Colin Kaepernick will not be joining the Los Angeles Chargers this year.
If he wants to return to the NFL, his best bet may come with the Chargers next year.
Driving the news: Chargers coach Jim Harbuagh told reporters Thursday that Kaepernick, who he coached in San Francisco, will not be part of his coaching staff this year.
- USA Today reported earlier this week that Harbaugh had reached out to Kaepernick about joining his coaching staff.
- Harbaugh also noted that Kaepernick will not return to the NFL as a player on his team either.
What he’s saying: “I love Colin, but he’s not going to be on the coaching staff, which is set for this year,” Harbaugh said. “And he’s not going to be playing on the roster either.”
- Harbaugh said he had reached out to Kaepernick before about joining his staff when he coached the University of Michigan.
- “I have thought that for a long time,” Harbaugh said. “Just the respect that I have for the football mind he has and the football man that he is. Al Davis saw something in me that made him think I would be a good coach, and I see those same qualities in Colin. If it is something he chooses.”
