Colin Kaepernick to work out with Las Vegas Raiders, as speculation grows for potential NFL return: report

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More than five years since he last appeared in an NFL game, Colin Kaepernick is getting arguably his best chance at returning to the league. 

Las Vegas Raiders on Wednesday are working out the  34-year-old free agent quarterback, who last played in the NFL in 2016, the same year he started kneeling during the national anthem in protest of racial injustice, according to multiple reports. 

"The fact that the Raiders are gonna have him workout today tells you that there has to be some level of interest in signing him," ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Wednesday on NFL Live. "That this is not just some cursory look at a free-agent quarterback. Nobody else has been willing to do what the Raiders are doing today."

Colin Kaepernick looks to make a pass during a private NFL workout held at Charles R Drew high school on November 16, 2019, in Riverdale, Georgia. Due to disagreements between Kaepernick and the NFL the location of the workout was abruptly changed.   (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)

"No one knows exactly the shape he's in, nobody knows exactly how he would handle the offense, so the Raiders are gonna bring him in, take a look, [and] see what he's about," he added.

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The Raiders are reportedly looking to see if Kaepernick would be a good fit in a quarterback room that already includes Derek Carr as the team's starter. Las Vegas traded for backup Jarrett Stidham this month and the team previously signed Nick Mullens during the offseason. 

Kaepernick stated in a podcast interview last month that he "absolutely" wants to play in the league again and was even willing to return to the league