Kaepernick set to hold workout
The NFL has arranged for quarterback Colin Kaepernick, a free agent, to work out for teams at the Falcons facility in Flowery Branch, Ga., on Saturday.
A memo about the workout went out to all 32 teams Tuesday.
Kaepernick, who guided the 49ers to the Super Bowl in the 2012 season, started a league-wide movement to kneel during the national anthem to protest social and racial injustices and police brutality and hasn’t played since opting out of his contract March 3, 2017.
All 32 teams were invited to the private workout which will include an interview, measurements and other QB drills. It will be recorded and provided to all league teams.
Kaepernick filed a grievance through the NFLPA against NFL on Oct. 16, 2017. The grievance between Kaepernick and Panthers safety Eric Reid was settled in February. Terms weren’t released.
NFC West race tightens: Coach Kyle Shanahan easily could have played for a tie at the end of overtime and protected the 49ers’ safe lead in their division.
Instead, his decision to put the ball in Jimmy Garoppolo’s hands backfired, giving the Seahawks plenty of time to rally for a game-winning field goal that tightened the NFC West race significantly.
With a chance to drive to the winning score or burn precious time off the clock, Garoppolo threw three straight incomplete passes late in OT, setting the stage for Russell Wilson to put the Seahawks in position for Jason Myers’ 42-yard kick that handed the 49ers a 27-24 home loss for their first defeat of the season Monday night.
“It’s a little gut check taking this L tonight,” defensive tackle DeForest Buckner said. “But we’re going to bounce back.”
The 49ers (8-1) had their chance to win in OT after Dre Greenlaw intercepted a pass from Wilson at the 4 on the opening drive of the extra session and returned it to the Seahawks 49.
The 49ers then drove down to the 29 before fill-in kicker Chase McLaughlin, signed last week when Robbie Gould injured his quadriceps in practice, missed badly to the left.
Extra points: ESPN reported that RB Saquon Barkley underwent X-rays after suffering a shoulder injury during the Giants’ loss to the Jets, but that the injury doesn’t appear serious. The Giants are off this week . ... ESPN reported that WR Tyler Lockett suffered a serious bruise to his shin during the Seahawks’ win over the 49ers and was hospitalized, but it’s possible he won’t miss any games. The Seahawks are off this week . ... The Buccaneers waived CB Vernon Hargreaves. The No. 11 overall pick in the 2016 draft started 33 of 35 games he appeared in over four seasons . ... The Bengals cut LB Preston Brown. The sixth-year player signed a three-year, $16.5 million deal with $4.8 million guaranteed in March but was replaced in the starting lineup for Sunday’s loss to the Ravens.