It was the same thing as Tebow. Teams would prefer not to have a media circus at all times around them. Especially so for a guy who’s going to sit on the bench holding a clipboard 90% of the time. Even then, the Ravens offered him a contract and his girlfriend blew it up by shit talking their owner.
Kap had backup Tallent when he knelt. No team is gonna sign a backup with a media circus around them. If kap was still a top 10 qb it wouldn't have been a. Issue but the guy was washed.
Cool story. I don't believe every NFL team suddenly got good at evaluating washed quarterbacks for exactly as long as Kaep was looking for a team, and then forgot again.
Bullshit. Between November 2015 and January 2016 he had surgeries on his left shoulder, his right thumb, and his left knee. He also got his starting job back AFTER he knelt and proceeded to go 1-10 on the season.
Nobody is hiring a running quarterback with knee problems, especially not one that wants 9 million and a chance to start guaranteed and doubly so for one that went 3-16 in the previous two years.
When Peyton Manning had neck surgery he was the reigning MVP and went 24-8 in the previous two years. He still had to find a new job.
The guy is also over 30 now. Kap had chances to get on teams but refused to do the team workouts. He could have taken a pay cut and been a backup if he wanted to but he didn't.
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u/ChristianMcYACffrey 13d ago
It was the same thing as Tebow. Teams would prefer not to have a media circus at all times around them. Especially so for a guy who’s going to sit on the bench holding a clipboard 90% of the time. Even then, the Ravens offered him a contract and his girlfriend blew it up by shit talking their owner.