The NFL’s unexplained attempt to host a workout for free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick in front of teams on Saturday backfired when Kaepernick and the league failed to resolve key logistical issues.
According to the NFL, Kaepernick notified the league (and the public) that he would not participate about a half-hour before the workout would have started at 3 p.m. The workout would have featured scouts and other personnel from 25 teams and would have taken place at the Atlanta Falcons’ practice facility in Flowery Branch, Georgia.
After rebuffing the NFL, Kaepernick held his own workout at Charles Drew High School in Riverdale, Georgia, at 4 p.