ANN ARBOR, Mich. – According to NBC Sports, former University of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh has offered Colin Kaepernick a role on his current staff with the Los Angeles Chargers.
Kaepernick led Harbaugh to his lone appearance in his quest for the Vince Lombardi Trophy when the San Francisco 49ers fell to brother John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XLVII 34-31.
Harbaugh has advocated for Kaepernick’s reintegration into the National Football League, where he played his final 12 games with the 49ers during the 2016 season.
During his final season in the NFL, Kaepernick completed 196 passes for 2,241 yards and 16 touchdowns.
With the plantar fasciitis injury to Chargers star quarterback Justin Herbert with Kaepernick already in the building (If he accepts the job), Harbaugh may insert him back into the QB1 position.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. NBC Sports reports that Colin Kaepernick has received an offer from former University of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh to join his current staff with the Los Angeles Chargers.
When the San Francisco 49ers lost to brother John Harbaugh and the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII 34–31, Kaepernick led Harbaugh to his only appearance in his pursuit of the Vince Lombardi Trophy.
After Kaepernick played his final 12 games with the 49ers in the 2016 season, Harbaugh has pushed for his reintegration into the NFL.
16 touchdowns and 2,241 yards were gained by Kaepernick through 196 completions during his final NFL season. He also ran 69 times for 469 yards and two touchdowns while carrying the ball; his longest run was 30 yards.
Due to his protests against racial injustice and police brutality against African Americans, which began during the playing of the national anthem prior to games, Colin Kaepernick has been suspended from the NFL for the past eight years.
As flag football will be played at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, the former quarterback says he still hopes to play in the league. This could give him the chance to return to the gridiron while still playing for Team USA.
At the Michigan Wolverines Spring Game in Ann Arbor in 2022, Harbaugh allowed Kaepernick to perform a throwing exhibition as a sign of his continued concern for his former quarterback, even as he restored the men in maize to glory.
With Kaepernick already in the building (assuming he accepts the job), and Justin Herbert, the star quarterback for the Chargers, suffering from plantar fasciitis, Harbaugh might move Herbert back into the starting quarterback position.
