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Denver Broncos: Why the team should sign Colin Kaepernick

By Sayre Bedinger

RIVERDALE, GA - NOVEMBER 16: Colin Kaepernick looks on during the Colin Kaepernick NFL workout held at Charles R. Drew High School on November 16, 2019 in Riverdale, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
RIVERDALE, GA - NOVEMBER 16: Colin Kaepernick looks on during the Colin Kaepernick NFL workout held at Charles R. Drew High School on November 16, 2019 in Riverdale, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – DECEMBER 1: Head coach Vic Fangio of the Denver Broncos looks on in the first half of a game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Empower Field at Mile High on December 1, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /

Familiarity with the coaching staff

Last offseason, the obscure connection between Broncos head coach Vic Fangio and newly acquired quarterback Joe Flacco was cited as one of the reasons the team felt comfortable trading for the veteran signal-caller.

Fangio was a defensive assistant with Baltimore for a few seasons including two seasons of overlap with Flacco, and that was a connection that was cited as one of the number of reasons the team felt good about making the trade they wound up making.

If that connection was meaningful enough, then certainly Fangio’s connection to Kaepernick from their time together in San Francisco (2011-14) is notable.

Fangio was the defensive coordinator so he wasn’t working directly with Kaepernick, but he certainly knows him well and was around him for his best years.

Defensive coordinator Ed Donatell was also on the 49ers staff with Fangio during that time, and Denver Broncos running backs coach Curtis Modkins was Kaepernick’s offensive coordinator during the 2016 season.

The Broncos have coaches on their staff who can speak directly to what kind of person and player Kaepernick is and how he would fit in with the current group of guys in Denver’s locker room.

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