Colin Kaepernick Reportedly Would 'Love' to Play for Ravens

If the Baltimore Ravens wanted to make Colin Kaepernick an offer, the free-agent quarterback would reportedly welcome the opportunity to play for the team.

Per NFL Network's Michael Silver (via NFL Network's Ian Rapoport), Kaepernick "would absolutely love to play for the Ravens."

The Ravens could be in the market for a stopgap starting quarterback after Rapoport and his colleague Tom Pelissero reported Wednesday that Joe Flacco could miss three to six weeks with a back injury.

Baltimore announced the signing of arena football quarterback David Olson on Friday, though head coach John Harbaugh noted that wouldn't stop the Ravens from possibly going after Kaepernick.

"Those are two different categories of players," Harbaugh said, per Ryan Mink of the team website. "I don't think one precludes the other because they're different categories of players completely."

When Flacco went down, Kaepernick emerged as a potential fit for Baltimore because of his connection to the team. Greg Roman, who was the San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator in Kaepernick's first four years with the team, is now the Ravens senior offensive assistant and tight ends coach.

Harbaugh's brother, Jim, was also Kaepernick's head coach with the 49ers from 2011 to 2014.

Kaepernick has been a free agent since he opted out of his contract with San Francisco in March. The 29-year-old met with the Seattle Seahawks in May, according to NFL Network's Omar Ruiz, but the team did not to make him a contract offer.