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Colin Kaepernick has had no offers from NFL after only 7 teams showed up for his much-publicized workout, reports say

The NFL had arranged the tryouts for the quarterback at Atlanta Falcons training facility in Georgia, however, the location was shifted to a high school stadium at the last minute.
UPDATED FEB 17, 2020
Colin Kaepernick (Source: Getty Images)
Colin Kaepernick (Source: Getty Images)

It appears that quarterback Colin Kaepernick's exile from the National Football League (NFL) is set to continue with latest reports claiming that none of the league’s 32 teams have reached out to him after his public workout earlier in November.

The NFL had arranged the tryouts for the quarterback at Atlanta Falcons training facility in Georgia, however, the location was shifted to a high school stadium at the last minute. Kaepernick, while commenting on the change, had stated that it was done so that the media could be present. Reports state that Kaepernick's team decided to move the location of his workout after they accused the NFL of not acting rightfully. 

Colin Kaepernick visits with fans following his NFL workout held at Charles R. Drew High School on November 16, 2019 in Riverdale, Georgia. (Getty Images)

"From the outset, Mr. Kaepernick requested a legitimate process and from the outset, the NFL league office has not provided one," his team said in a statement. "Most recently, the NFL has demanded that as a precondition to the workout, Mr. Kaepernick sign an unusual liability waiver that addresses employment-related issues and rejected the standard liability waiver from physical injury proposed by Mr. Kaepernick’s representatives."

After Kaepernick changed the location of his tryouts, the NFL released a statement, saying it was "disappointed" at his decision. 

Reports state that at least seven teams sent their scouts to Kaepernick's event while the other 25 were sent videotapes of his session. NFL sources, while talking to ESPN, said that none of the teams have contacted Kapernick or his representatives since.

Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers kneels for the National Anthem before their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Levi's Stadium on October 23, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. (Getty Images)

The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback has not played a single game in the NFL ever since he left the 49ers at the end of the 2016 session, the same year he began his controversial protest of kneeling during the national anthem.

Kaepernick stirred a national controversy in an effort to protest against reported police brutality against black people in the country. Other players soon took his cue and joined the protest in the 2016 season, while many others have continued the protest till now.

Police killed a total of 1,164 people in the United States in 2018, marking an increase from the 1,147 people killed in the country by policemen in 2017, according to MappingPoliceViolence.org.

At least 25 percent of those killed were black people despite them making only 13% of the population. Kaepernick's movement drew heavy criticism from President Donald Trump, who even called for the owners of the NFL teams to fire the players who were participating in it. 

The quarterback released a statement last week, saying: "I’ve been ready for three years. I’ve been denied for three years. We all know why I came out here. [I] showed it today in front of everybody. We have nothing to hide. So we’re waiting for the 32 owners, 32 teams, Roger Goodell, all of them to stop running. Stop running from the truth. Stop running from the people."

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