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Colin Kaepernick's Nov. 16 workout for NFL scouts did not go as planned. Rather than show off his talents in the Atlanta Falcons' facility, the polarizing former San Francisco 49er and social activist relocated to a high school miles away.
In doing so, the 32-year-old claimed that the NFL made him sign a liability waiver and eliminated the factor of media participation, which, subsequently, made the workout less transparent. Many were not happy with how the league treated the most infamous training session of 2019.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the workout was a credible opportunity for Colin Kaepernick.
“It was about opportunity, a credible opportunity,” said Goodell, via Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. “He chose not to take it, and I understand that.”
The NFL also held the workout on a Saturday, which was suspect to many. Rarely do teams do tryouts the day before they play, instead they typically take plan on a Monday or Tuesday. Holding the workout in the middle of the season, during prime college football action, further raised suspicion that Kaepernick's training session wasn't normal.
Nonetheless, Kaepernick remains without a team. Though he showed his deep-ball was there on Nov. 16, it wasn't enough for a team to take the media firestorm coming their way if they sign him. It does not seem 2019 will be the year he returns to the league, as in Week 15, teams are preparing for the draft or playoffs, not bringing in 32-year-olds.
Kaepernick has an opportunity to potentially play for a team in 2020. Even then, it seems like a small chance that he will do so.
