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Colin Kaepernick rebuilding his on-field value, could be free agent

Bob Glauber

Bob Glauber has been Newsday's national football columnist since 1992. He was Newsday's football writer covering the Jets

Colin Kaepernick has become one of the most polarizing athletes in sports history with his decision not to stand for the national anthem and, more recently, his controversial remarks expressing support for some of the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s legacy. He’s regularly booed when he plays on the road and occasionally derided at home games, and Kaepernick’s push to draw attention to racial oppression has been a hot-button topic since his anthem protests began in the preseason.