Kaepernick ready to play for any ‘team’ after tryout

NEW YORK, Nov 17, (RTRS): A spirited Colin Kaepernick said he was ready to play anywhere in the National Football League after a long awaited tryout at an Atlanta area high school on Saturday.

“I’ve been ready for three years. I’ve been denied for three years,” said the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who made headlines by kneeling at games during the US anthem to protest against racial injustice.

He has said teams would not sign him because they wanted to distance themselves from the protests, which US President Donald Trump criticized as unpatriotic and disrespectful.

“So we are waiting for the 32 owners, 32 teams and (league commissioner) Roger Goodell to stop running,” the 32-year-old said. “Stop running from the truth, stop running from the people.

“We are ready to play. We are ready to go anywhere.”

The NFL had arranged the tryout at the Atlanta Falcons training facility, but at the last minute the quarterback’s representatives moved the workout to a high school stadium.

Kaepernick said it was done so media could be present.

Live stream video showed Kaepernick making a variety of throws to a group of receivers to applause from on-lookers.

His arm talent remains “elite” and is the same as when he came out of college, ESPN reported an NFL executive commenting after the workout, adding Kaepernick threw the ball well. Online viewers also said he has a future in the NFL. “He still has lower third to mid tier starter ability,” said one viewer on Twitter. “If media circle didn’t follow, someone would have him as a backup at minimum already.”

Another said, “So far, Kaepernick looks like Kaepernick. Outstanding velocity, everything on a rope, can make any throw. Questions teams will have about different arcs and speeds, performance when hurried, and progression-reading – the questions I’d have – can’t really be answered here.”

Kaepernick’s representatives made the move to the high school after accusing the league of not acting in a forthright manner in organizing the workout.

“From the outset, Mr Kaepernick requested a legitimate process and from the outset the NFL league office has not provided one,” they said in a statement.

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