Garoppolo injury won’t open door for Kaepernick

At long last, there appears to be a perfect opening that could bring Colin Kaepernick back into the National Football League: suiting up for his old team, the San Francisco 49ers.

Makes perfect sense, right? With the 49ers’ starting quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo, tearing the ACL in his left knee Sunday, one couldn’t help but recall the words of 49ers GM John Lynch. In 2017, after Kaepernick opted out of his 49ers contract, Lynch said the team hadn’t ruled out a reunion.

“We left that door open in a very real and positive way,” Lynch said at the time.

Would the 49ers fan base be open to Kaepernick’s return considering he led them to Super Bowl XLVII in 2013? Or, would they remember he lost 20 of his last 24 starts? So, here are three reasons why Lynch bringing back Kaepernick is a long shot:

When Lynch made the reunion comment, the team had no quarterbacks on the roster. When the 49ers drafted C.J. Beathard and signed Brian Hoyer, it was a signal the team was ready to move on. Likely for good.

Kaepernick had not filed his collusion lawsuit against the NFL, and it’s still unclear if he’s more committed to winning that case than resuming his career.

Kaepernick is a bad fit for

Kyle Shanahan’s offence because Kaepernick showed little development as a pocket passer and regressed after the 2013 Super Bowl, has completed less than 60 per cent of his passes, struggles to get past his first read and, despite a great arm, has suspect touch.