Colin Kaepernick compared the NFL to slavery. Now he wants back in.

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The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Colin Kaepernick, a civil rights activist and former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, wants to return to the National Football League after more than five years out of the game.

After kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and systemic racism, Colin Kapernick became a household name. He left the NFL at the end of the season and hasn't played since. Cecil Harris, a sports journalist, is one of the supporters of the quarterback.

According to the Journal, Kaepernick spent the past week barnstorming across the country working out with NFL players and posting videos of the workouts on social media. Tyler Lockett, a former quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, said in an article that he is ready to return to the NFL.

The Journal opined that a return after so many years away is a longshot, but the trainer told them that the quarterback could play for any team in the league.

Since he left the league, Kaepernick has done little to ingratiate himself to the league. In the series Colin in Black and White, Colin compared playing in the NFL to slavery.

What they don't want you to understand is the power dynamic. Teams look at you before they put you on the field. You might want to look for a defect that might affect your performance. No boundary was respected. There was no dignity left intact when images of NFL draftees with slaves were shown.

The median salary for a player in the National Football League is $860,000. The quarterback was paid $43.79 million for his five seasons in the league, plus another $10 million in a settlement in 2019.

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