//Report: Ex-49ers QB Colin Kaepernick ‘More Motivated to Play Than Ever’

Report: Ex-49ers QB Colin Kaepernick ‘More Motivated to Play Than Ever’

Former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is reportedly still eyeing a return to the NFL.

Former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick wants to return to the NFL, according to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio.

Florio cites a source with knowledge of the situation that said Kaepernick is in great shape and is “more motivated to play than ever” in the NFL. 

Kaepernick has not been on an NFL roster since the conclusion of the 2016 season, the same year in which he became a target of both widespread scrutiny and vast praise for his decision to peacefully protest police brutality and racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem. 

Following Kaepernick’s stint with the 49ers, he filed a grievance against the NFL, arguing that he was effectively blackballed from the league because of his views. The league denied the charge, and the grievance was eventually settled.

Last November, he did undergo a workout in the Atlanta-area,