Colin Kaepernick hasn’t played in the NFL since the 49ers’ 25-23 season-ending loss to the Seahawks on January 1, 2017.
That hasn’t prevented the Madden video game company from putting the 33-year-old in its game, with the 33-year-old having a higher rating than Justin Herbert, the 2020 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, Kirk Cousins, and Trevor Lawrence in the 22 version.
Why is Kaepernick still a playable character in the game?
EA Sports believes it is a viable business model.
“Understanding that our EA Sports experiences are platforms for players to create,” the video game company said in a statement in September 2020. “We want to make Madden NFL a location that reflects Colin’s position and talent, ranks him as a starting QB, and empowers our fans to express their hopes for the future of football.”
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM The major news this year is that Kaepernick is rated higher than only three quarterbacks this year, compared to 14 quarterbacks in 2020.
“Nice,” Herbert said when told his rating was an 80 during training camp.
I grew up with Madden NFL.
Cousins’ NFL QBR rating was 105, which put him ahead of Tom Brady, Lamar Jackson, Justin Herbert, Baker Mayfield, Matthew Stafford, Kyler Murray, and Ben Roethlisberger.
With these ratings, Madden 21 took its woke to a whole new level: Then Madden 21 turned Kaepernick’s characteristic touchdown celebration into a raised ‘Black Power fist:
