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Kaepernick’s Team Seizes Opportunity with Rodgers’ Injury: NFL Comeback for Anthem Protester?

Is Colin Kaepernick a top 32 quarterback in today’s NFL?

Despite not having played an NFL snap since Jan. 1, 2017, the former ⁢San‍ Francisco 49er‍ and‍ his supporters have clung tight to⁤ the idea that he should be ​a quarterback in the league — and preferably‌ a starter.

The funny thing is, when the league has ​its full assortment of starting quarterbacks, you don’t hear the⁤ outcries about Kaepernick nearly as much — suggesting⁣ that the man who brought us national ‌anthem protests is not, in fact, a top 32 quarterback in 2023.

However, the NFL decidedly‍ does not have its full assortment of starting quarterbacks with ⁣the catastrophic Achilles rupture that New York‌ Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered on “Monday Night⁣ Football” against the Buffalo Bills.

The 39-year-old Rodgers will miss the ​rest of this ⁢season — and possibly beyond, given the severity of his injury and his relatively ⁤advanced sports ‍age.

But⁢ while Jets fans‍ were wallowing in misery in the immediate aftermath of the Rodgers injury (the team would go ⁣on‍ to win the⁢ game in thrilling — and controversial — fashion​ in overtime), some NFL punditry ‍saw the perfect chance to push the idea of Kaepernick suiting up in the NFL after over six ‌years.

One ‍of the most vocal proponents of the ⁢35-year-old ​political activist’s return ⁤to the football field came from former ESPN host Jemele Hill ⁤in a poorly veiled social media post.

When called out on X ​that when ‍NFL ​fans last saw Kaepernick, he was struggling ⁤to ⁢keep a starting position‌ against 49ers journeyman backup Blaine Gabbert, Hill ‌went on the ‍defensive:

Well, it appears that ⁢Hill’s prognosticating ​might‍ be a ⁢precursor to the⁤ real thing.

NFL reporter Jordan ‌Schultz reported‌ Tuesday that Kaepernick was ready to be a‌ Jet.

It ⁤remains to be seen if the Jets​ have reciprocated any ‍of that ⁣same interest, as the team has not announced how it plans to replace Rodgers on the​ depth chart.

The ⁣current backup and nominal starter, Zach Wilson,‌ is largely ​derided as a massive bust, so the team could⁤ certainly shop for an improvement.

But it’s not clear that Kaepernick would be a demonstrable improvement over other unemployed⁣ quarterbacks who have played — at‌ a high level — more recently than him.

Do you think Kaepernick could‍ suit up for an NFL team in 2023?

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Carson Wentz, Nick Foles and Matt Ryan ⁤are among‌ the⁢ names available on the free-agent market.

NorthJersey.com also ‌noted that Joe Flacco is an “obvious answer” since he spent the last three seasons​ with the Jets, including four‍ starts⁢ last year.

There is also the chance that‌ former New ⁤England Patriot and ⁤Tampa Bay Buccaneer⁤ Tom Brady could spontaneously decide ⁢to unretire again.

Dianna Russini of The Athletic reported Tuesday afternoon that the team has “started to reach ​out to ‍veteran ⁢free-agent quarterbacks.”

If the Jets do add‍ another quarterback, the team will have precious little ⁤time to integrate him,⁤ as ‌the team travels to Dallas to face the ⁤high-powered‌ Cowboys ⁢on ⁢Sunday.

The post Team⁣ Kaepernick Capitalizes on Rodgers Injury: Is the Anthem Protester ‍Returning to the NFL? ⁤appeared first on The ‍Western Journal.



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