{"id":21779,"date":"2019-11-13T20:10:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T20:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/2019\/11\/13\/colin-kaepernick-is-getting-an-nfl-workout-skeptics-question-leagues-timing\/"},"modified":"2019-11-13T20:10:21","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T20:10:21","slug":"colin-kaepernick-is-getting-an-nfl-workout-skeptics-question-leagues-timing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/colin-kaepernick-is-getting-an-nfl-workout-skeptics-question-leagues-timing\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Kaepernick Is Getting An NFL Workout. Skeptics Question League’s Timing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Colin Kaepernick was notified by the NFL on Tuesday taht he will have a private workout for NFL teams in Atlanta on Saturday. He last played an NFL snap during the 2016 season.<\/p>\n

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After nearly three years away from the game, Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback who became a lightning rod for taking a knee to protest social injustice during the national anthem, is one step closer to being back in the NFL. <\/p>\n

Kapernick, a once-electrifying player who has a Super Bowl appearance on his resume, got notice from the NFL on Tuesday that a private workout has been arranged for him on Saturday in Atlanta. <\/p>\n

All 32 NFL teams \u2014 those same teams that have refused to sign him following the anthem controversy \u2014 will be invited to the Atlanta Falcons facility in Flowery Branch, Ga.<\/p>\n

The former Pro Bowl quarterback, who played with the San Francisco 49ers, last suited up for an NFL game during the 2016 season. Kaepernick appears to have been caught off guard by the league’s sudden interest, tweeting Tuesday evening<\/a>: <\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) November 13, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

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The scheduled workout presents a long-awaited opportunity for Kaepernick to quiet doubters and show he can still play at an NFL level. <\/p>\n