The New York Giants were scheduled to be among the 25 teams in attendance for Colin Kaepernick’s Saturday workout in Atlanta, but after Kap’s team had a strange back-and-forth with the NFL and abruptly changed the venue, Big Blue was left behind.
Kaepernick’s agent, Jeff Nalley, informed ESPN that just eight teams made the one-hour trek to the new venue, arriving just as the workout, which was live-streamed on YouTube, got underway. The Giants were not among the teams reported to have moved with the location.
The change in venue interrupted schedules for many of the 25 teams that were scheduled to watch Kaepernick at the original site, but Kaepernick still threw in front of representatives from eight teams, according to Nalley, among them the Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets, Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions, and Tennessee Titans.
On the field, Kaepernick displayed an impressively strong arm, which was clear enough for anyone watching on to see. However, Kap also displayed some rust and accuracy issues, and appeared to gas out a bit toward the end of his workout.
All told, Kaepernick put on enough of an impressive performance to warrant some interest as a backup quarterback, which is a job he’s been reluctant to accept in the recent past. Whether or not that changes after Saturday’s workout may determine if he returns to the NFL or remains unemployed by the league.
Whatever the outcome may be, it does not appear as if the Giants will take a flier, kick the tires or otherwise consider signing Kaepernick. They have their wagon hitched to Daniel Jones and are roaring full-steam ahead.
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