NFL News: Colin Kaepernick Reveals His One Wish This Season

As most teams prepare to head into the new NFL season with their shiny new acquisitions, a quarterback beset with controversy is still looking to return to the league.

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback-turned-civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick has reportedly spoken with the Seattle Seahawks in order to make his comeback in the NFL.

In a video posted by Alan Reed on his personal Twitter account, Kaepernick was working out at the University of Washington’s Dempsey Indoor facility with Seahawks wide receiver Aaron Fuller and University of Washington running back Kamari Pleasant.

“I’ve been getting positive responses [from] trainers that we’ve seen, organizations that my agent has talked to. My arm’s still alive, still ready to go. More than anything, we’re just looking for that opportunity to come in, get some work in and show them what I can do,” a hopeful Kaepernick told Reed.

Kaepernick also mentioned during the short interview that he was in contact with Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider following the workout.

The Seahawks and Kaepernick being linked together is nothing new as the franchise brought in Kaepernick for exploratory talks in 2017 that ultimately ended up with him remaining in the free-agent market.

Carroll claimed at the time that Kaepernick was worthy of being a starting quarterback and that he “can’t imagine that someone won’t give him a chance to play.”

Both sides gave it another shot in 2018, but that also fell through as a stalemate arose due to Kaepernick not giving a clear-cut answer as to whether he would continue his kneeling gesture.

Carroll’s affinity for Kaepernick would surface again in June of 2020 when he admitted that he regrets not signing him three years ago but was happy with Geno Smith backing up then Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson.

Kaepernick has made multiple bids to return to the NFL in the six years that he was absent due to his activism and this season may be the closest that he comes to it.

The Seahawks recently traded away Wilson to the Indianapolis Colts for Andrew Lock and while Lock is a perfectly serviceable quarterback, a training camp duel between him and Kaepernick could reestablish confidence in the 34-year-old’s capabilities as a top-tier quarterback.

In his six years with the 49ers, Kaepernick amassed 72 touchdowns and 12,271 passing yards, adding 13 scores through the ground as one of the league’s first glimpses of a true dual-threat quarterback.

“More than anything is we just want that opportunity to showcase where I’m at and let decisions be made from there. [I am] still waiting for that chance,” Kaepernick stated.