NFL says 11 teams have signed up for Kaepernick’s audition

NEW YORK » The NFL said Thursday that 11 teams have committed to attending Colin Kaepernick’s workout in Atlanta this weekend and that more teams are expected to attend the former NFL quarterback’s audition.

The league also announced that two former NFL head coaches will be in attendance: Hue Jackson, who will lead the drills, and Joe Philbin.

The NFL said it will send video of the workout and interview to all 32 of its teams, including head coaches and general managers.

The teams that have RSVP’d so far are: the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Washington Redskins.

Kaepernick hasn’t played since 2016 with the San Francisco 49ers. He helped start a wave of protests about social and racial injustice that season by kneeling during the national anthem at games.

Source: Former Browns WR Callaway facing 10-game ban

CLEVELAND » The Browns gave up on Antonio Callaway. The NFL is going to come down hard on him again.

A person familiar with the situation said Callaway, who was released Thursday by Cleveland hours before the team played the Steelers, is facing a possible 10-game league suspension for another drug violation.

Callaway, who served a four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse program earlier this season, failed another drug test, said the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

Callaway’s release by the Browns came after he was benched by first-year coach Freddie Kitchens Sunday because he didn’t get to FirstEnergy Stadium on time. Earlier this week, Kitchens said he didn’t know if Callaway got the message with the discipline.

It was the last straw for Browns general manager John Dorsey, who took a chance by drafting Callaway in the fourth round last year despite a litany of off-field problems while he was at Florida.