It’s not unusual for college teams to invite former NFL stars to their spring games to serve as honorary captains. But to invite one who never took a snap for the school? That’s new.
But that’s what Michigan football is doing, as former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick will serve as an honorary captain at Saturday’s Maize and Blue Spring Game, the school announced via Twitter on Wednesday.
Kaepernick hasn’t thrown a pass in the NFL since 2016. No NFL team signed him following that season, in which he ignited a national debate by kneeling during the national anthem played before NFL games. Recently, though, Kaepernick has been working out with Seattle Seahawks players as rumors of an NFL deal circle.
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The Nevada alumnus’ time with the 49ers overlapped with Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh from 2011-14. The 49ers drafted Kaepernick in the second round in 2011 under Harbaugh’s oversight. Harbaugh then installed…