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As Colin Kaepernick reminds everyone that he’s still interested

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     in playing professional football Kwon Alexander Jersey , and given the permission granted by the Commander-in-Chief to employ him, will anyone hire Kaepernick?Probably not, but there’s a looming dynamic that could make the NFL’s ongoing cold shoulder to Kaepernick more glaring during the 2019 season.Three weeks from today, the NFL’s 32 teams will trim all rosters from 90 to 53. As the waiver-wire dust settles, the XFL will try to persuade some of the available players to commit to the resurrected spring league — and to remove themselves from the mix of the never ending in-season roster churn that will happen in the NFL.At quarterback, that will create a potential problem for the NFL. If teams keep two quarterbacks on the roster, an injury to the starter will create a need for a new backup. And if eight to 16 of the third-string quarterbacks who fail to make an active roster choose to accept jobs with the eight teams of the XFL, they won’t be available to the NFL.That necessarily will bump Kaepernick’s name up the list of available free agents.Of course, the quarterbacks who get in-season offers to join the bottom of a depth chart rarely get much more than the minimum salary based on their level of experience. Kaepernick may want more than that.Then again, no one knows what Kaepernick would actually want because, for more than two years and counting Mike McGlinchey Jersey , no one has offered him a contract worth any amount of money.Given that Kaepernick has spent two full seasons and counting out of football, his path back to the game necessarily will include a willingness to say yes to whatever interest comes his way — and to get the word out now that he’s willing to fly anywhere and everywhere for a visit, a tryout, and if it comes to it a bargain-basement deal aimed at giving him a chance to remind everyone that, yes, he really is good enough.Is it wrong that it got to this point? Absolutely. Is it, as a practical matter, the only way Kaepernick can re-establish himself? Unfortunately, it is. It’s still early, so there’s no need to panic"According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the San Francisco 49ers and star defensive tackle DeForest Buckner have had contract negotiations for a long-term deal but are far apart Dante Pettis Jersey , source said. Agent Chafie Fields talked with SF brass in the last few days, but there is no deal in sight. The 49ers picked up his option on April 24 and is a priority for them.This will likely lead to quite a bit of overreaction. As of today, the team could be far apart from a deal. By the time Friday comes around, they could have found a middle ground. One thing that I know is you don’t let guys as talented as Buckner see the market. I don’t foresee that happening. Buckner just turned 25-years old in March and is coming off a year where he put up 12 sacks and had the sixth most pressures in the NFL. He’s a guy that you pay.We’ll keep a close eye on this situation, but this could simply be a leverage play. Buckner will get his money, and the 49ers will give it to him. They have to. That’s what you do with star players. When Buckner starts to hold out, that’s when I will start to worry, or at least take this more seriously.