Colin Kaepernick still holding onto unrealistic dreams

Colin Kaepernick will turn 37 in November and hasn't taken an NFL snap in over seven-and-a-half years.

The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback is still holding onto hope that he'll be back in the league someday, which at this point is unrealistic, to say the least.

In an interview with Miriam Walker-Khan of Sky Sports, Kaepernick said that he hasn't given up on his dream of returning to the NFL.

"We're still training, still pushing," Kaepernick said, per Walker-Khan . "So hopefully. We've just got to get one of these team owners to open up."

"It's something I've trained my whole life for, so to be able to step back on the field, I think that would be a major moment, a major accomplishment for me. I think I could bring a lot to a team and help them win a championship," he added.

The University of Nevada product played 75 games (including six playoff contests and one Super Bowl) over six years with his last game coming in Week 17 of the 2016 campaign when his Niners lost to the Seattle Seahawks 25-23 on New Year's Day 2017.

Kaepernick began kneeling during the pregame national anthem during the 2016 campaign to protest police brutality and racial injustice. He then went unsigned through the summer entering the 2017 season amid allegations that he was being blackballed due to his on-field political statements.

Kaepernick filed a grievance against the league during the fall of 2017, accusing league owners of colluding to keep him out of the NFL, but later withdrew the grievance in February 2019 after reaching a confidential settlement with the league.

"We have a lot of people that are oppressed. We have a lot of people that aren't treated equally, that aren't given equal opportunities," Kaepernick said, according to Walker-Khan's report.

Per the report, Kaepernick pledged to continue to kneel "until justice is served."

As dedicated as the former second-round pick seems to be in his pursuit of justice and a return to the NFL, it appears that after more than half a decade, the league won't be welcoming him back.