With a collusion grievance against the league now settled, is an NFL return imminent for Colin Kaepernick? The former 49ers quarterback’s attorney, Mark Geragos, told CNN…
With a collusion grievance against the league now settled, is an NFL return imminent for Colin Kaepernick?
The former 49ers quarterback’s attorney, Mark Geragos, told CNN’s Ana Cabrera recently that he believed Carolina and New England were among three teams he believed might be in the market to sign his client “within the next two weeks.” (Geragos made only a vague reference to a third potential suitor.)
“(T)he natural would be if Cam Newton is out, then the natural place to be is to play with Eric (Reid) in Carolina. I mean can you imagine? And you’ve got an owner there,” Geragos explained, a reference to David Tepper, the Panthers’ progressive new boss who greenlit the signing and subsequent extension of Reid, the safety who played with Kaepernick in San Francisco and also settled his own collusion grievance against the NFL.
“I will tell you besides the Panthers, it would not surprise me if (Patriots owner) Bob Kraft makes a move.”
Geragos added of Kaepernick, 31: “He absolutely wants to play. He wants to compete at the highest level. I mean this is a competitive young man…. This is someone who’s in his prime. You get smarter at that position, and he’s wise beyond his years.”
But would the Panthers or Patriots be “wise” landing spots for Kaepernick if either team comes calling? Let’s examine…
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Definitively, yes.
Kap’s game pretty closely mirrors that of Newton, the Panthers’ starter for eight years — plus arm strength, extends plays, great athleticism on the move, capably limits turnovers … but also not especially accurate, particularly on touch throws.
