Colin Kaepernick not joining Chargers coaching staff says HC Jim Harbaugh

A few days after head coach Jim Harbaugh alluded to potentially finding former quarterback Colin Kaepernick a spot on his coaching staff for the 2024 season Mo Alie-Cox Jersey , those comments are being walked back."I love Colin, and always will but hes not going to be on the coaching staff or be playing on the roster either," .Kaepernick hasn't played in the since 2016 but has been vocal about wanting to return to the game. His former coach, Harbaugh, was seemingly enthusiastic about the 36-year-old Kaepernick returning to the game as a coach and that they'd , shortly after Harbaugh took the Chargers job.Harbaugh also expre sed that he feels Kaepernick would be a "tremendous coach."ADVERTISEMENT What are the expectations for the Chargers? The selected Kaepernick in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft, which was Harbaugh's first year as their head coach. Kaepernick didn't make a start until the middle of the 2012 season, when veteran starter Alex Smith got a concu sion and the second-year quarterback took the chance to start and ran away with it.Kaepernick remained the starter and finished the regular season (13 appearances, seven starts) throwing for 1,814 yards and 10 touchdowns, while posting a 98.3 pa ser rating and rushing for 415 yards and five touchdowns. San Francisco went on to reach Super Bowl XLVII before losing to the and head coach John Harbaugh, Jim's brother.Barring injury and a brief benching in favor of Blaine Gabbert to begin 2016 Kaepernick was San Francisco's primary quarterback for the better part of the next four years. Prior to the 2016 regular season, Kaepernick publicly said that he was protesting the national anthem to shine light on racial inequality in America. He opted out of his contract for the 2017 NFL season and hasn't been signed to an NFL roster since.Harbaugh and the 49ers parted ways after the 2014 season, and he then became the new head coach of his alma mater, . Kaepernick served as an honorary captain for Michigan's 2022 spring game.Following nine seasons in Ann Arbor and winning a national title last season, Harbaugh was hired to be the Chargers' new head coach in January. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily. FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience National Football League Los Angeles Chargers San Francisco 49ers Stephon Gilmore Jersey