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LZ Granderson: Colin Kaepernick's workout was as pointless as the NFL's fear of him

LOS ANGELES - We didn't really need the workout, did we?

We didn't need to see the pictures of how Colin Kaepernick looked, the tweets quoting unnamed NFL scouts, or the livestream showcasing his deep throws. We didn't need any of this because Kaepernick's three-year absence from the NFL was never about his ability to play football. Sure, a handful of trolling contrarians and racists quoted some of his more unfavorable stats but as someone who was present for Kaepernick's last game - one in

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