Colin Kaepernick, over 6 years removed from NFL, vows to keep pursuing return in face of ‘political bias’

It has been greater than six years since Colin Kaepernick final performed within the NFL, however the quarterback is staying in form in case a crew comes calling.

Kaepernick informed Sports activities Illustrated he nonetheless trains 5 to 6 days every week, although the previous san francisco 49ers quarterback didn’t have any exercises scheduled with a crew as of early June.

“I’m going to maintain pushing,” Kaepernick informed SI. “I’m going to maintain preventing for it as a result of I do know I can step on the sphere and play. Each exercise, each alternative I’ve needed to present that, the suggestions has all the time been constructive. Every little thing from, ‘He’s nonetheless an elite participant,’ to ‘The exercise was nice; it was higher than anticipated.’”

ROB GRONKOWSKI PANS ‘BABY GRONK,’ REVEALS HIS DAD CONTACTED HIM ‘500 TIMES’

“Once I had my exercise with the Raiders last yeareven coaching with guys, there’s a good quantity of people that might have forgotten what I used to be able to doing on the sphere, so any likelihood to have the ability to remind individuals of what I can do on the market, I look ahead to and embrace, and I look ahead to the day that I get to step on the sphere and present individuals what I can do.”

Kaepernick final performed within the NFL through the 2016 season, the 12 months he started kneeling through the nationwide anthem to protest what he stated have been racial injustices within the U.S.

In Might 2022, the Las Vegas Raiders introduced Kaepernick in for a exercise, the place he reportedly impressed.

Colin Kaepernick participates in a throwing exhibition throughout halftime of the Michigan spring soccer sport at Michigan Stadium on April 2, 2022 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Jaime Crawford/Getty Photographs)

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Las Vegas in the end determined in opposition to signing him, selecting as an alternative to maintain Jarrett Stidham as Derek Carr’s backup.

“I’ve heard plenty of excuses through the years,” Kaepernick informed SI when discussing not being signed by the Raiders, “however more often than not it finally ends up, ‘Oh, we’re going to see how the fellows that we’ve got do.’ With the Raiders’ state of affairs final 12 months, that was Stidham and Nick Mullens, which to me, you simply evaluate résumés and capabilities, on high of the exercise and the suggestions, it’s like, ‘O.Okay., cool.’”

“Clearly, there’s one thing else inside this determination. To me, that’s usually what it finally ends up being, or has been for the final seven years. So, I simply need the chance to come back in, present what I can do on the sphere. Choose me primarily based upon that, not the political bias that you’ve got.”

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

Since final enjoying within the NFL, Kaepernick has been energetic off the sphere, founding Kaepernick Publishing and starring within the Netflix collection “Colin in Black and White,” which in contrast the NFL Combine to a slave public sale.

Colin Kaepernick participates in a throwing exhibition throughout halftime of the Michigan spring soccer sport at Michigan Stadium on April 2, 2022 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Jaime Crawford/Getty Photographs)

In a current interview with NPR, Kaepernick was requested whether or not he thought the NFL had “modified for the higher” since he final performed a soccer sport in January 2017.

“I have not seen any substantial change,” Kaepernick stated. “I believe there’s plenty of work to do on that entrance. Clearly, not enjoying and being out of the NFL for six years is an indictment on the place they’re at present at. So I would not put them on the forefront of goodwill and better of intentions in how they function.”

Fox Information’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.