Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick believes he can help his team win a championship if he plays the sport again despite an eight-year absence.
Kaepernick spent six years with the San Francisco 49ers and helped them win their first Super Bowl since 1994 during the 2012 season, but has not played in an NFL game since 2016.
“We’re still training, still working hard,” Kaepernick Tell Sky Sports News. “So hopefully. We just have to get one of the owners to open up.
“This is what I’ve trained for my whole life, so to be able to get back out there, I think it’s going to be a big moment and a big achievement for me. I think I can bring a lot to the team and help them win won the championship.
Kaepernick played for the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL for six years.
In August 2016, during his final season with the San Francisco 49ers, Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem before NFL games to protest racial injustice and police violence.
“Take a knee” made global headlines and is still happening in sports around the world, including before certain matches during the Premier League and WSL seasons.
At the time, two days after pledging to donate $1 million to community organizations, Kaepernick said: “The message is that our country has a lot of problems that need to be solved.
Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality
“We have a lot of people who are oppressed. We have a lot of people who are not treated equally, who are not given equal opportunities,” Kaepernick said at the “Art of Victory” exhibition organized by Nike in partnership with the Center Pompidou at the Olympics. .
Kaepernick said he will continue to kneel “until justice is served.” In September 2016, protests spread across the NFL, with 11 players from coast to coast protesting in the first week of the season.
Kneeling has also begun to occur in the NWSL. In September 2016, World Cup champion soccer player Megan Rapinoe knelt during the national anthem and said, “We need to address racial issues in this country.” Have more thoughtful, two-way conversations.”
Then-U.S. President Obama also talked about Kaepernick’s behavior and said: “He was exercising his constitutional right to make a statement. I think when it comes to the flag and the national anthem, there are many ways to do that. ” .
Can Kaepernick compete in the Olympics?
The NFL reports that more than 20 million people currently play flag football in 100 countries, with five-on-five American football being a non-contact sport for all ages.
Flag football is one of the sports being introduced for the first time at the next Olympics, which will be held in Los Angeles in 2028, and Kaepernick is happy to be a part of it.
Kaepernick is excited to be a part of LA2028 through flag football
“Hopefully we can be there,” he said. “We’ll work out some kinks and see if we can do that. Would love to go there.”
At the Paris Olympics, Kaepernick watched the United States reverse a 13-point deficit against Serbia in the men’s basketball semifinals and said it was an “extraordinary game to watch.”
The United States defeated host France 98-87 in a thrilling game on Saturday to capture its fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal, with LeBron James scoring 14 points to win his fourth Olympic medal and The third gold medal.
Steph Curry scored 24 points to win the championship, while Devin Booker and Kevin Durant – the first four-time men’s gold medalist in Olympic basketball history Winners – 15 points each.
Steph Curry shows off his power as Team USA captures fifth straight Olympic gold in a thrilling match against host France in Paris
“I hope they [Team USA] To continue to build on their legacy, but we have some of the greatest players in history on this team,” he said. “There are a lot of players who are at the end of their careers, but they are performing at our level but they haven’t seen players of their age do that.
“When you see competitors competing against each other throughout their careers, they team up and really play together, so you can see the dynamics of LeBron, Steph, Durant. [Kevin Durant]Joel [Embiid]Tatum, D Booker, they have a complete lineup.
“They’re all All-Stars, and for me, I look at how I’m going to build a team, like, these are the five guys at any given moment. I don’t want to be the one making the decision, because everybody does. Have talent.
Kaepernick teamed up with Nike in Paris to compete in the National Marathon 10K with Olympic champions Caster Semenya and Mo Farah. The event allows amateurs to compete in the Olympic marathon on the evening between the men’s and women’s races.
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