Even years after he last played a snap of pro football, Colin Kaepernick is still making news.Recently, the former 49ers quarterback spoke to sociologist Eve Ewing, with whom he wrote the graphic novel Change the Game about his experiences as an orphan, and he had some not-so-rosy words to say:"It is very difficult for people to have a nuanced conversation around it to be, like, yeah, the people that love you and that you love can also perpetuate very problematic elements, and those things can exist at the same time. And part of it is, like, how do you grapple with that? How do you navigate that? And especially at a young age? And it’s, like, are you equipped to navigate that and are your parents equipped to navigate that?"Colin Kaepernick@Kaepernick7It was important for me to share my story so that others who've had similar experiences would feel recognized & affirmed. Thanks for all your help, @eveewing. I hope this inspires people to #ChangeTheGame! Available at kaepernickpublishing.com/changethegame & wherever books are sold.47076It was important for me to share my story so that others who've had similar experiences would feel recognized & affirmed. Thanks for all your help, @eveewing. I hope this inspires people to #ChangeTheGame! Available at kaepernickpublishing.com/changethegame & wherever books are sold. https://t.co/W6OOhOTbfOBut many people are unhappy with him:Tom Usry@itstru58@Kaepernick7 @eveewing Can anyone say, "Pathological liar"?7@Kaepernick7 @eveewing Can anyone say, "Pathological liar"?Ken Kobmann@KKobmann@Kaepernick7 @eveewing Such a victim. The world has been so rough on you, and your parents never put you in a position to succeed in life. How can someone who was blessed with such God given talents, as well as incredible adoptive parents, have so little appreciation?29@Kaepernick7 @eveewing Such a victim. The world has been so rough on you, and your parents never put you in a position to succeed in life. How can someone who was blessed with such God given talents, as well as incredible adoptive parents, have so little appreciation?Tom McCarthy@ishmael0464@Kaepernick7 @eveewing Mewling ingrate.1@Kaepernick7 @eveewing Mewling ingrate.sheilaangelo@sea7851@Kaepernick7 @eveewing Wow!!! Grew up privileged, had a great football career and made millions. Now you toss your adoptive parents under the bus. My kids did some crazy things back 25 -40 years ago that would not bother me today but as parents that’s our JOB. You wrote a book to keep yourself in the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…391@Kaepernick7 @eveewing Wow!!! Grew up privileged, had a great football career and made millions. Now you toss your adoptive parents under the bus. My kids did some crazy things back 25 -40 years ago that would not bother me today but as parents that’s our JOB. You wrote a book to keep yourself in the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…Paul Rao@Paulrao3@Kaepernick7 @eveewing Dude, you're a baby. Not cut out for the NFL either. Initially, you sat through the anthem, not as a statement about race, but because you were benched and you were sulking. You only switched it to your crusade when you were called out for being the baby that you are. Truth!2@Kaepernick7 @eveewing Dude, you're a baby. Not cut out for the NFL either. Initially, you sat through the anthem, not as a statement about race, but because you were benched and you were sulking. You only switched it to your crusade when you were called out for being the baby that you are. Truth!HolliGram@steppingup2U@Kaepernick7 @eveewing Most ungrateful, disrespectful baby ever!! How about being a little less self absorbed? Try that. Maybe people will like you more.22@Kaepernick7 @eveewing Most ungrateful, disrespectful baby ever!! How about being a little less self absorbed? Try that. Maybe people will like you more.Mark Johnson@MarkJoh122056@Kaepernick7 @eveewing As a so called activist why don’t you address the dysfunction and behavior issues in black community? Gangs, guns, thugs, drugs. Behavior/lifestyle issues that are disproportionate to other races. Black violent crime. Hard to have content of character when it doesn’t exist.301@Kaepernick7 @eveewing As a so called activist why don’t you address the dysfunction and behavior issues in black community? Gangs, guns, thugs, drugs. Behavior/lifestyle issues that are disproportionate to other races. Black violent crime. Hard to have content of character when it doesn’t exist.Mike Sanchez@MikeSan31375386@Kaepernick7 @eveewing I supported you for a while but you’re now officially a loser. Sayonara low life5@Kaepernick7 @eveewing I supported you for a while but you’re now officially a loser. Sayonara low lifeJ Dozer@JohnDoz63554245@Kaepernick7 @eveewing There's no other way to say this. Kaepernick, you are a racist and a malcontent. And once this dark period in American history is over. It's all you will be remembered for.2@Kaepernick7 @eveewing There's no other way to say this. Kaepernick, you are a racist and a malcontent. And once this dark period in American history is over. It's all you will be remembered for.Jan@Wardjdw@Kaepernick7 @eveewing Colin, honestly, you took this one way to far, disrespecting your adoptive parents, for shame! Quit whining woes is me and move on and don’t blame anyone for your mistakes, own them.1@Kaepernick7 @eveewing Colin, honestly, you took this one way to far, disrespecting your adoptive parents, for shame! Quit whining woes is me and move on and don’t blame anyone for your mistakes, own them.A look back at Colin Kaepernick's NFL career and absenceIt has now been seven years since Colin Kaepernick played a snap in the NFL. Originally drafted out of Nevada Reno in 2011, he initially studied under Alex Smith, until a concussion in the 2012 season thrust him into the starting role. He immediately established himself as a force to be reckoned with, leading the 49ers all the way to Super Bowl XLVII, where they lost to the Baltimore Ravens.To accommodate the now-burgeoning Kaepernick, who had shattered QB rushing records in that Super Bowl run, the 49ers traded Smith to Kansas City. He would never reach the Super Bowl again, however, and was soon dogged by various injuries.During his final season in 2016, Kaepernick started kneeling while the national anthem was being played, in protest of racial injustice in the United States. He initially had been sitting, but upon the request of then-Seahawk Nate Boyer, changed it to kneeling. After that year, he opted out of his contract and became a free agent.Since then, Kaepernick has failed to land a spot in an NFL team, which he attributes to being blacklisted for his actions. In October 2017, he filed a grievance againt the league, but it was settled in February 2019, the same month he mulled over a move to the XFL and AAF. Later in November, the NFL arranged a workout for him, but it did not come to pass. A May 2022 workout with the Raiders also yielded no results, as the team instead elected to keep Derek Carr.