Colin Kaepernick
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There are a variety of reasons – some on-field and some off-field – why Kaepernick’s time in the NFL lasted only six years. In that sense, it’s a little unfair to call him a one-hit-wonder. However, Kaepernick only had one truly outstanding season. Keep in mind that the year he led the 49ers to the Super Bowl, he only started seven regular-season games.
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The following season, in 2013, was when Kaepernick took the league by storm, leading San Francisco to a 12-4 and a return trip to the NFC Championship Game. But things fell apart after that with Kaepernick going 11-24 as a starter for the rest of his career. After his controversial stance on kneeling during the national anthem, no NFL team was receptive to his comeback attempts.
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