NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has confirmed the league has "moved on" from Colin Kaepernick after the former San Francisco 49er took part in an open workout three years after he kneeled during the pre-game national anthem in protest of racial injustice.
With U.S. President Donald Trump upset by Kaepernick's actions, the quarterback found himself unable to land a team, eventually settling a collusion grievance case with the National Football League in February.
The NFL were upset the 32-year-old quarterback changed the venue for the open workout last month, with the staged event seemingly his lifeline to resume his career in the league.
But after the tryout moved from the Atlanta Falcons facility to a high school due to discovering that the media would not be permitted to attend, Goodell concedes they have now moved on.
"This was about creating an opportunity," Goodell told reporters on Wednesday. "We created that opportunity. It was a unique opportunity, a credible opportunity and he chose not to take it. I understand that.
"We've moved on."
Representatives for Kaepernick maintain the switch was due to the NFL not conducting the workout as a "legitimate process."
