Colin Kaepernick Willing To Be Backup Quarterback Just To Get Signed!

It appears that former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is ready to get back on the field and play in the NFL, but he is now willing to do anything it takes…

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CelebnSports247.com reports that Colin Kaepernick just wants to play football in the NFL and if it means signing on as a backup quarterback, saying “I just need that opportunity to walk through the door.”

He is hungry and wants to play again!

Kaepernick, 34, sat down for a rare interview with former NFL stars Chad Johnson, Adam “Pacman” Jones, Brandon Marshall for an episode of “I AM ATHLETE” — after a recent workout near the House of Athlete facility in Weston, FL — where Colin discussed his desire to return to the NFL.

Marshall asked Kaepernick if he’d be willing to take a role similar to Carmelo Anthony in the NBA … where the Future Hall of Famer signed for the veteran’s minimum (about $2.6 million) to play a minimized role with the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kaepernick told the guys:

I know I have to find my way back in. So, if I have to come in as a backup, that’s fine. But that’s not where I’m staying. And when I prove that I’m a starter, I want to be able to step on the field as such. I just need that opportunity to walk through the door.

At one point during the interview, Marshall played a GM and had Kaepernick address him.

What about our fan base? What do we say to our fan base?

Kaepernick said:

You have End Racism in the back of your end zone. You have Black Lives Matter on your helmet. Everything I’ve said should be in alignment with what you’re saying publicly. It’s a $16 billion business. When I first took a knee, my jersey went to No. 1. When I did the deal with Nike, their value increased by six billion dollars. Six billion. With a B. . . . So if you’re talking about the business side, it shows [it’s] beneficial. If you’re talking about the playing side, come in [and] let me compete. You can evaluate me from there. The NFL’s supposed to be a meritocracy. Come in, let me compete. If I’m not good enough, get rid of me. But let me come in and show you.

Colin Kaepernick said on the @IAMATHLETEpod that he still wants to get back in the NFL and is willing to take a backup job to get in.

How do you convince an owner or GM to bring you in and how do you get a fanbase to buy in? Here is Kaepernick’s answer: pic.twitter.com/ReyVvR7yOb

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) April 18, 2022