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Politics or play hurting Kaepernick’s prospects? ‘Whatever P word you want,’ analyst says

Everyone from Donald Trump to Jim Harbaugh has weighed in on free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s job prospects, and that has boiled down to a debate over politics vs. performance.

NFL Network analysts Deion Sanders and Heath Evans on Wednesday joined the chorus in addressing the question of why Kaepernick hasn’t yet found a suitor.

Evans – who played from 2001-10 as a fullback with Seattle, New England, Miami and New Orleans – said Kaepernick’s performance has been on a “steady decline” since he helped lead the 49ers to a Super Bowl against the Baltimore Ravens in the 2012 season.