Ex-Jets star Nick Mangold calls suggestion team should sign Colin Kaepernick the 'dumbest thing' he's seen

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Former New York Jets star offensive lineman Nick Mangold shot down the idea of Colin Kaepernick coming on the field to don a jersey and start slinging the pill in wake of Aaron Rodgers’ injury.

Mangold reacted to columnist Jemele Hill’s suggestion that the team should sign Kaepernick. However, Mangold, who also has been out of the league since 2016, dismissed it.

"As someone who hasn’t played a snap in the NFL in 7 years as well, this is the dumbest thing I’ve seen. #seemsdumb," the two-time All-Pro center wrote on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

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Nick Mangold, left, reacted to the suggestion the Jets should sign Colin Kaepernick. (Getty Images)

Hill initially wrote, "There’s a QB right there in New Jersey who took a team to a Super Bowl and a NFC championship game. Rhymes with Happernick."

"Think you mean the same QB who was hurt and then reclaimed his starting spot as soon as he was healthy. I know this will shock you, but most QBs need to be surrounded with good players. And when he no longer had that terrific defense in his last season, he threw ::checks notes:: 17 TDs and 4 INTs," Hill added in response to another X user.

Kaepernick has not played since the 2016 season. He had 2,241 passing yards, 16 passing touchdowns with two more on the ground and only four interceptions. His final appearance came on Jan. 1, 2017 against the Seattle Seahawks. The 49ers were 1-10 in 11 Kaepernick starts.

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