Kaepernick was invited to Michigan by coach Jim Harbaugh, who was Kaepernick’s mentor to the San Francisco 49ers and was the honorary captain for the spring race. With him was producer Spike Lee, who is shooting a documentary about Kaepernick as he searches for another job on the NFL roster. Kaepernick was not available to the media, but Jeanna Trotman, a reporter for local news subsidiary WXYZ, spoke to him on the pitch about his decision to fly on Saturday. 2 About “We’re still going out there and throwing it,” Kaepernick told Trotman. “Really, coming out here for the show was to show that I can still do it. It’s one of the questions my agent asks, so we want to make sure we can go out, show everyone that I can still do it. play, still throw it. “ He said he still believes he can make a team better and help a team win games. NFL reporter Josina Anderson said Friday that Kaepernick is open to accepting a backup role if that is what is needed to facilitate his return to the NFL. While at Ann Arbor, Kaepernick spent time with Michigan players and was able to make throws with Wolverines general Cade McNamara during the week. “Growing up in Reno, I was a 49-year-old fan. So I always saw Coach Harbaugh as the 49ers and Kap was always the QB,” McNamara said. “But I have thrown in with him a couple of times this week. He has a rocket and he can shoot it for sure. He was just respectful.” Kaepernick told Trotman on the pitch that he would be willing to do sit-down interviews and a training session if an NFL team is willing to have him. He hoped that this training would show some scouts that he was in shape and could still play.
