Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, now 38, says he is still preparing for a hoped-for return to the NFL. Speaking to Us Weekly, he indicated his football shoes stay ready so he can leave right away.

He has not been watching games, instead checking statistical lines, and believes he ranks ahead of many current quarterbacks.

In a monologue for the 2021 debut of his Netflix series Colin in Black and White, he showed 19th-century slave auction images while discussing Combine height and weight measurements and described teams inspecting players for defects that might affect performance.