By one measurement, Colin Kaepernick was one of the best quarterbacks of all time. His touchdowns-to-interceptions ratio was the fourth best in NFL history. Collusion? Definitely. Blackballed? Spell that in capital letters.
He was a Super Bowl quarterback in 2013, and led his team back in that game, although they came up short.
Alas, it is argued he was washed up. No team signed him because he wasn't good enough to play on any team when his contract ended at the conclusion of the 2016 season. So, they say. Was he? Was he washed up? His passer efficiency rating was 90.7 that year, ranking him 17th out of 30 quarterbacks. That's pretty much middle of the pack. Are the 13 quarterbacks who finished below him also to be considered washed up? He tossed 16 touchdowns compared to only 4 interceptions in this year he was "washed up." Glossy statistics don't come to washed up quarterbacks.
When he was benched that year, Blaine Gabbert came in. His passing efficiency rating was 68.4. That's a significant drop off. Clearly, the Niners were better when Kaepernick was on the field.
It is said the court case settlement with the NFL gives Kaepernick perhaps more than $10 million. Perhaps, just as importantly, both sides can now move on. I wonder if part of the reason he signed the agreement was to get something out of the court case while still being able to take a contract in the Alliance of American Football, the new league with a team in Salt Lake City. The league lacks star power. Kaepernick could provide that. The league's owners are said to be smart, and you have to wonder if they have attempted to lure him. I'm just joking here, but I'm going to call the Salt Lake Stallions and ask them to sign him. I might even go to a game, just to be supporting Kap.
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