Colin Kaepernick is back in the game … the video game, that is.
EA Sports announced Tuesday the quarterback has a place in Madden 21.
Per the release:
“Colin Kaepernick is one of the top free agents in football and a starting-caliber quarterback. The team at EA sports, along with millions of Madden NFL fans want to see him back in our game. We’ve had a long relationship with Colin through Madden NFL and worked through our past soundtrack mistakes,” EA Sports said in the statement.
“Knowing that our EA SPORTS experiences are platforms for players to create, we want to make Madden NFL a place that reflect’s Colin’s position and talent, rates him as a starting QB, and empowers our fans to express their hopes for the future of football. We’ve worked with Colin to make this possible, and we’re excited to bring it to all of you today,“ the statement continued.
“Starting today in Madden NFL 21, fans can put Colin Kaepernick at the help of any NFL team in Franchise mode, as well as play with him in Play Now. We look forward to seeing Colin on Madden NFL teams everywhere.”
— Madden NFL 21 (@EAMaddenNFL) September 8, 2020
Kaepernick has not been in the NFL since January 2017 and NFL teams refusing to sign him has been a lightning rod since