Both Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and GM Ozzie Newsome support the idea of signing quarterback Colin Kaepernick, sources tell Dianna Marie Russini of ESPN.com (on Twitter). Russini hears they have met resistance from owner Steve Bisciotti, but Newsome issued a statement on Wednesday to try and counter those claims:
“We are going through a process, and we have not made a decision. Steve Bisciotti has not told us we cannot sign Colin Kaepernick, nor has he blocked the move. Whoever is making those claims is wrong,” the unusual statement read.
Recently, Bisciotti and team president Dick Cass publicly acknowledged their trepidation in signing Kaepernick, with Bisciotti adding that he wasn’t sure the QB would help the team “win games.” The team’s coach and GM apparently feel that Kaepernick can be a difference maker.
Recently, some of the team’s locker room leaders also voiced their support for adding Kaepernick.
“Hell yeah, if he’s going to help us win,” linebacker Terrell Suggs said. “We have no issues. Not in the locker room. Hell yeah, we want him.”
The Ravens are taking a hard look at their backup quarterback situation as Joe Flacco deals with a back injury and Ryan Mallett struggles in practice. There is some good news on that front, however. A source with knowledge of the situation tells Mike Florio of PFT that he is feeling better, with the “arrow [pointing] up.”
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Ravens fan should be mad and ownership from not being more concerned about winning games. This ridiculous punishment against a man not standing for the national anthem has gone way too far.
Let’s get back to playing football!
The question is still there though, will he help win games. Flacco is the number one there and yes he’s hurt, so Kap would have to beat Mallet, who already knows the system.
Mallett is awful. Threw 5 INTs the other day in camp. That’s more than Kaep threw all last season.
Bull. An insult to your country, as well as to all who gave there lives defending it. If they sign him, I find a new team to cheer for.
he did no crime, he did something within his rights. Shows a lot about who you are if you refuse to root for a team with him on it
I have the right to do a lot of things I choose not to do. Doesn’t mean I should, nor that I can’t. Just like it’s my right to choose not cheer for a team he is on.
BJ
Vets fought so he could have the right to do what he did so it’s not an insult to the country. That’s what freedom of speech is all about the right to choose without being forced to. That’s why I love the United States ; we have the right of freedom to choose.
He also called cops “pigs” and said we should be more like Cuba. Remember the trickle down effect the Eagles went through with Vick. Cameras everywhere. Nobody wants that distraction …
He gives the NFL a black eye. He doesn’t deserve to be in the USA let alone the NFL. You will be sorry if you sign him
Is there a way to ignore posts? I know I can follow individual people and I like to follow the NFL as a whole news, but it’s currently polluted with the Kaepernick-mania circle jerk of writers. I get he made news because he didn’t stand for the national anthem and referred to cops as “pigs” but the attention whoring doesn’t warrant this much attention in my opinion.
Well never forget seeing him get sacked Live and seeing so many fans scream USA USA but sign him back it’s all about winning games I just don’t want to see the media circus get anymore involved then they already are
Will**
Done with this fool, was a fan once.