Colin Kaepernick claims he hasn't watched NFL game in 8 years: 'I'm not gonna support in that way'

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Colin Kaepernick may remain in NFL shape, but that does not mean the polarizing former quarterback is watching games each week. 

In fact, he revealed during an appearance at the WSJ Tech Live Conference in California this week that he has not watched an NFL game in eight years. 

Instead, the quarterback-turned-activist who has not appeared in an NFL game since the 2016 season says that he checks the stats of some players. He also said he watches college football.

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Colin Kaepernick, #7 of the San Francisco 49ers, looks on during an NFL game against the Miami Dolphins on Nov. 27, 2016 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Ron Elkman/Sports Imagery/Getty Images)

"I still check everybody’s stats," Kaepernick told the Wall Street Journal’s Andrew Beaton during the conference, per Page Six. "It also informs who my agent reaches out to, but I still check the stats. I see what’s going on. I don’t ever turn a game on though, because I’m not gonna support in that way, but I need to keep my finger on the pulse of what’s happening with quarterbacks out there."

Kaepernick, 36, recently made an appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," where he not only debunked coaching rumors with the Los Angeles Chargers' new head coach Jim Harbaugh, who used to be his coach with the San Francisco 49ers, but also said his workouts to remain ready for his next quarterback opportunity are still happening. 

"I still wake up every morning and train," he explained. "I’ve had to adjust my schedule a little bit, which saying this out loud sounds a little bizarre, but I get up at 3:30 a.m. and