More than a week into free agency, Colin Kaepernick doesn’t seem close to getting signed
Mar 20, 2017 at 12:00 PM
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Colin Kaepernick had a pretty good season playing quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers last season, all things considered. Stuck running a team that was barely NFL quality, Kaepernick threw for 16 touchdowns to four interceptions with a solid 90.7 passer rating, and he rushed for 468 yards. There will be about 75-90 quarterbacks on NFL rosters this season, when you count backups and teams who carry third-stringers, and there's no question Kaepernick is good enough to have one of those spots.
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