Is Colin Kaepernick In Madden 24? Plus Madden Ratings

Colin Kaepernick would have returned to Madden 24 through the Title Update of 4 October 2023, if he was signed by the Jets or other teams.

Unfortunately, the athlete remains unsigned and is listed as a free agent. This has been the case since he decided to walk out of his 49ers contract on March 3, 2017.

The franchise would have released him if he didn’t opt out. John Lynch, the General Manager of the 49ers, clarified this situation, “Yes, he was not going to be here under the construct of his contract. We gave him the option: ‘You can opt-out, we can release you, whatever.’ And he chose to opt-out, but that was just a formality.”

After this incident, the athlete did not find any team and has yet to play any professional football match.

Colin Kaepernick Madden Ratings

Colin was drafted as the 36th overall choice by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2011 NFL Draft.

He was included in Madden 12 as a 70OVR QB as a rookie. He played three games with zero starts that year and made three complete passes in 5 attempts for 35 yards.

His Madden 13 rating was also 70.

The youngster was brought onto the field for 13 games with seven starts a year later. He made 1,814 passing yards for 10 touchdowns at an impressive 62.4% pass success rate.

Due to impressive on-field progress, he was awarded 89OVR in Madden 25. It remained the same for Madden 15.

In the 2015 season, he started in eight games, managed only 1,615 passing yards, six passing TDs, and successfully completed 144 passes in 244 attempts. As a result, his rating dropped to 81.

Furthermore, a 1-10 record in 2016 saw him take another hit, and his Madden 17 ratings were 74.

Colin Kaepernick’s inclusion in Madden 22 was due to the likeliness rights signed by EA Sports for Madden 21, marking his return to the game after four years.

EA Sports brought him back on Madden 21 for the fans. Their press release read, “Colin Kaepernick is one of the top free agents in football and a starting-caliber quarterback. The team at EA SPORTS, along with millions of Madden NFL fans, want to see him back in our game.”

The last Madden franchise to feature the sportsperson was Madden NFL 16, where he was 74 74-rated athlete. When he decided to become a free agent in March 2017, EA had no rights to use his name and likeness in the game as he was no longer part of the group licensing agreement.

As a result, fans missed the former 49ers signal caller in Madden 18, 19 and 20.

Due to the negotiation done for Madden 21, the developers could have their rights for the next edition. In his return to M21, he stood toe-to-toe with the likes of Kirk Cousins (82), Matthew Stafford (83), Jimmy Garoppolo (83), Ben Roethlisberger (81), Ryan Tannehill (80), and Philip Rivers (82).

The M21 gamers had Kaepernick in the free agency, where they could get him on any team.

Colin Kaepernick highest Madden rating was 89 in Madden NFL 25. The 25 in its title represents the 25th anniversary of the video game.

The former Nevada Wolf Pack Quarterback was a dual-threat signal caller with a speed of 88 and strength of 63.

He got 96 throw power, 84 throw accuracy, 91 agility, 75 awareness, 96 stamina, and 84 toughness.

The video game from 2013 had him at the T-9 spot with Robert Griffin III, Cam Newton, and Russell Wilson. Those who had greater OVR than him were Aaron Rodgers (98), Tom Brady (97), Peyton Manning (97), Drew Brees (96), Matt Ryan (94), Joe Flacco (93), Ben Roethlisberger (92), and Eli Manning (91).

Madden 25 cover athlete was Running Back Barry Sanders. The Hall of Famer got 58% of the total 40 million votes.

Other athletes on the hunt for the cover athlete were Adrian Peterson, Ray Lewis, Joe Montana, and Jerry Rice.

The former San Francisco 49ers Quarterback has been trying to make his return to the National Football League for a long time now but has found no success.

Since his last snap in the league on January 1, 2017, against the Seattle Seahawks, he has been itching to return to the NFL. But, his efforts and war cry have fallen on deaf ears.

As of 2023, the 35-year-old still remains a free agent and is trying his best to make his plea heard by the NFL coaches.

The road seems to hit a dead end for the former round 2 pick QB.

His best chance for a return to the biggest football league came in 2022 when the Las Vegas Raiders offered him a workout. But the Raiders passed on the opportunity to sign him.

As great as the news sounded at the moment, Colin believes that something else fueled the Raiders’ decision to pass on him.

He added, “To me, that’s typically what it ends up being, or has been for the last seven years. So, I just want the opportunity to come in, show what I can do on the field. Judge me based upon that, not the political bias that you have.”

Before that, he only spoke with a franchise in May 2017, when he met the Seattle Seahawks representatives. Unfortunatley, they were not interested in him

Did the Jets sign Colin Kaepernick?

No, the Jets did not sign Colin Kaepernick. They signed veteran QB Trevor Siermian as a replacement for injured Aaron Rodgers.

When Rodgers fell down only after four snaps in his debut Jets game, the speculation about his replacement circulated on the internet.

The Jets were keen to sign a veteran signal-caller, and many, like Colin, believed it might finally be his road for a comeback.

Kaepernick even wrote a letter to the Jets General manager Joe Douglas. He put forward his case and was ready to be on the squad list and help the team every week for the rest of the season.

He tried his best to make his case the best. He wrote, “Unlike many of the veteran QB’s that have been named in the media, I’ve never retired or stopped training. My training schedule has remained the same for 6 years … I say this to give you some perspective on where I’m at physically.”

He mentioned Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, UCLA head coach Chip Kelly, Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh, and Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis under the reference list.

Even with the Jets’ situation, they skipped Colin, and the probability of his return decreases after every passing year.

Mike Florio of the Pro Football Talk strongly believes that Colin’s rays of hope for the NFL return are over. He claimed that the NFL ended Colin’s story by keeping him away from the league for too long.

Florio adds, “That’s the end of the story. The NFL wanted him out. The NFL kept him out. And now, it’s far too long for Kaepernick to get back in.”

Maybe the path to the NFL comeback lies somewhere with the XFL or CFL. Both leagues are keen to have him.

The BC Lions of the CFL have him on their negotiation list, and the XFL part-owner Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has openly stated his position to deliver Colin an opportunity to feature in the league.

Wild Card Football Colin Kaepernick was launched across various platforms on October 10, 2023. Its trailer hit the market back on June 29.

The fast-paced arcade-style football game pits seven players against another team with equal players. Playground Sports and Sabe Interactive acquired the NFLPA license to use footballer names and likenesses for the game.

Wild Card Football cover athlete is Colin Kaepernick. Other notable names included in the game are Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts, TJ Watt, Justin Jefferson, Nick Chubb, Aamon-Ra St. Brown, and Ja’Marr Chase.

The game’s Standard Edition is priced at $39.99, while the Deluxe and Ultimate Edition cost $59.99 and $69.99.

The pre-order bonus had legendary names like Barry Sanders, Walter Payton, Jerry Rice, and Dan Marino.

The powerups acquired from Wild Cards and the unpredictability to change the course of the game are its most significant selling points.