With Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson going down with a torn ACL, it was another opportunity for an NFL team to sign the controversial and still-unemployed Colin Kaepernick. However, it was another opportunity missed as the Texans signed Matt McGloin instead.

There had been a report that Texans owner Bob McNair had signed off on giving Kap a workout, but according to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, that report was inaccurate.

As to a report (that has since been dubbed a joke . . . good one?) that owner Bob McNair has signed off on a Colin Kaepernick workout, a source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT that this isn’t accurate.

McNair already finds himself in hot water following his “inmates” comments during an owners-only meeting to discuss the recent player protest issue.

Not only would getting Kap to fill in for Watson potentially help McNair from a PR perspective, it would also make a lot of sense for his team in a purely football perspective given Kap’s mobility, as well as the fact that he’s a much more accomplished starting quarterback than McGloin.

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However, McNair’s apparent refusal to hand Kaepernick a workout is a pretty clear sign the Texans are not willing to break the apparent collusion among NFL owners and finally give Kap another job in the league.

With the National Football League hitting its midway point, while a number of quarterbacks have been lost for the year due to injury, it is objectively stunning that a gunslinger with Kap's resume remains unemployed.