“I’ve never retired or stopped training. My training schedule has remained the same for 6 years,” wrote the veteran player on Tuesday
by the 49ers at the end of the 2016 season — throughout which he knelt during the national anthem in protest of racial inequality and police brutality. Kaepernick has been unable to find a team since, and in February of 2019, he with the NFL after accusing the league of collusion and blacklisting him because of his protest.
“I’m writing, of course, in response to the unfortunate loss of Aaron Rodgers,” Kaepernick began in the letter addressed to Jets General Manager Joe Douglas. “I know the aspirations this season were, and still are, to win a championship, and so that Hall of Fame sized hole will need to be filled as best aas possible to keep the team on a Super Bowl track. As of right now, Zach Wilson is charged with that task, and I wish him and the rest of the team the best moving forward.
He continued, “As much as I would love the opportunity to fill that spot, I’m writing you in hopes that you can imagine a much different approach involving me; I would be honored and extremely grateful for the opportunity to come in and lead the practice squad.”
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