With the Jets searching for quarterback help after Aaron Rodgers's season-ending Achilles injury Monday evening, a veteran signal-caller is seemingly throwing his name into the mix.
Former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's agent has reached out to the Jets to gauge their interest in signing the 35-year-old, according to a Tuesday afternoon report from NFL insider Jordan Schultz — who said he spoke with Kaepernick directly.
"I just spoke with Colin Kaepernick, who tells me his agent has reached out to the Jets about his desire to make an NFL return," Schultz wrote. "Kaepernick remains on the West Coast working out."
I just spoke with Colin Kaepernick, who tells me his agent has reached out to the #Jets about his desire to make an NFL return. Kaepernick remains on the West Coast working out. pic.twitter.com/4yQ0FASqBh
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) September 12, 2023
Kaepernick, one of the most significant sports headliners of the 2010s, has been out of football since 2016. That year, he began kneeling during pregame performances of the national anthem to protest police brutality and racism in the United States. The protests set off a chain of events that culminated with Kaepernick filing a grievance against, and eventually settling with, the NFL for colluding to keep him unsigned.
On the field, the ex-Nevada star threw for 72 touchdowns against 30 interceptions in his six-year San Francisco tenure, helping the 49ers reach Super Bowl XLVII.
