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The former 49ers quarterback held the workout at Charles R. Drew High School in Atlanta after a disagreement with the NFL over whether members of the media would be allowed to attend the event. Kaepernick has said he plans to return to the NFL and streamed his workout live.

The former 49ers quarterback held the workout at Charles R. Drew High School in Atlanta after a disagreement with the NFL over whether members of the media would be allowed to attend the event. Kaepernick has said he plans to return to the NFL and streamed his workout live.

  1. 16 Nov 2019

    Representatives for Kaepernick moved and rescheduled his workout for NFL teams Saturday after disagreements persisted with the league over the details of his audition.

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  2. 16 Nov 2019

    The NFL released the following statement about Kaepernick allegedly “not appearing for his workout” at the facility. 25 teams were present for the workout, which was to be run by former head coaches Hue Jackson and Joe Philbin.

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  3. UPDATE: Location of the workout has moved to a high school in Riverdale, Ga. Kaepernick has arrived on the campus.

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  4. 16 Nov 2019

    Colin Kaepernick arrives for his workout.

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  5. 16 Nov 2019

    Before workout for NFL teams, Colin Kaepernick seen sporting a “Kunta Kinte,” shirt. Kunta Kinte —- an African slave in the novel and TV miniseries, “Roots,” who was renamed “Toby” by an American slave owner. He resisted the name and enslavement.

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  6. Kaep talking to his fans while he warms up.

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  7. Colin Kaepernick has taken the field in Atlanta, as he looks to make an NFL comeback

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  8. on the field. I haven’t seen any of the team scouts who I saw enter the Falcons facility at this new location.

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  9. 16 Nov 2019

    Colin Kaepernick warming on the field with E’s daughter playing with him, in a black Kunta Kinte t-shirt, with THE PEOPLE lined up along the fence screaming, “We love you! We believe in you!” Is as beautiful as it can possibly be.✊🏾

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  10. Bruce Ellington, Eric Reid, Brice Butler, Ari Werts, Jordan Veasy are the guys on the field with Kaepernick tonight. Not sure if Reid is going to catch passes with a game tomorrow but we will see. He has sneakers on currently.

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  11. 16 Nov 2019

    Former WR Brice Butler is one of the receivers catching balls for . Butler has played 6 seasons in the NFL but is currently a free agent

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  12. 16 Nov 2019

    Kaepernick getting a pass out to free agent Brice Butler.

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  13. This Colin Kaepernick deep ball during his workout was beautiful.

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  14. Won't see a better throw from many other NFL quarterbacks from 50 yards out than this one from Colin Kaepernick, workout or not.

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  15. 16 Nov 2019

    Here is a livestream to watch Colin Kaepernick's workout:

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  16. It's as true today as it's been for the past three years: Colin Kaepernick is good enough to play in the NFL, but the NFL doesn't want him to

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  17. Kaepernick looks he could play in an NFL game tomorrow.

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  18. Colin Kaepernick works out at a high school in Riverdale, GA in front of media and at least a handful of NFL personnel :

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  19. 16 Nov 2019

    Looks like 4 scouts made the trip from Flowery Branch to Riverdale

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  20. 16 Nov 2019

    Jets Chiefs Redskins and Ravens(?) for those wondering

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  21. The vice president of football operations Andrew Berry is at Colin Kaepernick's workout []

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  22. The most vital aspect of this Kaepernick workout is still how he performs. But a second aspect is going to be arguably just as interesting: How many team reps relocate from Flowery Branch to the second location to watch.

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  23. 16 Nov 2019

    The weekend timeline, from my sources: Kap has been here since Thursday preparing for today’s workout that was supposed to take place at the Falcons’ facility in Flowery Branch, GA. The already shaky relationship was immediately in jeopardy.

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  24. 16 Nov 2019

    1) The Kaepernick camp was upset that the NFL told them about the tryout on such short notice, that it was occurring on a Saturday, instead of a customary Tuesday when workouts usually take place. A Saturday tryout would guarantee no high-level personnel would attend.

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  25. 16 Nov 2019

    2) The Kaepernick team and the NFL had not formally spoken since February, after the two sides had agreed to settle his and Eric Reid’s collusion lawsuit, so to have a sudden Saturday workout did not ease the trust issues.

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  26. 16 Nov 2019

    3) The NFL told the Kaepernick team there would be no media access to the workout, which the team agreed to. Kaepernick arrived in Atlanta Thursday. He was told it was unclear who his receivers would be. Uncomfortable, he agreed to fly in his own receivers at his own expense.

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  27. 16 Nov 2019

    4) On Friday, in addition to not having media access, the NFL suggested that Kaepernick’s own team would be prohibited from filming the workout, thus leaving the NFL as the only entity with access to the video being sent to the 32 teams.

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  28. 16 Nov 2019

    5) This was especially delicate because the Kaepernick team did not trust the footage the league would send out would be flattering. The fear was a 60-pass program might be edited down to his worst throws. The Kaepernick camp Friday night began preparing an alternate plan.

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  29. 16 Nov 2019

    6) The NFL asked Kaepernick to sign a waiver that he would not sue the NFL in the event no team signed him from the workouts.The Kaepernick team countered with a standard injury form. As the issues remained unresolved, Saturday’s workout remained in jeopardy.

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  30. 16 Nov 2019

    7) By Saturday, the issues remained unresolved. The NFL refused to allow Kaepernick to film his own workout, media access, and did not budge from his waiver of rights. Around late morning the Kaepernick team formally asked the NFL to reconsider or it would hold its own workout.

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  31. 16 Nov 2019

    8) By 2:30 pm, the NFL officially rejected their requests. With the issues unresolved, the NFL workout collapsed and Kaepernick’s team proceeded to host its own workout, which after an hour at Charles Drew HS in Riverdale, just concluded. It appears 6 teams attended, from 24.

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  32. This highlights why the Kaepernick “workout” was strongly criticized by many team personnel beforehand. Everything felt rushed/forced, a point that was buttressed today by the failure to have all of the details agreed to up front. 👇🏾

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  33. I’ve heard from various club reps at every level this week. None felt the Kaepernick workout was being handled in a common-sensical manner. The lack of planning and attention to detail created what multiple scouts called a “mess” today in Atlanta.

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  34. Protesters and fans are gathering outside of the facility where representatives from at least 25 NFL teams are set to watch Colin Kaepernick's () workout.

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  35. : After three years without a spot in the league, fans are sharing why they're still standing with Colin Kaepernick ().

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  36. The timing and circumstances surrounding the NFL-sanctioned workout with Colin Kaepernick had several journalists and fans confused about the league's intentions.

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