The 29-year-old can still be good, perhaps even great – but every day he goes unsigned is an embarrassment for the coaches and GMs desperate to play it safe
It’s hard to believe that Colin Kaepernick can no longer be a useful quarterback in the NFL. The league is filled with too many mediocre passers who possess little skill beyond an ability to parrot the jargon of a preferred system offense to deny a man who actually took a team to the brink of a Super Bowl victory.
All you have to do is look at the lackluster play of the NFL’s low-end starters, ball-cap wearers and clipboard holders to know Kaepernick still has a lot to offer. He is 29, an age that is hardly ancient, with a reasonably healthy body, a powerful arm, and an innate ability to run over or through many tacklers. He is a quarterback who absolutely should have a job in the NFL. Every day that passes without him getting a hint of an offer is an embarrassment for the league.
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