You remember Colin Kaepernick?
He was a mega-talented NFL quarterback who led the San Francisco 49ers to one possession from winning the Super Bowl at the beginning of his prime.
Then he became a lightning rod as the poster child for kneeling during the playing of the national anthem.
That’s the lasting memory most folks have of Kaepernick as few can actually remember his playing days.
But Kaepernick is still holding out hope after all these years that some organization will give him a chance to play again.
“We’re still training, still pushing,” Kaepernick told Sky Sports News. “So hopefully. We’ve just got to get one of these team owners to open up.
“It’s something I’ve trained my whole life for, so to be able to step back on the field, I think that would be a major moment, a major accomplishment for me. I think I could bring a lot to a team and help them win a championship.”
It’s a valiant wish, but it’s unlikely any team will take a chance on the media circus that would come along with signing Kaepernick.
In addition to his kneeling, he brings a lot of other baggage, including once wore socks depicting cops as pigs, praised Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, comparing police to slave catchers, claiming cops get paid leave for murdering people, and comparing the NFL Combine to a slave auction.
Those would be things sure to be brought up by any team even considering bringing in for a tryout.
Kaepernick was recently spotted at the Paris Olympics running the 10km in the Marathon for All in partnership with Nike, along with Olympic champions Caster Semenya and Mo Farah. The event allowed amateurs to tackle the Olympic marathon course the night between the men’s and women’s races.