• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Vegas Sports Today

Vegas Sports News Today

  • Raiders
  • Golden Knights
  • Aces
  • Soccer
    • Lights FC
    • “New” MLS Team
  • Colleges
    • UNLV
    • Nevada

Mark Davis recently renewed his blessing for Colin Kaepernick to get a shot with Raiders

May 26, 2022 by Raiders Wire

It has been five years since Colin Kaepernick has taken an NFL snap. The former 49ers starting QB in the Super Bowl was seemingly blacklisted from the league for starting the trend of kneeling during the playing of the national anthem in protest of racial profiling and police brutality.

There’s no question his talent would have been welcome across the league under normal circumstances. And despite several teams being asked about the possibility of signing Kaepernick and many responses that suggested they weren’t opposed to the idea, no team would come close to him.

For that reason, when Mark Davis was asked a couple years ago about whether he would be open to giving Kaepernick a shot, his response saying he had given his blessing for it didn’t generate much in the way of headlines.

Just spoke w/#Raiders owner Mark Davis, who said team employees have a “company-paid day off on Juneteenth.” Also asked about @Kaepernick7, Davis said, “Since 2017, I’ve told the coaches and general managers that if they want to hire Colin Kaepernick, they have my blessing.”

— Paul Gutierrez (@PGutierrezESPN) June 17, 2020

Then just a month ago, Davis seemed to reiterate in somewhat stronger language his willingness to bring Kaepernick on board.

#Raiders owner Mark Davis last month: “I believe in Colin Kaepernick. He deserves every chance in the world to become a quarterback in the National Football League. I still stand by it. If our coaches and general manager want to bring him in, I would welcome him with open arms.”

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) May 25, 2022

This response made some waves, but there is still a big difference between what Davis — or anyone for that matter — says the “would” do versus what they “will” do.

Still, with a whole new coaching staff and personnel department, it seemed a pretty clear message where he stands.

Now today, reports have the Raiders following through with their owner’s wishes and are giving Kaepernick a workout — something he has long sought, but rarely received.

It’s unclear whether Josh McDaniels and Dave Ziegler felt some pressure to give Kaepernick the shot Davis had wanted, or if they had been thinking about it already and his words gave them permission to pull the trigger. Regardless, there’s little doubt the Raiders are now proving Davis’s words were not same empty lip service we have heard from most around the NFL when Kaepernick’s name has come up.

Like this article?

Sign up for the Raiders Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning

An error has occured

Please re-enter your email address.

Thanks for signing up!

You’ll now receive the top Raiders Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

Filed Under: Raiders

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • Raiders being dot connected to Jauan Jennings
  • Projecting a new contract for Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers
  • Porter, Thornton Jr., rookies with most to prove in training camp
  • Raiders to host open practice at Allegiant Stadium in August
  • Wednesday open thread

Categories

  • Aces
  • Colleges
    • Nevada
    • UNLV
  • Golden Knights
  • Raiders
  • Soccer
    • Lights FC

Archives

Our Partners

All Sports

  • 247 Sports
  • 8 News Now
  • Bleacher Report
  • CBS Sports Radio 1140
  • Forgotten 5
  • Las Vegas Review-Journal
  • OurSports Central
  • The Sports Fan Journal
  • The Spun
  • USA Today

Basketball

  • High Post Hoops

Football

  • Las Vegas Raiders
  • Blogging The Boys
  • Just Blog Baby
  • Last Word On Pro Football
  • NFL Trade Rumors
  • Our Turf Football
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Football Talk
  • Raiders Nation
  • Raiders Wire
  • Silver And Black Pride

Hockey

  • Vegas Hockey Knight
  • Knights On Ice
  • Last Word On Hockey
  • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Talk
  • The Hockey Writers

College

  • College Football News
  • College Sports Madness
  • Last Word On College Basketball - Nevada
  • Last Word On College Basketball - UNLV
  • Last Word On College Football - Nevada
  • Saturday Blitz
  • Zags Blog

Copyright © 2025 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in