*The NFL has arranged a private workout for free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick in Atlanta this weekend, and all teams are invited to attend.
According to USA TODAY Sports, the league sent a memo to all 32 teams Tuesday inviting them to the workout on Saturday that will include a series of drills on the field as well as an interview. Videos of the workout and interview also will be made available to teams, the report states.
In the memo, the league said: “Earlier this year, we discussed some possible steps with his representatives and they recently emphasized his level of preparation and that he is ready to work out for clubs and be interviewed by them. We have therefore arranged this opportunity for him to work out, and for all clubs to have the opportunity to evaluate his current readiness and level of interest in resuming his NFL career.”
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I’m just getting word from my representatives that the NFL league office reached out to them about a workout in Atlanta on Saturday. I’ve been in shape and ready for this for 3 years, can’t wait to see the head coaches and GMs on Saturday.
— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) November 13, 2019
The proposed workout on Saturday came as a surprise to Kap and his representatives. He tweeted about the workout Tuesday night: “I’m just getting word from my representatives that the NFL league office reached out to them about a workout in Atlanta on Saturday. I’ve been in shape and ready for this for 3 years, can’t wait to see the head coaches and GMs on Saturday,” Kapernick wrote.
The workout will be closed to the media, ESPN reports, and will be conducted by former NFL coaches, whose names have not been finalized/released at the time of this report.
Kaepernick was last active in the NFL in 2016 season with the San Francisco 49ers. He was blacklisted after he ignited a protest movement against police brutality by kneeling during the playing of the national anthem at games. The league responded by shutting him out; and he has not played since the 2016 season.
Kaepernick fired back by filing a grievance against the league in October 2017, which he settled for an undisclosed amount in February.
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