Colin Kaepernick Wrote Letter To Jets, Requested To Be Signed To Observe Squad

Colin Kaepernick wrote a letter to the overall supervisor of the NY Jets days after Aaron Rodgers went down with a severe harm throughout MNF … asking the group to think about signing him to their apply squad.

Information of the correspondence was really damaged by J. Cole … who posted the typed word, despatched to Joe Douglas, to his X account on Tuesday.

Beforehand, there have been studies that Kap expressed curiosity in becoming a member of the squad … however now we’re trying on the total letter.

“I am writing, in fact, in response to the unlucky lack of Aaron Rodgers. I do know the aspirations this season had been, and nonetheless are, to win a championship, and in order that Corridor of Fame sized gap will have to be crammed as finest as attainable to maintain the staff on a Tremendous Bowl observe,” 35-year-old Kaepernick opened the letter.

However, in the event you thought he was searching for the beginning gig from the leap, as barren because the Jets QB room at the moment is, you are mistaken.

Colin defined … “As a lot as I might love the chance to fill that [starting] spot, I am writing you in hopes conceivable a a lot completely different strategy involving me; I might be honored and intensely grateful for the chance to come back in and lead the apply squad.”

“I might do that with the only real mission of getting your protection prepared every week.”

FYI, NFL groups all have “apply squads” … consisting of 16 gamers who, you guessed it, apply with the staff in the course of the week, however don’t gown for video games.

It is lots of sacrifice for little cash or glory … particularly for a man who was a star and even began a Tremendous Bowl — like Kap.

Kaepernick went on to say, if issues did not work with Zach Wilson (and let’s be trustworthy, it ain’t working), he may very well be a backup plan (no pun supposed) for the staff.

“I imagine a assured Zach Wilson has the instruments to do that. Nonetheless, within the occasion that this isn’t the case, I might like to give you a risk-free contingency plan.”

Regardless of not enjoying within the NFL since 2016 for the San Francisco 49ers, Colin believes he is nonetheless a top-tier sign caller.

“I’m positive of my capacity to offer you an elite QB choice if, God forbid, QB1 goes down.”

Regardless of the lengthy layoff, CK’s adamant he is by no means stopped coaching, and is raring and able to go.

“In contrast to lots of the veteran QB’s which were named within the media, I’ve by no means retired or stopped coaching.”

Regardless of the letter, the Jets have clearly not signed Kap up so far.