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Owner Mark Davis says he's given Raiders blessing to sign Colin Kaepernick since 2017

Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis said he gave his “blessing” to his front office to sign Colin Kaepernick and has done so since 2017.

Davis, who took over the team in 2011 from his father Al, told ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez he has no problems signing the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback since he became a free agent after the 2016 season.

Just spoke w/#Raiders owner Mark Davis, who said team employees have a “company-paid day off on Juneteenth.” Also asked about @Kaepernick7, Davis said, “Since 2017, I’ve told the coaches and general managers that if they want to hire Colin Kaepernick, they have my blessing.