Colin Kaepernick, over 6 years removed from NFL, vows to keep pursuing return in face of 'political bias'

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It has been more than six years since Colin Kaepernick last played in the NFL, but the quarterback is staying in shape in case a team comes calling. 

Kaepernick told Sports Illustrated he still trains five to six days a week, though the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback did not have any workouts scheduled with a team as of early June. 

Colin Kaepernick attends the NBA game between the Toronto Raptors and the Boston Celtics at Scotiabank Arena on Dec. 5, 2022 in Toronto. (Cole Burston/Getty Images)

"I’m going to keep pushing," Kaepernick told SI. "I’m going to keep fighting for it because I know I can step on the field and play. Every workout, every opportunity I’ve had to show that, the feedback has always been positive. Everything from, ‘He’s still an elite player,’ to ‘The workout was great; it was better than expected.’"

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"When I had my workout with the Raiders last year, even training with guys, there’s a decent amount of people who may have forgotten what I was capable of doing on the field, so any chance to be able to remind people of what I can do out there, I look forward to and embrace, and I look forward to the day that I get to step on the field and show people what I can do."

Kaepernick last played in the NFL during the 2016 season, the year he began kneeling during the national anthem to protest what he said were racial injustices in the U.S. 

In May 2022, the Las Vegas Raiders brought Kaepernick in for a workout, where he reportedly impressed. 

Colin Kaepernick participates in a throwing exhibition during halftime of the Michigan spring