nfl-game-kaepernick-puts-desperate-plea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was sad<\/a> three years ago, and has only gotten <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/colin-kaepernicks-pathetic-letter-nfl-owner-pleading-return-released-friend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sadder since<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Having your girlfriend write checks for you that your body, age, and skills clearly can&rsquo;t cash is not doing your already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mere-weeks-wanting-nfl-give-another-chance-kaepernick-compares-player-evaluation-slave-auctions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beleaguered image<\/a> any good.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/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\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<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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Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick hasn&#8217;t reached that level of persistence, but he seems determined to try. His girlfriend, radio host Nessa Diab, hinted at his intentions during a TMZ Sports interview when asked if he is still training for an NFL comeback. She enthusiastically affirmed that he trains &#8220;all day, every day&#8221; and confirmed his desire to play again, stating it depends on the teams&#8217; decisions. However, it&#8217;s not solely up to the NFL teams; ultimately, it hinges on whether Kaepernick can perform at an NFL level. Given his last performance in 2016 and the time away from the game since then, doubts about his current abilities are valid. Training continuously doesn&#8217;t stop time or improve skills lost over years of inactivity. The idea of signing him as a backup seems less appealing when there are many other players available without the added media attention and controversy surrounding him. If Kaepernick were as talented as Tom Brady, he&#8217;d likely have returned by now despite past protests against racial injustice; however, he&#8217;s not Brady and hasn&#8217;t played since January 2017\u2014it&#8217;s time to move on from this pursuit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2425871,"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\/2025\/04\/Colin-Kaepernick-Nessa-Diab.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[38054,3754,7215,33366,3847],"class_list":["post-2425870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-colin-kaepernick","tag-comeback","tag-nfl","tag-perseverance","tag-sports"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Colin-Kaepernick-Nessa-Diab.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425870","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=2425870"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2425874,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2425870\/revisions\/2425874"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2425870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2425870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2425870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}