NFL Commissioner Encourages Teams to Consider Signing Colin Kaepernick

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is encouraging NFL teams to consider signing former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick following the league changing its stance on kneeling protests in the wake of 👤George Floyd’s death.

During an interview with ESPN, Goodell was asked about the video he released acknowledging the league’s previous failure to listen to NFL players who silently kneeled during the National Anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice in the U.S.

Following the Kaepernick-led protests, the now-former star quarterback was blackballed from the NFL and has remained unsigned since 2017.

Not only is Goodell admitting that the league was wrong to condemn players for protesting, but he is also welcoming Kaepernick back to the league, encouraging NFL teams to sign him.

“If he wants to resume his career in the NFL, then obviously it’s gonna take a team to make that decision,” Goodell said. “I welcome that, support a club making that decision, and encourage them to do that.”

Goodell also admitted that his stance changed after seeing, firsthand, what players were attempting to raise awareness about.

“Our country was going through something where we were seeing these things that our players had highlighted, including Colin and so many others,” Goodell said.

He added, “What they were talking about and what they were protesting and what they were trying to bring attention to was playing out right in front of us and tragically and all of us saw that and it was difficult for all of us.”