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Colin Kaepernick did not sign with the New York Jets, contrary to the latest rumor and rumbling which popped up on social media. It also doesn’t appear that any type of deal is on the horizon for the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback.
A fake Twitter account acting as SportsCenter posted the information and grabbed some attention in the process.
In a now-updated article written by My Fox 8 in North Carolina, the story claimed that Kaepernick is returning to the NFL with New York Jets signing the quarterback.
The report cited SportsCenter and NFL insider, Adam Schefter. Schefter has tweeted nothing about Kaepernick in the last 24 hours.
The tweet cited a one-year, $9 million deal for Kaepernick.
Taking a cursory look through Google News, no other news sources have corroborated this story. The story was altered after also having an error message shortly after that read: “Error We’re sorry! The page you are looking for cannot be found. Please visit the home page or use the search box in the header above.”
Secondly, the tweet cited came from an unverified account called SuperToughScene, although they used the SportsCenter logo and name.
Veteran Chicago journalist, Demonze Spruiel rebuked the tweet via his Twitter account.
Yo, check the Twitter account before posting! THIS IS NOT TRUE! #ComeOnSon!
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Lastly, Kaepernick and the NFL are not on the best of terms. The embattled quarterback has not played in the NFL in three seasons. Three preseasons ago, Kaepernick refused to stand during the playing of the National Anthem. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color,” Kaepernick told NFL network’s Steve Wyche during the NFL’s preseason three years ago.
“To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”
Kaepernick would later kneel instead of deciding to not participate during the playing of the national anthem before NFL games.
There was some belief that a Kaepernick-Jets pairing could work back in the fall. The Pittsburgh Steelers were also mentioned.
“The Jets, Sam Darnold got mono, Trevor Siemian might have broken his ankle, we don’t even know who you’ve got now,” ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith told Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning.
“Those are two teams right there that desperately need a quarterback.”
The fourth pick in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft, Kaepernick set NFL records for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game and for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single postseason.
Kaepernick did get an open tryout with the NFL back in November, but there were a few issues along the way. He changed the location of his workout from the Atlanta Falcons’ practice facility to a local Atlanta-area high school football field after concerns over the stipulations that were in place.
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