Jim Harbaugh and Colin Kaepernick went to the Super Bowl together in 2013, and apparently, the head coach wants another chance with his former quarterback.
After nine seasons with the University of Michigan, the last of which ended with a national championship, Harbaugh joined the Los Angeles Chargers. NFL insider Mike Florio toyed with the idea of Kaepernick joining Harbaugh's team shortly afterward, and apparently he had a hunch.
Harbaugh said this week that he has not only talked to Kaepernick about joining the Chargers staff, but that the quarterback is actually “considering it.”
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San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh talks with Colin Kaepernick before their game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium on December 28, 2014, in Santa Clara, California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Harbaugh told USA Today that the two had discussed the possibility of working together “very early” in the year, but Kaepernick never responded.
However, Harbaugh says Kaepernick's future as a coach could be bright.
“If that was the path he took, I think it would be fantastic,” Harbaugh said. “He'd be a great coach if that was the path he chose.”
Kaepernick recently told Sky Sports that he is still “training” and “pushing” to return to the NFL; he has not played in the NFL since 2016, shortly after he began kneeling during the national anthem in protest against racial injustice and police brutality.
Colin Kaepernick and Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh during a throwing exhibition at Michigan Stadium on April 2, 2022, in Ann Arbor. (Jaime Crawford/Getty Images)
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“We've got to get one of the owners of these teams to open up,” Kaepernick said. “It's something I've trained for my whole life, so to be able to step on the field again I think would be a big moment, a big accomplishment for me. I think I could bring a lot to a team and help them win a championship.”
Kaepernick praised Harbaugh shortly after he won a national championship with the Wolverines.
Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers during a game against the Dolphins on November 27, 2016, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Ron Elkman/Sports Images/Getty Images)
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“Harbaugh is the only coach you call when you want to compete for a championship. Period,” he told USA Today at the time.
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