Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick remains a free agent. On Friday, 49ers general manager John Lynch stated that Kaepernick was nearly signed by an NFL team near the start of free agency. "He was, in everyone's mind in the league, close to signing a deal with a team at a really good number and it fell through, apparently," Lynch said during an interview on KNBR.

So Kaepernick continues to wait while quarterback-needy teams remain out there. One Academy Award-nominated director expressed his thoughts on the league's refusal to sign Kaepernick after having brunch with the quarterback on Sunday. Spike Lee called out the league and, more specifically, the New York Jets via Instagram for what he believes is a shun of Kaepernick.



Earlier this month, Kaepernick opted out of the final year of his contract with the 49ers in order to test free agency. It was highly unlikely that the 49ers would have kept him on the roster even if he hadn't. The quarterback carried a price tag of about $14.9 million heading into the 2017 season.

With the 49ers likely moving on from the quarterback who helped take them to a Super Bowl during his first season as a starter in 2012, it will be interesting to see where Kaepernick eventually lands.

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