Unfortunately, despite our attendance, OutKick could not ask him about his position because he and Hill chose not to take questions from the crowd.Hill, of course, did not challenge Kaepernick on his statement.Instead, she suggested that she agreed with him, name-dropping the Atlanta Falcons as a team that should consider signing him.COLIN KAEPERNICK IS STILL UPSET THAT HIS MOM WANTED HIM TO DATE TAYLOR SWIFT, A WHITE WOMANHill referenced Atlanta as a "Black city" and noted that the Falcons were down to Cooper Rush at quarterback for Week 1 following injuries to Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix.Colin Kaepernick and Jemele Hill at Detroit event, (OutKick)Comments like those from Kaepernick and Hill show how unserious these conversations are.Rush is not an ideal starting quarterback.
But he is at least an active NFL quarterback.He has played every season, mostly due to injuries to starters, since 2021.In Sunday’s 20-13 loss to the Steelers, Rush went 12-of-22 for 143 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions.
He is functional.Colin Kaepernick, after 10 years away, would not be functional.Presumably, no quarterback would be after such a long break.Hill knows that.
However, she also knows the Falcons will not sign Kaepernick, which gives her plausible deniability.At this point, Hill is simply trying to stay relevant on Threads, Bluesky, and racially hysterical message boards on Reddit.Colin Kaepernick speaks onstage during The Gordon Parks Foundation Awards Dinner and Auction 2026 at Cipriani 42nd Street on May 19, 2026, in New York City.
(Getty Images for The Gordon Parks Foundation)Interestingly, Hill’s suggestion about the Falcons invites mockery of the idea that Kaepernick could play in the NFL at this stage.Saying Kaepernick could not make an NFL team in 2026 is hardly a knock on him.He turns 39 in November and has not played professional football in 10 years.A player cannot simply go from not playing football for a decade to playing professionally, rega...