Colin Kaepernick plans to audition for NFL teams this weekend in a private workout in Atlanta arranged by the league.
The exiled former Pro Bowl quarterback posted on Twitter: "I'm just getting word from my representatives that the NFL league office reached out to them about a workout in Atlanta on Saturday. I've been in shape and ready for this for three years, can't wait to see the head coaches and GMs on Saturday."
Colin Kaepernick says the NFL has arranged a workout for him in front of all 32 teams.Credit: AP
The NFL hasn't confirmed Kaepernick's workout details.
Kaepernick, 32, hasn't played in the NFL in three years.
He helped start a wave of protests about social and racial injustice that season by kneeling during the national anthem at games.
Kaepernick opted out of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers after the 2016 season – the team reportedly was ready to release him – and has not played since.
The NFL in February settled a collusion grievance Kaepernick and former teammate Eric Reid filed against the league. Reid now plays for the Carolina Panthers.
A person familiar with the workout plans for Kaepernick said the league's decision to invite all 32 teams "came out of the blue with no prior communication".
The person said Kaepernick's team was given a two-hour window to accept the invitation and was denied a request to schedule the tryout on a Tuesday or another Saturday.
Kaepernick's representatives have asked the league to provide a rolling list of teams that plan to attend the workout to ensure it's a "legitimate process", according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because details haven't been made public.
After being drafted in the second round in 2011, Kaepernick played just three games in his rookie year before guiding the 49ers to the Super Bowl in 2013.
He spent six seasons with San Francisco.
AP