The possibility of bringing in Colin Kaepernick for a tryout was “discussed” by quarterback-needy Washington, according to head coach Jay Gruden, who said Tuesday the team made a “strictly football” decision to look elsewhere.
“Isn’t it obvious what the real reason is?” Kaepernick’s lawyer, Mark Geragos, wrote in an email to the Associated Press.
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Kaepernick, who led the 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance, hasn’t played since 2016, when he began kneeling during the national anthem as a way to protest police brutality and social and racial injustice. He filed a grievance last year, saying team owners colluded to keep him off rosters.