After saying that the NFL had “moved on” from Colin Kaepernick as recently as Dec. 2019, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell sounded a different note in an ESPN interview on Monday.
“Well, listen, if he wants to resume his career in the NFL, then obviously it’s going to take a team to make that decision,” Goodell told ESPN. “But I welcome that, support a club making that decision and encourage them to do that.”
Kaepernick has not played in the NFL since the 2016 season when he made his decision to kneel during the national anthem to draw attention towards racial injustice and police brutality.