The Las Vegas Raiders make waves across the NFL on Wednesday when it was announced the team was working out Colin Kaepernick.
Kaepernick, 34, has not played in the NFL since 2016 after he began kneeling during the national anthem as part of a social justice protest against police killings of minorities in the country.
He has become a polarizing figure since then and even had a collusion lawsuit against the league after no team would sign him following the season he protested in.
Kaepernick recently expressed he still had the desire to play in the “I am Athlete” podcast and was open to taking on a backup role.
The news that he was finally getting a workout sparked a reaction of many fans and media figure on social media:
Chiefs fan here, but love this from the Raiders. Kaepernick has shown that he is easily one of the top 40 or so quarterbacks out there and deserves a job. https://t.co/yL0OJdpsvl
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) May 25, 2022
Of course, with someone as polarizing as Kaepernick, there were no so positive reactions and many speculating if this was some sort of publicity stunt, especially in light of news former Raiders head coach Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the NFL will move to court also surfacing on Wednesday.
I hope the Kaepernick interest is legitimate. Mullens as the backup doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.
— Nick Hjeltness (@NickHjeltness) May 25, 2022
But timing feels convenient for needing good PR.
1) Unflattering NYT article about Mark Davis and the Raiders organization as a whole
2) Gruden hearing is today
We’ll see.
It's not lost on me, that the Las Vegas Raiders announced they're working out Colin Kaepernick on the same day that a lawsuit against them and the NFL, filed by John Gruden, is being allowed to move forward.
— Vegan VO (@VOvegan) May 25, 2022
Of all teams that need to get their publicity up, the raiders are definitely one of them. The Kaepernick workout makes sense for them
— Bob Nuttings grandson (@Bobsgrandson) May 25, 2022
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