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Prince Grimes

7 NFL teams that should give Colin Kaepernick camp invites, including the 49ers?

Since his last NFL game in 2016, Colin Kaepernick has made clear his desire to play football at the highest level again. The latest of those attempts was Saturday at University of Michigan’s Maize and Blue Spring Game.

Kaepernick was named an honorary captain for the game and had an opportunity to put on a passing exhibition at halftime that impressed those in attendance. It’s just one of several workouts he’s made public this offseason as a way to prove he can still play at an NFL level.

“Really, getting out here today for the exhibition was to be able to show that I can do that,” Kaepernick said afterwards. “It’s one of the questions that my agent kept getting was, ‘Well, it’s been five years. Can he still play?’ So we want to make sure that we come out, we show everyone that I can still play, still throw it. And really, just looking for an opportunity for a door to open to have that be a pathway to be able to get back in there, get a starting job and lead a team to a championship.”

 

Kaepernick even said he’d take a backup job, which was once cited as a hold-up to him getting an opportunity in past years. That leaves absolutely no excuses for why a QB-needy team – of which there are plenty – shouldn’t at least bring him into camp and allow him to compete for a roster spot.

The entire NFL owes him, but these are the teams that make the most sense for him to receive a shot, in no particular order.

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