ESPN's Adam Schefter 'Skeptical' Colin Kaepernick's NFL Workout Happens

ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter has some doubts about whether the announced workout involving free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick will actually take place.

According to the official Twitter account for The Greg Hill Show on WEEI in Boston, Schefter said on the show Thursday he is "skeptical" the workout scheduled for Saturday in Atlanta will happen.

Schefter expressed similar thoughts Thursday on ESPN's Get Up:

Per ESPN, the Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals are among the teams that plan to send representatives to Atlanta to watch the workout if it occurs.

Kaepernick tweeted Tuesday that the NFL reached out to his representatives to set up the workout:

There are seemingly some strange circumstances surrounding the workout, which may play into Schefter's opinion that it is far from a lock to happen.

Workouts usually occur on Tuesdays since it follows the weekly slate of games and allows every team the opportunity to be there. According to ESPN, some NFL executives reached out to Kaepernick to tell him they could not attend his workout on such short notice and were "caught off-guard" by it.

The NFL also reportedly refused to give Kaepernick and his representatives a list of who will be in attendance despite reportedly telling them they would previously.

On Get Up, Schefter said he isn't sure if Kaepernick will even attend the workout and added that some NFL executives don't truly believe he wants to return to playing.

The 32-year-old Kaepernick has not played in the NFL since 2016, which was the same season he began kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial inequality and police brutality.

Kaepernick later filed a grievance against the NFL for allegedly colluding to keep him out of the league. A settlement was eventually reached, which reportedly paid Kaepernick less than $10 million, according to Andrew Beaton of the Wall Street Journal.

The first six seasons of Kaepernick's NFL career were spent with the San Francisco 49ers after they selected him in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft out of Nevada.

Kaepernick went just 28-30 as a starter, but he did lead the Niners to Super Bowl XLVII, which they lost 34-31 to the Baltimore Ravens.

In 12 games (11 starts) during the 2016 season, Kaepernick went 1-10, but completed 59.2 percent of his passes for 2,241 yards, 16 touchdowns and four interceptions while rushing for 468 yards and two additional scores.

Of the teams confirmed to be attending Kaepernick's workout should it happen, the Dolphins and Broncos are in need of immediate help at quarterback and may provide Kaepernick with the best opportunity to play in the near future.