Colin Kaepernick

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Colin Rand Kaepernick (/ˈkæpǝrnɪk/ KAP-ǝr-nik;[1]

born November 3, 1987) is an American civil rights
activist and football quarterback who is a free agent.
He played six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers in
the National Football League (NFL). In 2016, he knelt
during the national anthem at the start of NFL
games in protest of police brutality and racial
inequality in the United States.[2][3][4]

Colin Kaepernick

Kaepernick with the 49ers in 2012

Personal information

Born: November 3, 1987

(age 36)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
U.S.

Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)

Weight: 230 lb (104 kg)

Career information

High school: Pitman (Turlock,

California)

College: Nevada (2006–2010)

Position: Quarterback

NFL Draft: 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36

Career history

San Francisco 49ers (2011–2016)

Career highlights and awards

2× WAC Offensive Player of the Year (2008, 2010)

NFL records
Rushing yards by a quarterback in a game: 181

Rushing yards by a quarterback in a postseason:

264

Career NFL statistics

Passing attempts: 1,692

Passing completions: 1,011

Completion 59.8%
percentage:

TD–INT: 72–30

Passing yards: 12,271

Passer rating: 88.9

Rushing yards: 2,300

Rushing touchdowns: 13

Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Kaepernick played college football for the Nevada

Wolf Pack, where he was named the Western
Athletic Conference (WAC) Offensive Player of the
Year twice and became the only player in NCAA
Division I history to amass 10,000 passing yards and
4,000 rushing yards in a career. After graduating, he
was selected by the 49ers in the second round of
the 2011 NFL Draft. Kaepernick began his
professional football career as a backup quarterback
to Alex Smith, and became the 49ers' starter in the
middle of the 2012 season after Smith suffered a
concussion. He then remained the team's starting
quarterback for the rest of the season, leading the
team to their first Super Bowl appearance since
1994. During the 2013 season, his first full season
as a starter, Kaepernick helped the 49ers reach the
NFC Championship Game. Over the next three
seasons, Kaepernick lost and won back his starting
quarterback job, with the 49ers missing the playoffs
for three seasons.

In the 49ers' third preseason game in 2016,

Kaepernick sat during the playing of the U.S.
national anthem prior to the game, rather than stand
as is customary, as a protest against racial injustice,
police brutality and oppression in the country.[5][6]
The following week, and throughout the regular
season, Kaepernick kneeled during the anthem. The
protests received highly polarized reactions, with
some praising him and his stand against racism and
others denouncing the protests. The actions
resulted in a wider protest movement, which
intensified in September 2017 after President
Donald Trump said that NFL owners should "fire"
players who protest during the national anthem.[7][8]
Kaepernick became a free agent after the season
and remained unsigned, which numerous analysts
and observers have attributed to political reasons.[9]
In November 2017, he filed a grievance against the
NFL and its owners, accusing them of collusion in
keeping him out of the league. In August 2018,
arbitrator Stephen B. Burbank rejected the NFL’s
request to dismiss the case.[10][11][12] Kaepernick
withdrew the grievance in February 2019 after
reaching a confidential settlement with the NFL. His
protests received renewed attention in 2020 amid
the George Floyd protests against police brutality
and racism, but he remains unsigned by any
professional football team.

Early life

College career

Professional career

NFL career statistics

Activism

Written works

Personal life

Awards and honors

References

Further reading

External links

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