Adidas North American president Mark King said Friday that the apparel company wants to sign Colin Kaepernick, but has held off because he is not on an NFL roster, according to Greg Moore of The Arizona Republic.
King was speaking during a Q&A with the CEO of Arizona State University's Global Sports Institute, Kenneth L. Shropshire, at the Arizona State Global Sports Summit, when he explained the apparel company "would definitely want to sign" the quarterback if an NFL team picks him up, according to The Republic. King added that the company did not want to look like it was "taking advantage of the noise or interest that he had generated," but added that Adidas has shifted to represent an "intersection between culture and sports" over the past three years, according to The Republic.