The Miami Dolphins may be on an unexpected two-game winning streak, but they’re still one of the worst teams in football with no quarterback of the future on their roster. So it might not be a surprise that they’d do their due diligence on Colin Kaepernick.
Dolphins coach Brian Flores said the team will send someone to Kaepernick’s workout Saturday in Atlanta.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the Dolphins are the first team publicly known to be sending a representative to Kaepernick’s workout, which was announced Tuesday. The NFL arranged the workout rather than Kaepernick’s camp, ESPN reported.
Kaepernick’s people also reportedly took issue with the fact that the NFL scheduled the workout for a Saturday, when many teams are traveling to their Sunday games, as opposed to a Tuesday, the day most NFL workouts generally take place.
The 32-year-old quarterback has not played in the league since 2016 when he began kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice.
The Dolphins’ quarterbacks are Ryan Fitzpatrick, who turns 37 this month, and second-year player Josh Rosen, who was acquired from Arizona during last year’s draft. Many believed Miami to be tanking this season to obtain an ideal draft position and draft a future franchise quarterback.
• Adam Zielonka can be reached at azielonka@washingtontimes.com.
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