Alex Smith of the Washington Redskins thinks it is a shame that former NFL teammate Colin Kaepernick is still without a job.
During an appearance on ESPN Radio, the Redskins' quarterback said it was “absurd” that Kaepernick remains unsigned (via Zachary Neel of USA TODAY):
“It was hard to kind of see that trajectory because he was playing so good, and doing things nobody had done,” Smith said on ESPN Radio. “I think he still holds the single-game rushing record for a quarterback. It was crazy.
“So with that said, it was so absurd — I think equally — that it was only a few years later when you’re like, ‘This guy doesn’t have a job.’ That was hard to imagine. It still is, a guy with his ability and his trajectory that all of a sudden wasn’t playing.”
Redskins fans and other NFL observers know that Kaepernick has not played since the 2016 season, when he became engulfed in controversy for his decision to kneel during the national anthem in protest of police violence and racial prejudice.
Kaepernick also got his break during the 2012 season, when Smith went down with a concussion during the 10th game of the year.
Before his stints with the Redskins and Chiefs, Smith had led the San Francisco 49ers to the NFC Championship Game in the 2011 season, and started the year 6-2-1 before suffering the injury. Kaepernick stepped in and became one of the best stories in the league, leading the Niners to the Super Bowl and establishing a stranglehold on the quarterback spot.
Both Smith and Kaepernick are hoping for another chance to prove themselves — Smith with the Redskins, Kap somewhere else in the league.
While Kaepernick remains a lightning rod for controversy, Smith is attempting to come back from a horrific leg injury he suffered in November of 2018 as a member of the Washington Redskins.
Regardless of whether he is able to rebound from his injury, Smith hopes Kaepernick gets another shot.
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