On the day Colin Kaepernick said he still wants to play in the NFL, five-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback Tom Brady said the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback is qualified to play and he hopes to see him back on the field.
Former New York Daily News reporter and Fair Punishment Project writer-in-residence Shaun King posted a picture of himself with Kaepernick just after 11 a.m. Sunday, and less than 30 minutes later, quote tweeted his post explaining that he had asked the free-agent quarterback whether he wanted to continue playing in the NFL.
“Yes,” Kaepernick said emphatically, according to King. “I’ve never stopped. I’m ready right now. Working out daily.”
I asked Colin, "Do you want to play football?"
His answer: An emphatic "Yes. I've never stopped. I'm ready right now. Working out daily." https://twitter.com/shaunking/status/909435355673300993 …
Spent a few hours with Colin - talking life, family, food, activism, education, protest, & football.
A warm, kind, genuine soul.
Less than an hour later, Brady threw his support behind the Super Bowl quarterback in an exclusive interview with CBS Sunday Morning.
“I’ve always watched him and admired him. The way that he’s played he was a great young quarterback,” the New England Patriots quarterback told CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell. “He came to our stadium and beat us and took his team to the Super Bowl. He accomplished a lot in the pros as a player. And he’s certainly qualified, and I hope he gets a shot.”
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