Colin Kaepernick’s agent tells Jets QB is interested in NFL comeback after Aaron Rodgers' injury: report

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Zach Wilson will handle the starting quarterback duties for the New York Jets — at least for the time being. The team is evaluating its options at the quarterback position after star signal-caller Aaron Rodgers' season ended after only four plays in a Jets uniform.

Rodgers exited Monday's game after he was sacked in the first quarter. 

On Tuesday, multiple reports confirmed an MRI showed that the four-time NFL MVP tore an Achilles. The Jets did manage to beat the Bills in overtime with Wilson under center. But it remains unclear if the Jets will stick with Wilson the rest of the season.

The team could decide to sign a veteran free agent or trade for a quarterback. If the Jets take the veteran quarterback route, one free agent — Colin Kaepernick — appears to be making himself available.

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick prior to a game against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., Nov. 13, 2016. (Matt Kartozian/USA Today Sports)

Following Rodgers' injury, Kaepernick's agent reached out to the Jets to express his client's interest in returning to the NFL, according to a report from NFL reporter Jordan Schultz.

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The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback is 35 years old and has not played in the NFL since 2016. 

The last time Kaepernick appeared to come close to making a football comeback was in 2019, when the league planned a private workout at the Atlanta Falcons' training center. The workout was essentially scuttled when Kaepernick changed