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After not finding a place on any team’s roster since 2016, Colin Kaepernick has always found a way to money. Whether it is for charitable organizations or for his personal means, Colin is good at making things work. From being a published author to bagging a shoe deal with Nike, he has tried out his hands in many things. He once signed a book deal, which made him a fortune.

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Kaepernick enjoyed a good career, including a Super Bowl appearance. However, after his national anthem protest in 2016, he has been virtually out of the NFL. Consequently, he turned to other sources of income.

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Surprisingly, he is a New York Times Best Seller as well. Kaepernick’s book, ‘I Color Myself Different,’ got published in 2020 and debuted as no. 1 in New York Times. He continues to produce his written work as a form of expression of himself off the field.

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Incidentally, Kaepernick signed a book deal with Random House imprint One World worth more than $1 million. It added more value to his $20 million net worth, and more is yet to come for him.

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Ventures and life away from the NFL for Colin Kaepernick

The former San Francisco 49ers‘ QB has multiple deals that make him a fortune. From Netflix to Nike, you name it. Nike has made over $6 billion since Colin Kaepernick started taking a knee during the national anthem. They sold the shoes out within the first few hours of their debut. Moreover, Colin’s Netflix series makes him millions of dollars as well.

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Kaepernick also has a series named ‘Colin in Black and White’ that streamed in 2021. It captures the life of the former QB, now turned activist, through his high school years. Netflix paid him a little less than $10 million.

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While the book deal added more money to his net worth, the royalties from his shoe deal and Netflix are enough to enjoy a good life. But Kaepernick is embracing the author in him, and who knows what’s more to come.

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Ayush Jha is an NFL author at EssentiallySports. He is a current graduate of the University of Delhi and has worked on publishing academic research in the past. Ayush has always been an avid sports lover, representing his school team in cricket and soccer. To however fulfill his enthusiasm for covering and writing about sports, he started following the NFL and gradually developed a very keen interest in it. He follows the great quarterback Tom Brady and is a massive fan of his game. In his leisure time away from writing, Ayush likes watching classic Hollywood films alongside sipping a nice, hot cup of coffee.

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