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Colin Kaepernick

1987-present

Colin Kaepernick News: Offers to Join the New York Jets Practice Squad

Colin Kaepernick hasn’t played for an NFL football team since 2016, but the 35-year-old quarterback is hoping to change that according to a letter he wrote to the New York Jets that’s dated September 21. He offered to join the team’s practice squad following the season-ending injury to Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers earlier in the month. “I would be honored and extremely grateful for the opportunity to come in and lead the practice squad,” Kaepernick wrote. “I would do this with the sole mission of getting your defense ready each week.” Rapper J. Cole shared the letter, with Kaepernick’s approval, on Instagram on September 26. The Jets announced they signed quarterback Trevor Siemian to the practice squad that same day.

Who Is Colin Kaepernick?

Football player Colin Kaepernick attracted national attention as a civil rights activist for kneeling during the national anthem at NFL games in protest of racial inequality and police brutality in the United States. While playing f

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Kaepernick with the San Francisco 49ers in 2012

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Position:Quarterback
Personal information
Born:(1987-11-03) November 3, 1987 (age 37)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:Pitman (Turlock, California)
College:Nevada (2006–2010)
NFL Draft:2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× WAC Offensive Player of the Year (2008, 2010)
NFL records
  • Rushing yards by a quarterback in a game: 181
  • Rushing yards by a quarterback in a postseason: 264
Career NFL statistics
Passing attempts:1,692
Passing completions:1,011
Completion percentage:59.8%
TD–INT:72–30
Passing yards:12,271
Passer rating:88.9
Rushing yards:2,300
Rushing touchdowns:13
Player stats at PFR

Colin Rand Kaepernick (kap-ƏR-nik; born November 3, 1987) is an American civil rights activist and former professional footballquarterback. He played six seasons for

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick showed athletic talent early on, playing basketball, baseball and American football as a child and teenager. He originally aspired to a career in baseball, but decided to play football in his early twenties. A good decision, as he already sets records during his time as quarterback for the "Wolf Pack" of the University of Nevada. He began his professional career in 2011 with the San Francisco 49ers, with whom he played in the Super Bowl in 2012 and the NFC Championship Game in 2013.

In addition to his athletic achievements, however, Kaepernick is best known for his commitment against racism and for the Black Lives Matter movement. At practice games in 2016, he initially remained seated during the national anthem, and on Sept. 1, 2016, he knelt during the anthem to protest systemic oppression and police violence in the United States. This action inspired many other athletes, but also had consequences: Kaepernick was dismissed from the team and could not return to the NFL until today. But Colin Kaepernick doesn't let it get him down: Even off the

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