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Colin Kaepernick Named Honorary Captain for Michigan's Spring Football Game

Social activist and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has reunited with a familiar face.

Kaepernick was photographed alongside Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh as the Wolverines announced him as the honorary captain for the Maize and Blue spring game Saturday:

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Football Family.<br><br>Excited to share the field with our honorary captain for Saturday's Maize and Blue Spring Game, <a href="https://twitter.com/Kaepernick7?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Kaepernick7</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoBlue</a> u303d <a href="https://t.co/2H6Yj2Ivwl">pic.twitter.com/2H6Yj2Ivwl</a>

Harbaugh coached Kaepernick for four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers from 2011 to 2014. Together, they helped lead San Francisco to an appearance in Super Bowl XLVII in the 2012 season.