Rob Ninkovich Weighs In On Colin Kaepernick Chances To Sign With Patriots

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was the first NFL player to take a knee during the national anthem to protest against police brutality and social injustice. The quarterback lost his job in the NFL, and no team wanted to do business with him. The whole thing started in 2016, and nothing has changed. Kaeperick has been linked with the New England Patriots for quite some time, and Roger Goodell made a few comments that made us ask questions.

Last December, Goodell said the NFL had “moved” on from the quarterback. In his most recent interview on Monday, Goodell sounded differently. Is the NFL ready to have Colin back?

“Well, listen, if he wants to resume his career in the NFL, then obviously it’s going to take a team to make that decision,” the NFL Commissioner told ESPN. “But I welcome that, support a club making that decision and encourage them to do that.”

Kaepernick to the Patriots

Kaepernick took part in a big scandal in 2016, and many NFL players followed his example. NFL teams didn’t like the idea of seeing kneeling players during the national anthem.

Rob Ninkovich talked about the Kaepernick-to-the-Patriots rumors, and his comments included the word “distractions.” Ninkovich believes that head coach Bill Belichick will be able to keep everyone focused on the upcoming season.

“It’s unbelievable how he’s able to bring a team together and focus on just becoming a team and forgetting anything out side of the building that could distract you and pull you away from what you’re trying to do,” he said.

Ninkovich played for Belichick from 2019 through 2016. He saw a lot of distractions during that period. However, this didn’t stop the Patriots from making the playoffs each season. They even won two Super Bowls.

“Bringing guys in that could be a distraction, Bill Belichick is able to take the whole team, you come together, you have a team meeting, he explains everything to you and everyone just goes on as regular business,” said Ninkovich.

“Every single day, you come in, you work on your craft and you try to be better individually as a player and try to come together as a team. I think Bill Belichick is if not the best, one of the best to ever bring a team together no matter who’s on the roster, no matter what [he has] at his disposal. He’s able to bring guys together from all over different parts. So I think that Kaepernick in a Patriots locker room would not be a distraction.”