Teams prefer lower-caliber quarterbacks over Colin Kaepernick
A growing number of B and C-class free agent quarterbacks have already found new homes. But no teams seem to be interested in the elephant in the room, Colin Kaepernick.
Kap opted out of his final year with the San Francisco 49ers to explore free agency. But, not much seems to be happening, if anything at all. Instead, a damaging report surfaced with a league official calling Kaepernick an “embarrassment to football.” This took place during the NFL Scouting Combine.
All the while, other lower-profile quarterbacks have been on the move.
Kap’s 49ers signed Brian Hoyer and Matt Barklet. The Chicago Bears landed Mike Glennon. Former New York Jets’ quarterback Geno Smith is signing with the New York Giants. This led the Jets to bring veteran Josh McCown aboard. The Oakland Raiders inked E.J. Emanuel. Meanwhile, Mr. pick-six himself, Matt Schaub, recently secured two more seasons with the Atlanta Falcons.
From an athletic, age and skill standpoint, Kaepernick should have been one of the first quarterbacks to fall off the free agent list. But it is becoming quite apparent that his anthem protest from last season, and the fallout from it, is something quarterback needy teams just don’t want to deal with.