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Kaepernick alleges NFL Combine did not disclose shin stress fractures

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published October 19, 2026 · Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · Colin Kaepernick | Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Kaepernick alleges NFL Combine did not disclose shin stress fractures
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What was said

"“I had stress fractures in my left shin. Yeah. Um that >> Well, I think they did catch. They just didn't tell me.”"

Colin Kaepernick alleges the NFL Combine medical checks identified stress fractures in his left shin but were not disclosed to him at the time. He says he only learned months later, after being drafted, when he received an X-ray and was told a rod would be put in his leg.

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Colin Kaepernick · guest
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