{"id":263556,"date":"2026-09-17T16:32:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T16:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/17\/colin-kaepernick-was-pushed-to-ask-out-taylor-swift-during-nfl-career\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T16:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T16:32:52","slug":"colin-kaepernick-was-pushed-to-ask-out-taylor-swift-during-nfl-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/17\/colin-kaepernick-was-pushed-to-ask-out-taylor-swift-during-nfl-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Colin Kaepernick Was Pushed to Ask Out Taylor Swift During NFL Career"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Could Colin Kaepernick and Taylor Swift had ended up with their own happily ever after?<\/p>\n<p>A little over two months after the singer married Travis Kelce in the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/brad-pitt-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wedding of the century<\/a>,\u201d another famous football star is thinking back on what might have been.<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick reveals that, back when he was in the NFL, he got some strong encouragement to shoot his shot with Swift.<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t go for it, and Swift ended up with a <em>different <\/em>hunky football star. And that suits Kaepernick just fine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0917_colinkaepernick_01-1024x667.jpg\" alt=\"Colin Kaepernick in September 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-563247 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0917_colinkaepernick_01-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0917_colinkaepernick_01-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0917_colinkaepernick_01-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0917_colinkaepernick_01-2048x1334.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0917_colinkaepernick_01-960x625.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0917_colinkaepernick_01-1080x704.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0917_colinkaepernick_01-1200x782.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/09\/0917_colinkaepernick_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colin Kaepernick discusses his new memoir on September 10, 2026.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Slaven Vlasic\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-who-advised-colin-kaepernick-to-ask-out-taylor-swift\">Who advised Colin Kaepernick to ask out Taylor Swift?<\/h2>\n<p>On Tuesday, September 15, the former football layer\u2019s memoir,<em> Perilous Fight<\/em>, hit bookstore shelves.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke of how his mother, Tessa Kaepernick, suggested that he ask out Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I was in the NFL, she told me that I should ask out Taylor Swift,\u201d Colin Kaepernick wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He detailed that this was \u201c(long before Travis Kelce made his move).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(Kaepernick became a \u201cfree agent\u201d weeks before spring began in 2017. We all learned who Kelce was in 2023.)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DdXEHBNhUUn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>According to Kaepernick, his mother suggested this \u201cbecause we would be perfect together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He apparently did not take his mother\u2019s counsel at this time.<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick was quick to emphasize that this was no \u201cslight to Taylor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, he said that Swift \u201cwas not my type.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This suggestion could have taken place any time between 2011 and 2016, based upon his NFL years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"thg-ytf\" data-ytid=\"4FZlu0t8sqw\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4FZlu0t8sqw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Colin Kaepernick Reflects On Decision To Take A Knee\u00a0| The View\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/4FZlu0t8sqw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Colin Kaepernick Reflects On Decision To Take A Knee\u00a0| The View\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play video: Colin Kaepernick Reflects On Decision To Take A Knee\u00a0| The View\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"68\" height=\"48\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M66.5 7.7a8 8 0 0 0-5.6-5.7C56 .7 34 .7 34 .7s-22 0-26.9 1.3A8 8 0 0 0 1.5 7.7 83 83 0 0 0 .2 24a83 83 0 0 0 1.3 16.3 8 8 0 0 0 5.6 5.7C12 47.3 34 47.3 34 47.3s22 0 26.9-1.3a8 8 0 0 0 5.6-5.7A83 83 0 0 0 67.8 24a83 83 0 0 0-1.3-16.3z\" fill=\"#f00\"\/><path d=\"M27 34l18-10-18-10z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-he-doesn-t-sound-like-he-regrets-not-taking-the-chance\">He doesn\u2019t sound like he regrets not taking the chance<\/h2>\n<p>Since this time, Colin Kaepernick and Taylor Swift have both tied the knot. Just, you know, not with each other.<\/p>\n<p>He and Nessa Diab welcomed a baby in 2022 and have been married for years.<\/p>\n<p>Though he did not intend to shade Swift, Kaepernick <em>did <\/em>make some remarks about his mother. The fact that she suggest that he ask out the singer showed him that his mother was not \u201ccapable of seeing who I really am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He recalled that his mother had exhibited a pattern of encouraging him to date white women. This mentality can stem from anything from status symbols to internalized racism and beyond, and is frankly very complex to discuss and process. <\/p>\n<p>Notably, Kaepernick was born to a white teenage mother and was adopted by the Kaepernicks, who are also white. Like we said \u2026 it\u2019s super complex.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:qwuj6foyai44scywtuaumxlp\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3lohluqf4kc2s\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreidwsaswcloavpw6thrnxzf746c2xd65s5bxvdr42pt2taz5qy5u7a\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Nessa and Colin Kaepernick attends the #MetGala<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:qwuj6foyai44scywtuaumxlp\/post\/3lohluqf4kc2s?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SinnamonS (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:qwuj6foyai44scywtuaumxlp?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@sinnamonscouture.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:qwuj6foyai44scywtuaumxlp\/post\/3lohluqf4kc2s?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Kaepernick has long history of using his platform (and his impossible-to-ignore good looks) to promote anti-racism in our deeply anti-Black culture.<\/p>\n<p>He became the center of a weird, baseless controversy for \u201cdisrespectfully\u201d kneeling about a decade ago.<\/p>\n<p>It caused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2019\/02\/colin-kaepernick-settles-lawsuit-against-nfl-how-much-did-he-get\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">friction when he was within the NFL<\/a>. Ultimately, he parted ways with the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick has a complex history. His advocacy for racial justice is good. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comicfrontier.com\/p\/colin-kaepernicks-foray-ai-comics-deeply-embarrassing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI project<\/a> to teach children how to produce hideous slop instead of learning art themselves is, to be blunt, abhorrent.<\/p>\n<p>Though Swift has made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/07\/taylor-swift-blasted-for-inviting-brad-pitt-to-wedding-amid-nasty-angelina-jolie-legal-battle-she-loves-abusers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">questionable choices<\/a>, it\u2019s clear that Kaepernick\u2019s issue described in the memoir isn\u2019t with her. Rather, he cites this as an example of how he felt that his own mother did not understand him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"thg-endcard\" hidden=\"\" aria-label=\"Get the Hollywood Gossip app\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thg-endcard-icon lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/thg-ios-app-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"thg-endcard-title\">Get the app \u2014 celeb news first<\/span><span class=\"thg-endcard-sub\">Push alerts the second a story breaks \u00b7 4.8\u2605 \u00b7 Free<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"thg-endcard-get\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id372387225?pt=367523&amp;ct=web-endcard-cta&amp;mt=8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get the App<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/09\/colin-kaepernick-told-to-ask-out-taylor-swift-memoir\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Could Colin Kaepernick and Taylor Swift had ended up with their own happily ever after? A little over two months after the singer married Travis Kelce in the \u201cwedding of the century,\u201d another famous football star is thinking back on what might have been. 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