Colin Kaepernick

Carmen Mandato/Getty ImagesFree-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick reportedly hasn't been contacted by any NFL teams expressing interest in signing him to a contract before the 2020 season.Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported Friday "no one has reached out to Kaepernick's camp to gather information or to do anything to suggest…

Todd Kirkland/Associated PressNew Detroit Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp said she "would support" the team's signing Colin Kaepernick.Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Hamp said, "If our coaches and general manager all thought it was a good idea to bring him in, then I would support that."Hamp was introduced as the Lions'…

Todd Kirkland/Associated PressColin Kaepernick will reportedly host a series of "question and answer interviews with athletes, activists and thought leaders" to discuss a variety of issues.  Per Ben Strauss of the Washington Post, Kaepernick will also be working on the board of online publishing platform Medium. Strauss noted the interviews are "tentatively" being called Conversations…

Marcio Jose Sanchez/Associated PressThe Los Angeles Chargers don't immediately require quarterback help, but the perfect backup is available if they need to address the position in the near future.Colin Kaepernick should not have been out of the league over the last three seasons. While he may not be a top-end…

Carmen Mandato/Getty ImagesDoug Williams, the Washington Redskins' senior vice president of player development, said Friday the team hasn't explored the idea of signing free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick in part because of playing in the nation's capital and the likely negative reaction from President Donald Trump.Williams explained his view Friday on…

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Todd Kirkland/Associated PressSan Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman says Colin Kaepernick deserves to have an NFL job and can "play at the highest level." "I can want him to have a job, and I can think he deserves a job as much as anybody and everybody's said it who said anything,…

Ben Margot/Associated PressGolden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said on Tuesday that he always believed former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick would ultimately be seen as an important figure. "My sense a few years ago is that Kaepernick would eventually be viewed as a hero," he told Mark Medina of USA Today. In 2016, the…

From EsquireNo one ever mistook Donald Trump for a religious chap. Even his devoutly Christian supporters scarcely argue that he is a churchgoing man of God. They're in it for the judges! But even still, his display after military police violently cleared the area near St. John's Church in Washington,…

In a provocative tweet aimed at NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, President Donald Trump on Sunday fanned the debate over football players protesting racial injustice. In a video last week, Goodell conceded that the league had erred in “not listening” to NFL players who protested police brutality and systemic racism ― issues that have…