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As former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick continues his comeback attempt into the NFL, the Baltimore Ravens don’t seem to be terribly interested. The Ravens were not among the eight teams present at Kaepernick’s Saturday workout, according to Adam Schefter.
The NFL had put together an out-of-the-blue workout for Kaepernick at the Atlanta Falcons’ facility, seeing 25 teams represented according to a statement from the league. But with disputes over the transparency of the workout between the quarterback and the league, Kaepernick provided a sudden change of plans, moving the workout to a separate facility and out from under the constraints put on by the league. Though Kaepernick’s workout was considered to be positive, Baltimore already has three mobile quarterbacks that fit their scheme on their roster and for cheap.
Baltimore had previously teased the idea of signing Kaepernick back in 2017. When Joe Flacco went down with an injury that season, Ravens coach John Harbaugh told reporters the team had not ruled out signing Kaepernick at the time. Owner Steve Bisciotti also noted the team had discussed the idea internally. But much has changed with the team since that point, leaving the Ravens set at quarterback right now.
Baltimore now has Lamar Jackson as their franchise quarterback and earning MVP talk in just his second season in the league. Backing him up is former Washington Redskins quarterback and Heisman winner Robert Griffin III. In the third-string role is former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley.
Griffin is under contract through the 2020 season and carries $1.5 million and $2.5 million cap hits in each season, according to Over The Cap. McSorley is under a rookie contract that has him signed through the 2022 season. Jackson, if using the fifth-year option available, is on a rookie deal through the 2022 season as well.
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