Joe Theismann criticized the San Francisco 49ers for giving quarterback Colin Kaepernick the team's Len Eshmont Award, awarded to the player who "best exemplified the inspirational and courageous play" of Eshmont, questioning what Kaepernick has done to inspire courage.
"You're a 2-14 football team. He's won one football game. What has he inspired?" Theismann asked on Fox News' Outnumbered.
Kaepernick started 11 of 12 games for the 49ers this season, passing for 2,241 yards and 16 touchdowns with a 59.2% completion rate to earn a 1–10 quarterback record. But it wasn't his play that earned him the award, or the spotlight that followed him all season.