So as to what the NFL would have gotten out of the workout? An effective way to win any future suits Kaepernick could bring. Remember that he has never sued the NFL, the NFLPA did and settled in arbitration.

Star athletes often dictate some of the terms. They are not akin to Sphere’s application to PA school. Often, the stars have their own fan base, which they may bring to a new team. And, they may have unique talents that some team really needs. Kaep could successfully dictate at least some terms, if he were better or more popular. But, he is not LeBron and likely is overplaying his hand.

I do not agree that Kaep is being blackballed. I simply think he's a distraction teams don't want to deal with. I would agree his charitable work is admirable.

Exactly this! Kap is no longer at the level, in the league's or teams' eyes anyway, that he can get away with setting his terms.

Which is why his behavior is puzzling to me. Which is why I said earlier, his words and actions do not align.

I suspect his team of advisers may be nothing more than a group of yes-men, constantly telling him he's in the right and they're in the wrong.

I don't get the sense he's being advised to swallow his pride a little, follow the set forth rules and just showcase his skill. At this point everyone knows what his back story is, and what his stances are. What no one truly knows is what his skill level is. He can say he can throw a football over them mountains all he wants, doesn't make it true.

And for all those who argue the set forth rules for Kap may not have been the same as everyone, I can only counter that Kap's behavior with regard to the league hasn't been the same as everyone else either. I would not expect equal treatment at this point.

I'd really like to know what was in that collusion agreement though, I kinda believe this whole workout/interview fiasco was bred from that agreement. Or my tinfoil hat is too tight.

Eric,

"the league's and teams' "eyes" are probably a poor measuring device to determine his true worth."

You cannot really believe that. It's the teams, and perhaps to a lesser extent the league, who determine Kap's worth as a player. The baggage that Kap brings, plays into that calculus, the teams use in determining his worth as a player.

As to the collusion agreement between the league and NFLPA, we don't know any such collusion was admitted, do we? Honest question here, I don't recall even a summary of the agreement, only that the agreement is private, sealed, or whatever the appropriate legal term is. And that a settlement was reached, which I agree stinks of an admission on the league's part.

Why is this workout happening now?

Sources familiar with the league's thinking say there are two reasons: First, a little over a month ago, Kaepernick's representatives put out a lengthy statement to address what they described as "false narratives" surrounding Kaepernick's situation and to assert that he still wanted to play.

Second, several teams have been in contact with the league office to ask about Kaepernick's status, and the league has grown tired of telling teams they're free to find out for themselves. Potentially interested teams haven't wanted to bring in Kaepernick for visits or workouts the way they routinely do on Tuesdays during the season, so the league is organizing Saturday's workout so that interested teams can check him out en masse.

Is this a part of his settlement with the league on the collusion grievance?

Multiple sources say no, that the league is not required to hold this workout as part of any settlement.

How long has the NFL been planning this?

Unclear. One source Wednesday said the league had been in conversation with Kaepernick and his representatives about a workout like this over the past few months. But another source said there had been no contact between the league and Kaepernick's reps in more than a year.

Did Kaepernick know this was coming?

No, he did not. The NFL reached out to Kaepernick's agent, Nalley, around 10 a.m. ET Tuesday and told Nalley the league would be circulating a memo to all 32 teams at 4 p.m. ET announcing the plans for the workout. That was the first Kaepernick heard of this, and he and Nalley responded with a few requests, most of which were denied.

They asked if it could be held on a Tuesday, when most in-season player workouts are conducted. They asked if the workout could be pushed back later than this week to allow Kaepernick more time to prepare. The league said no to both of those requests and told Kaepernick it would provide him with a list of the team personnel who were planning to attend the workout. (ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Wednesday evening that the NFL has reversed its decision to provide the list.)

Kaepernick tweeted Tuesday that he looked forward to seeing head coaches and general managers at the workout -- an indication of his own skepticism about how seriously teams would take the whole thing.

So why is it on a Saturday, then?

The NFL wanted to have the workout at an NFL team facility, and it didn't think a team would want to open its facility to the other 31 teams on a Tuesday or any other day when it would be going through its normal game preparation. The league determined that it could use the Falcons' facility on Saturday afternoon, after the Falcons had left for their Sunday game in Carolina.

What are the chances he signs and plays this season?

Pretty remote, and this is an important thing for people to understand. The idea that a team would sign Kaepernick now and expect him to start games this season is incredibly far-fetched.


First of all, as we've mentioned, he hasn't played in three years. Second, you just don't see teams pick up quarterbacks during the season for the purpose of starting games for them right away. Yes, Jimmy Garoppolo started the final five games of the 2017 season for the 49ers after they picked him up in a late-October trade, but that was neither the Niners' plan nor their reason for acquiring him. The Niners got Garoppolo to start for them in 2018 and beyond. The main reason he started so soon was because C.J. Beathard got hurt and the Niners were well out of the playoff race.

You don't generally see a team pick up a quarterback from outside the organization, teach him the offensive system in a week or two and ask him to step in and save the season. Translation: If you're a fan of the Bears imagining Kaepernick replacing Mitchell Trubisky by Thanksgiving and leading you to the playoffs, you're in a fantasy world.

Any team looking at Kaepernick this weekend would be doing so with the thought of adding him to its overall quarterback picture for next season and beyond. It's possible a team could sign him and get him into its building to prepare him for a 2020 role. It's also possible no team signs him until the offseason. And, as the past three years have shown us, it's obviously possible no one signs him at all.

What would it cost to sign him?

It couldn't possibly be much at this point. During that 2017 offseason, sources said Kaepernick was looking for a low-end starter or high-end backup salary, which would have been justified given where he was in his career at that point.

Of course, that information turned out to be irrelevant, since no team ever actually found out what he was looking for because they didn't ask. At this point, it's hard to imagine he could ask for much more than a veterans minimum deal with a bunch of incentives tied to playing time and performance. Teams that go to the workout might have a chance to ask Kaepernick in person, since part of the plan is for him to submit to an interview, a video of which will then be circulated to all 32 teams.

ericMPro wrote:

Let’s wait and see what Jay-Z says...

He was “disappointed with Colin’s actions and believes he turned a legitimate workout into a publicity stunt.”

You alls haven't looked over the waiver yet? https://nbcprofootballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2019/11/nov-16-workout-release-and-waiver.pdf


According to Florio, who is a lawyer too:

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So as to what the NFL would have gotten out of the workout? An effective way to win any future suits Kaepernick could bring. Remember that he has never sued the NFL, the NFLPA did and settled in arbitration.

So did anybody sign him? I haven't been paying much attention.

When it comes to Colin Kaepernick, attorney Mark Geragos has a history of making predictions that don’t come to fruition. Geragos, on Tuesday, made his latest prediction regarding Kaepernick’s football future.
Appearing on The Adam Carolla Podcast, Geragos said that two teams are interested in Kaepernick, and that he thinks something could happen in the next 10 days.

In a move that should surprise no one. Nike announced today that Kaepernick's signature shoe will be released in December.

Did any player besides Kap lose his job

Two mysteries:

1). Why isn’t he playing in the NFL;

AND (more puzzling)

2) Why is Nike promoting this dude?

Former NFL player Colin Kaepernick on Saturday accused the United States of targeting minorities "at home and abroad," just days after the administration ordered a drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

https://www.foxnews.com/...s-black-brown-people

Former NFL player Colin Kaepernick on Saturday accused the United States of targeting minorities "at home and abroad," just days after the administration ordered a drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

https://www.foxnews.com/...s-black-brown-people