'The NFL is supposed to be a meritocracy ... If I'm not good enough, get rid of me. But let me come in and show you,' Kaepernick said.
podcast released Monday that he just needs"the opportunity to walk through the door."
"I know I have to find my way back in," he said."Yeah, if I have to come in as a backup, that's fine. But that's not where I'm staying. And when I prove that I'm a starter, I want to be able to step on the field as such." Kaepernick has not been able to land a job with an NFL team since he began to take a knee to protest police brutality and racial injustice during the national anthem as a member of the San Francisco 49ers in 2016. He last played for the and opted out of the contract, but was not signed anywhere else.
"No teams brought me for a workout" he said."No teams brought me in for an opportunity. The one meeting with Seattle in 2017. Out of that, Pete Carroll said, 'He's our starter, we have a starter.' Things moved on from there. But they don't have a starter right now."
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