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Roger Goodell on Kaepernick workout: 'We've moved on'

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has weighed in on the peculiar and ongoing saga of Colin Kaepernick’s quest to return to the league. At a Wednesday news conference during the 2019 Winter Leagues Meetings, Goodell addressed Kaepernick’s recent workout-that-went-sideways, an event where Kaepernick backed out of an NFL-sponsored event in lieu of hosting his own workout.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on the Colin Kaepernick workout: “It was a unique opportunity, a credible opportunity. He chose not to take it, and I understand that.”

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) December 11, 2019

“It was a unique opportunity, a credible opportunity,” Goodell said.