Colin Kaepernick continues to train “all day, every day” in preparation for a potential NFL comeback

Colin Kaepernick still hopes to return to the NFL.

The 37-year-old hasn’t played since 2016, but he still trains nonstop.

Nessa Diab, his longterm lover, told TMZ, “Every day, every day, nothing has changed. Whether or if the teams allow him to play is entirely up to them.

Kaepernick still maintains his position that he was blackballed for protesting racial injustice by kneeling during the playing of the national anthem. People “may have forgotten what I was capable of doing on the field,” he told Sports Illustrated in 2023, but they hoped for a shot based on skill, “not the political predisposition that you have.”

In a letter to then-Jets general manager Joe Douglas following Aaron Rodgers’ 2023 Achilles tear, Kaepernick positioned himself as a “risk-free contingency plan.” “In the worst situation, you see what I have to offer and you’re not that impressed,” he wrote in the letter. In the best situation, you discover that you actually possess a weapon. That responsibility would be a badge of honor for me. Regretfully, he never had the opportunity to work out with the team.

On The Tonight Show, Kaepernick denied that he and Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh had discussed a coaching position, stating, “I discovered out the same way everyone else did, on social media. No offer of coaching, please.

On January 1st, 2017, he threw for 215 yards and a touchdown in his final game. During his six-year NFL career, the former 49ers quarterback amassed 12,271 yards, 72 touchdowns, and a trip to the Super Bowl.