A week after Colin Kaepernick's workout in Riverdale, Ga., there has to be an NFL team to reach out to work with him, visit him or sign him, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Kaepernick, 32, remains jobless, as he has since the end of his 2016 campaign with the San Francisco 49ers. He pioneered the kneeling movement in an effort to bring awareness to police brutality and social injustice. Though he has made an effort to get himself back into the NFL, interest in him does not seem to be coming into fruition.
The NFL originally planned Kaepernick's workout to take place in the Atlanta Falcons' facility to showcase his talent to 25 teams. However, his team, at the last minute, switched venues due to disagreements of media availability and liability waivers.
After completing his 40-minute workout on Saturday, Kaepernick asked the scouts in attendance to tell their owners to stop being afraid and sign him.
“I've been ready for three years,” Kaepernick said. “I've been denied for three years. We all know why I came out here. [I] showed it today in front of everybody. We have nothing to hide. So we're waiting for the 32 owners, 32 teams, Roger Goodell, all of them stop running. Stop running from the truth. Stop running from the people.”
While Kaepernick did not host 25 teams as the NFL said he would at the Falcons facility, others were in attendance, including his former 49ers. Whether or not that turns into interest within the NFL is pure speculation.
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