REPORT: Former 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick Promotes Jim Harbaugh; Possible NFL Comeback For Both?
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick promoted his former head coach, Jim Harbaugh, for an NFL head coaching job this offseason. Kaepernick’s best seasons as a quarterback came when they were together with the San Francisco 49ers.
Colin Kaepernick San Francisco 49ers
Nov 6, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) looks over the field before the game against the New Orleans Saints during the first quarter at Levi’s Stadium.
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The two came up three points short of the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII. Harbaugh left the 49ers to join Michigan following the 2014 season. Following Michigan’s win in the National Championship Monday, Harbaugh appears ready to rejoin the NFL to win an elusive Super Bowl.
Could Harbaugh’s quest to win the NFL’s greatest prize include Kaepernick?
Colin Kaepernick promotes Harbaugh
Washington Huskies, Michigan Wolverines, Jim Harbaugh
Jan 1, 2024; Pasadena, CA, USA; Michigan Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh speaks in a press conference after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2024 Rose Bowl college football playoff semifinal game at Rose Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Mike Freeman with USA Today asked Kaepernick what he thought of a Harbaugh return to the league. Kaepernick is all for it
Colin Kaepernick was asked a simple question: What did he think of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh possibly returning to the NFL? His answer was to the point.
“Harbaugh is the one coach you call,” Kaepernick told USA TODAY Sports in a direct message on X, formerly Twitter, “when you want to compete for a championship. Period.”
Harbaugh criticized Kaepernick’s protesting before NFL games by kneeling during the National Anthem. However, Harbaugh didn’t think Kaepernick’s actions should keep him from playing in the League
Harbaugh hosted a workout for Kaepernick during the 2022 Michigan Spring Game. That workout was more than two regular seasons ago.
Colin Kaepernick
December 24, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) before playing against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Kaepernick still thinks he can play quarterback in the NFL–at least at the practice squad level. But maybe the 36-year-old former NFL quarterback should set his sights on another path into the league. Kaepernick can help teams by using more than his body.
Harbaugh must assemble a new staff if he accepts a job in the NFL again. Would Kaepernick be willing to give up his dreams of playing as a quarterback to become an assistant for Harbaugh to help teach younger players the game of football?
That’s Kaepernick’s best bet of helping out any team in the NFL in the future.
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