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Derek Carr says Colin Kaepernick would fit in ‘great’ with Las Vegas Raiders
HENDERSON, Nev. — Quarterback Derek Carr on Tuesday endorsed the Raiders giving Colin Kaepernick a workout at the team facility two weeks ago and said, “I think he’d be great” in the locker room, should Las Vegas sign him.
Kaepernick, who took a knee to protest police brutality and racial injustice during the pregame national anthem, has not played in the NFL since 2016, and the Raiders are the only team to have worked him out since.
“I don’t want to speak for everybody in that kind of sense — I don’t want someone mad at me for saying, ‘I think it would be great,’ — but I know him and I would get along great,” Carr said Tuesday, following the Raiders’ first mandatory minicamp practice. “I know we have in the past, and I think we would again. I think for the most part, I think he’d get along great with our guys.”
Carr said he has been familiar with Kaepernick since the two played in the Western Athletic Conference, with Fresno State and Nevada, respectively, in 2009. Kaepernick was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the second round (No. 36 overall) of the 2011 draft while Carr was taken by the Raiders in the second round (also No. 36 overall) three years later.
“I remember our days back then, and just watching him and what he did in college and getting to know him and talking to him on the phone,” Carr said. “I’ve told you guys, I’ve loved my time with him. I think he’s a great guy. He’s been great to be around. I’ve enjoyed being around him, talking with him, competing against him.”
Carr’s older brother David spent an offseason with Kaepernick with the 49ers after the 2011 draft.
“He’s like, ‘I love Colin, he’s awesome,'” Carr said of his brother’s thoughts on the QB.
Carr said he did not meet with Kaepernick the day of his May 25 workout, but he was given a heads up about it by new Raiders coach Josh McDaniels.
“I literally said the same thing I’m telling you — I’ve enjoyed my time around him, I love him,” Carr recalled. “Him and I would get along great.
“I think they did it in the afternoon,” Carr said of the workout, “and I was already on the golf course with my two older boys.”
The Raiders currently have four quarterbacks on their roster — Carr, Nick Mullens, Jarrett Stidham and Chase Garbers.
49ers Notebook: Griese hasn’t spoken with Garoppolo; Confidence in Banks; Raiders working out Kaepernick
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On Wednesday, the San Francisco 49ers made their assistant coaches available to reporters, as they do every offseason. Below are some noteworthy tidbits from the interactions.
No contact with Garoppolo
On Tuesday, tight end George Kittle said he hasn’t spoken with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo since the team cleaned out their lockers after the season. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said the 49ers still intend to trade Garoppolo, but also said nothing is guaranteed.
On Wednesday, San Francisco’s new quarterbacks coach, Brian Griese, said he has worked closely with all of the team’s quarterbacks this offseason, except for Garoppolo. In fact, the assistant coach hasn’t even spoken with Garoppolo.
New #49ers Qb coach Brian Griese is working closely with Trey Lance, Nate Sudfeld and Brock Purdy. He has not had any communication with Jimmy Garoppolo, he said.
— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) May 25, 2022
#49ers assistants are meeting media, and QB Brian Griese has had lot of cool stuff to say about transition to coaching; he hasn’t spoken with Jimmy Garoppolo yet
— Cam Inman (@CamInman) May 25, 2022
Yes, Garoppolo is rehabbing from his March 8 shoulder surgery. Still, the position coach not working at all with the quarterback is a good indicator that the team is focused on moving forward without him.
Chris Foerster confident in Aaron Banks
Last year’s second-round pick, Aaron Banks, played just five offensive snaps during his rookie campaign in 2021. However, the 49ers seem confident that the offensive lineman can make more of an impact during his second NFL season.
49ers offensive line coach Chris Foerster believes Banks can earn the starting left guard spot following the departure of Laken Tomlinson to the New York Jets.
49ers O-line coach Chris Foerster is bullish on Aaron Banks grabbing the starting LG spot. Told me that Banks’ natural side is the left. SF was actually very pleased with how he ended his rookie season. They have Laken Tomlinson to replace
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) May 25, 2022
Kris Kocurek praised Armstead’s adaptability in 2021
Defensive line coach Kris Kocurek shared that the 49ers value versatility along the defensive front. That shouldn’t surprise anyone. However, the assistant gave a lot of credit to Arik Armstead’s adaptability for the unit’s success in 2021, especially after injuries impacted the team.
“I didn’t mandate anything,” Kocurek shared. “I said, ‘Hey, I’m just bouncing this off of you. What do you think about it?’ … He was all for [moving inside]. Arik, the main thing that he showed me is he’s an unselfish player. He’s a team-first guy. He’s been a captain the last two years. The guys look up to him.
“And most people can’t make that transition midseason. If you’re going to make that type of transition, it usually needs to be in the offseason, [using] the OTAs to get kind of acquainted in there, and then sharpen it out in [training] camp, and then hit the ground running Week 1.
“He gets thrown in there Week 7, Week 8. It’s not the easiest thing to do. Arik excelled in there as the season went on. … And then in the playoffs, I thought he played his best ball, was a difference-making type player in there, run and pass.”
Inside insight from 49ers D-line coach Kris Kocurek today on DE/DT versatility that’s a hallmark of his unit. Kocurek gave major credit to Arik Armstead for the in-season adaptability he showed.
Enlightening stuff, more coming: https://t.co/OxlLeJ6OEb
— David Lombardi (@LombardiHimself) May 25, 2022
Raiders working out Colin Kaepernick
This one isn’t from Wednesday’s media availability, but it is still noteworthy. Former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who last played in the league during the 2016 season, has a workout scheduled with the Las Vegas Raiders.
Colin Kaepernick, who last played football in 2016, the same year he started kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, is scheduled to work out this week for the Las Vegas Raiders, league sources told ESPN.
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— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 25, 2022
Kaepernick has been out of the league since the start of head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch’s regime when the 49ers opted not to bring back the quarterback.
Kaepernick’s NFL career was halted after the quarterback started kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice, which sparked many others to follow in his footsteps the following season. Director Spike Lee is working on a multipart documentary for ESPN that will focus on the polarizing quarterback.
In 2021, Netflix released the drama series “Colin in Black & White,” narrated by Kaepernick.
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Colin Kaepernick compares NFL tactics to slavery in Netflix special
Colin Kaepernick compares the NFL’s draft process to a slave auction in his new Netflix special — with black “athletes” in shackles and their white “owners” whipping them.
The former NFL player uses the analogy in his drama series “Colin in Black & White” to depict the league’s draft process and training camp.
“What they don’t want you to understand is what’s being established is a power dynamic,” says Kaepernick, a former quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers.
“Before they put you on the field, teams poke, prod and examine you searching for any defect that might affect your performance. No boundary respect. No dignity left intact.”
The Netflix special then cuts to a line of black actors playing NFL prospects who morph into slaves at an auction with shackles on them. In the scene, white slave owners bid on the men and whip them.
“Look at this here! Come on! Who wants this?” the auctioneer shouts.
Critics challenged the slavery comparison on social media.
“How dare @Kaepernick7 compare the evil endured by so many of our ancestors to a bunch of millionaires who CHOSE to play game,” wrote Utah GOP Rep. Burgess Owens, a former NFL player, on Twitter.
Radio host Clay Travis added, “Colin Kaepernick compares the NFL combine, which allows all players of all races a voluntary chance to become multi-millionaires, to slavery.
“Anyone still defending this imbecile lacks a functional brain.”
Netflix released the limited series Friday, billing the special as recounting Kapernick’s “formative years navigating race, class and culture while aspiring for greatness.”
Kaepernick created controversy in 2016 by kneeling during the national anthem at games to protest police violence and racism in the US. He left the NFL that same year and has not been signed with a team since.
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Colin Kaepernick should have been cut for kneeling during the national anthem, according to a newly uncovered email exchange between former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden and ex-GM Bruce Allen of the Washington Football Team.
“They suspend people for taking amino acids, they should cut this f**k,” Gruden wrote in an email to Allen, according to Yahoo Sports.
Kaepernick has not played in the National Football League since 2017, when he opted for free agency. When Kaepernick was not re-signed, he filed a grievance against the NFL, alleging a conspiracy by the owners. The lawsuit was eventually settled.
Starting in 2016, Kaepernick began kneeling for the national anthem before games, allegedly to protest police brutality and racial injustice. Players on other teams picked up on his lead, eventually prompting the NFL to adopt a different approach to player relations and become more woke. That included messages on its helmet and in the end zone, having the so-called “Black National Anthem” performed before games, and donating a large sum of money to various Black causes.
Kaepernick is still training each day, hoping for yet another shot in the league.
Gruden resigned earlier this week as Raiders coach after many emails revealed racist, misogynistic, and anti-gay language.
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While reflecting on a season with former San Francisco 49ers teammate Colin Kaepernick, Alex Smith says Kaepernick’s absence from football is a tragedy.
“It’s so tragic looking at it. I think (Kaepernick) was ahead of his time, certainly trying to call out social injustice, especially around police reform,” said the Washington Football Team quarterback on The Ringer’s podcast 10 questions with Kyle Brandt.
“The country wasn’t ready,” said Smith. “Nobody was ready for it. And he’s sitting there trying to tell everybody through a completely peaceful manner about some of the things going on in this country that had been going on for a long time, and to see the backlash that happened, it hurts. It hurts looking back at it. The country wasn’t ready for it, and he suffered the repercussions.”
When Kaepernick took a knee in 2016 during the national anthem to peacefully protest police brutality and systemic racism in America, he faced national backlash. Kaepernick became a free agent at the end of the 2016- 2017 season after opting out of his 49ers contract and has not played a down in the NFL since.
Smith recalls Kaepernick as a quiet, respectful and talented teammate, saying “it still doesn’t make sense” that Kaepernick is no longer playing in the league.
Smith, 36, and Kaepernick, 33, played together in San Francisco in 2011 and 2012. Kaepernick was the 49ers starting quarterback in 2012, the year they reached the Super Bowl. In his first NFL playoff start, Kaepernick led the 49ers to an NFC West division win against the Green Bay Packers, rushing for an NFL record of 181 yards. Kaepernick went on to lead the 49ers to a championship win against the Atlanta Falcons before falling short in Super Bowl 47 against the Baltimore Ravens.
“The run that he went on at the end of that last year when we were together and then went to the Super Bowl… was so crazy to watch,” said Smith. “Truly one of the historic runs in football. It’s crazy to fast forward only a couple later that he was out of the league. Couldn’t even grasp it. Couldn’t understand it. It still doesn’t make sense.”
“Obviously, he was incredibly brave and I’m certainly proud of him, to even know him and what he has done,” said Smith. “He lost his livelihood. Probably one of the guys, I felt like had the brightest future ahead of him. Fast forward a few years later and I think we all were like, ‘he obviously was trying to tell us something and knew it.’ To see what has happened this last year and hopefully will continue to happen going forward. You hope that (Kaepernick) will be apart of the answer and the solution.
Contact Analis Bailey at aabailey@usatoday.com or on Twitter @analisbailey.