Tom Brady on 'Damn Good QB' Colin Kaepernick: 'No Idea' If He's Blackballed

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady spoke about Colin Kaepernick during his weekly appearance on WEEI’s Kirk and Callahan show.  

"I have no idea if he's being blackballed," he said (h/t TMZ Sports). "I think he was a...I competed against him. I thought he was a damn good quarterback. And he's played at a high level, brought his team to Super Bowls. You know...that's how I feel about him."

Brady expressed in September his hope that Kaepernick could return to the NFL.

“I've always watched him and admired him, the way that he's played," he told CBS Sports (h/t Nicole Yang of the Boston Globe). "He was a great young quarterback. He came to our stadium and beat us, took his team to the Super Bowl in 2012. You know, he accomplished a lot in the pros as a player. He's certainly qualified, and I hope he gets a shot."

Kaepernick has remained unsigned this season, with many people believing it has been due to his political stances and not his quality of play. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback famously began sitting and then kneeling during the national anthem during the 2016 NFL preseason in protest of racial injustice and police brutality.

That started a trend around the NFL with a small number of players, one that became a national debate this season when President Donald Trump weighed in. It has remained a divisive issue, though by rule, NFL players are not required to stand during the anthem.

Nonetheless, Kaepernick remains unemployed. And Brady, at least, feels Kaepernick has the talent to hold a job in the NFL.