NFL.com Lists Colin Kaepernick As 'Retired', Social Media Goes Nuts (TWEETS)

NFL.com Lists Colin Kaepernick As ‘Retired’, Social Media Goes Nuts (TWEETS)

May 22, 2020, 8:07pm EST (Updated: December 27, 2022, 6:49pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

(Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

The NFL recently redesigned its website and fans couldn’t help but to notice that former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is listed as “retired.”

Kaepernick’s girlfriend, Nessa, strongly to the characterization.

“The @NFL @nflcommish @NFLPA lying on their website claiming @Kaepernick7 ‘retired,’” she said on Twitter. “Colin did NOT retire. You cowards blackballed him [because] he peacefully protested against police brutality. He’s a Super Bowl QB [and] should be playing [because] his stats show that.”

The @NFL @nflcommish @NFLPA lying on their NFL website claiming @Kaepernick7 “retired.” Colin did NOT retire. You cowards blackballed him bc he peacefully protested against police brutality. He’s a Superbowl QB & should be playing bc his stats show that. https://t.co/UmyD5VhYwP pic.twitter.com/eUJ7LMmaiR
— NESSA (@nessnitty) May 22, 2020

Social media also went off:

Colin Kaepernick is not “retired.” This past November he said, "I've been ready for three years, I've been denied for three years. … We're ready to play, we're ready to go anywhere." pic.twitter.com/uYJLqMYHxx
— Resist Programming ? (@RzstProgramming) May 22, 2020

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Colin Kaepernick is a hero. Colin Kaepernick will always be a hero.
— Oussama (@Omokeddem) May 22, 2020

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From 2013-2016, the Super Bowl featured Colin Kaepernick, Russell Wilson, and Cam Newton representing the NFC.

Cam Newton had the single best season of them all.

Only one of these Quarterbacks still has a job.

They are all 32 years old or less.

Make it make sense.
— ?️anthers Culture (@PanthersCulture) May 22, 2020

@NFL, if Colin Kaepernick retired, show the paper work, because he would have to file for that, or did you retire him in the same fashion that you Blackballed him? https://t.co/gNQauiRKeV
— L E F T, PhD ⚫️ (@LeftSentThis) May 22, 2020

Colin Kaepernick is not “retired.” He has been blackballed by the league for protesting against police brutality. Anyone honestly reviewing his stats knows he should be starting in the NFL. https://t.co/mDmY0KVe2b https://t.co/lqLQqblt14
— Resist Programming ? (@RzstProgramming) May 22, 2020

They do whatever they want. @Kaepernick7 never retired. He’s expressed time and time again he still wants to play.

His brother, @E_Reid35, told media time and time again he wants to play.

He stays ready to play, but the @NFL would rather “retire” than acknowledge him as a FA. https://t.co/6I4vCoj42b
— ?️anthers Culture (@PanthersCulture) May 22, 2020

It was just last November when the league organized a workout for Kaepernick to be seen by several teams, but things changed drastically when he suddenly moved the venue to a local high school so the workout could be recorded.

Only a few teams showed up, but he still received no interest or offers to tryout.