‘It’ll Happen’: Falcons Legend Michael Vick Makes Colin Kaepernick Prediction

Michael Vick is not any stranger to NFL quarterbacking controversy, and for that cause and extra, his opinion on the way forward for one other newsworthy determine carries weight.

And Vick now counts amongst those that nonetheless imagine in Colin Kaepernick’s skill to play within the MFL.

Vick, the previous No. 1 total NFL Draft decide who began his profession and starred with the Atlanta Falcons, believes that Kaepernick, who hasn’t performed within the league since 2016, nonetheless has what it takes to be an NFL quarterback – and even a beginning quarterback.

“I believe it’ll occur in due time,” Vick mentioned.

Maybe there are classes to be taught from Vick, who made three Professional Bowls in six years with the Falcons earlier than he pleaded responsible for his involvement in canine fishing and spent 21 months in federal jail. When he returned to the NFL with the Eagles, he gained Comeback Participant of the Yr and made a fourth Professional Bowl.

“He’s been out the league a pair years and he hasn’t performed in a very long time, it’d most likely be good to only are available in a backup function, and simply play that backup function for 2 or three years,” Vick mentioned in a go to with Outkick. “And, while you get a chance to begin, you present which you could play. You win a sequence of video games. You win 5 or 6 video games,”

Kaepernick, 34, was primarily drummed out of the NFL because of his political and social positions. The NFL has issued an official coverage for the way that occurred. Nevertheless, the previous San Francisco 49ers Tremendous Bowl quarterback hasn’t had a lot of a sniff outdoors of partaking in a current exercise with the Las Vegas Raiders earlier this offseason. … whilst some media retailers counsel he would by some means mechanically begin in some NFL cities, together with in Atlanta, over Marcus Mariota and rookie Desmond Ridder.