Kaepernick’s Secret Training Spells NFL Comeback
If you thought professional football drama had peaked, here comes another plot twist courtesy of Colin Kaepernick—and yes, it’s exactly as predictable as you feared. According to his girlfriend Nessa Diab (via TMZ on April 20, 2025), Kaepernick is still grinding through grueling workouts, apparently refusing to accept that the NFL booth has all but slammed the door on him. Of course, it takes a public declaration from Diab—host of E! News—to remind us that the Kaepernick comeback saga is far from over.
TMZ reports Diab spotted her activist-athlete boyfriend hitting the turf and lifting weights in Miami, meticulously documenting reps and sets like a man on a mission. We’ve heard this before, haven’t we? Ever since 2016, Kaepernick’s protest against police brutality cost him a roster spot, and from then on the league’s silence spoke volumes. Yet here we are in 2025, and despite zero official signings, he’s allegedly still sweating it out in hopes some underdog team will take a flier on his arm and social justice brand.
Insiders tell People Magazine that NFL personnel remain split—some executives admire his arm talent but fear political backlash. One anonymous scout quipped, “He’s got the skill, but will any franchise risk a PR explosion when the cameras roll?” Meanwhile, Diab’s enthusiastic promotion of his regimen on social media reads like a sales pitch for a comeback that may never materialize. If the NFL couldn’t stomach a politically charged icon years ago, what’s changed now?
You can almost hear the faint echo of past rejections: no calls on draft days, no invites to training camps, and certainly no contract offers to negotiate. The league was quick to capitalize on his platform when ratings dipped, yet simultaneously hesitant to embrace the very face of its own controversy. It’s the ultimate Catch-22—he trains, they ignore; they ignore, he protests; he protests, they market. Rinse, repeat.
Let’s file this under “Why are we like this?”—the football world caught between wanting a ratings bump and dreading the PR wildfire that follows any Kaepernick mention. Diab’s insistence on broadcasting his partner’s sweat sessions guarantees at least one thing: the story won’t vanish quietly. And given the NFL’s love-hate relationship with its most polarizing figure, this saga will likely drag on until someone finally blinks.
Anyway, I can’t wait to see how this backfires—or worse, fizzles—once the preseason rosters solidify and the cameras roll. Bookmark this for the inevitable “I told you so” moment.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and TMZ, People Magazine
Attribution: Creative Commons Licensed
