Former San Francisco star QB Colin Kaepernick is a free agent and an American Civil Right Activist. Colin Kaepernick played his last NFL season in 2016 with the 49ers. Kaepernick has been away from the football field for almost five years and recently did a workout with the Raiders. He entered the league as a quarterback in the year 2011, but before that, he had an opportunity to play a different professional sport.

Kaepernick had to choose between the two sports, just like the legendary NFL QB Tom Brady had to do. Kap during his college days was all set to play for a baseball team, but chose football as his goal.

The Chicago Cubs tried their best to acquire Kaepernick and drafted him in the 43rd round of the 2009 draft. Kaepernick had not played baseball since high school, but he still got drafted three years later.

Cubs crosschecker Sam Hughes said, “I looked at his arm action in a number of [football] games and talked to people who saw him play baseball in high school. The way he competed as the Reno quarterback and his athleticism led us to the belief he could be a good professional pitcher.” Kaepernick in his high-school days was a talented pitcher but later played as a quarterback for the University of Nevada.

Hughes further said, “We would have waited for him to finish college and also would have paid for the rest of his education. He was very direct and honest about his goal of becoming an NFL quarterback.”

While he was at the University, Kaepernick was completely shocked when he got a deal with the Chicago Cubs. Hughes had many conversations with Kaepernick and his dad, but the star QB always wanted to play in the NFL.

The San Francisco 49ers drafted Colin Kaepernick in 2011

Even after getting the offer from the Cubs, Kaepernick believed in himself and kept pursuing his football career. Later, Colin Kaepernick was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers 36 overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft.

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In a very similar way, Tom Brady had to decide between playing baseball or football. In 1995, when Brady was in high school, he was drafted as the 507th overall pick by the Montreal Expos. But Tom Brady had different goals, and he later went on to play college football for the University of Michigan.

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The two-player had a very similar story who chose football and went on to become great quarterbacks in the NFL. Colin Kaepernick played for six seasons with the 49ers and took the team to the Super Bowl in 2013. On the other hand, Tom Brady had played 9 Super Bowl games, out of which he has won seven.

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