{"id":5656,"date":"2019-11-19T04:27:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T10:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/?p=5656"},"modified":"2019-11-18T08:52:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T14:52:35","slug":"colin-kaepernick-holds-his-own-workout-refusing-nfl-private-tryout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/politics\/colin-kaepernick-holds-his-own-workout-refusing-nfl-private-tryout-20191119","title":{"rendered":"Colin Kaepernick Holds his Own Workout- Refusing NFL Private Tryout"},"content":{"rendered":"

Free-agent quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, who claimed that the NFL and its teams had been working together to keep him from playing ever since he had refused to stand during the National Anthem, was invited to a private workout, organized by the NFL on Saturday. The workout would have allowed Kaepernick to do an on-field workout and interview- which would have given him a good chance of landing a job in the league given the number of starting quarterbacks that have been injured so far this season. Unfortunately for the NFL, who practically bent over backward to make\u00a0Kaepernick happy,\u00a0 Kaepernick didn’t even show up to the workout.<\/p>\n

Private Workout<\/h2>\n

After being absent from the NFL since 2016, Kaepernick was offered a private workout by the NFL. [1]<\/sup><\/a> Ever since Kaepernick refused to stand for the National Anthem, he’s become an athlete turned activist, ending his contract with the 49ers’ at the end of that season in 2016. In 2017 he became a free agent and, when no one offered him a contract, he filed a grievance against the NFL accusing them of colluding with its teams to keep him from playing.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m just getting word from my representatives that the NFL league office reached out to them about a workout in Atlanta on Saturday. I\u2019ve been in shape and ready for this for 3 years, can\u2019t wait to see the head coaches and GMs on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) November 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n