AAF reached out to Colin Kaepernick, Tim Tebow
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The Alliance of American Football targeted two popular former NFL quarterbacks. But neither agreed to join the upstart league. Both Colin Kaepernick and Tim Tebow were on the new league’s radar, AAF executive Bill Polian said (via The Athletic’s Lindsay JAAF reached out to Colin Kaepernick, Tim Tebow
The Alliance of American Football targeted two popular former NFL quarterbacks. But neither agreed to join the upstart league. Both Colin Kaepernick and Tim Tebow were on the new league’s radar, AAF executive Bill Polian said (via The Athletic’s Lindsay Jones, on Twitter). AAF CEO Charlie Ebersol spoke with Kaepernick about the ex-49ers quarterback’s interest of playing in the league, Polian said. It’s unclear how far these discussions progressed, but the 31-year-old passer is obviously not on an AAF roster. Polian spoke with Tebow, who is currently in the New York Mets’ minor league system, but the former Heisman Trophy winner declined to join the league. The AAF began its first season last weekend. Embroiled in a high-profile grievance against the NFL, Kaepernick has not played organized football since the 2016 season. Tebow has not taken any regular-season snaps since 2012. Read more