Colin Kaepernick for VMAN-Hot on the heels of a preview featuring 2014’s VMAN/Ford Model Search finalists, VMAN releases its latest cover starring 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick. The sports star catches up with photographer Bruce Weber, modeling activewear and showing off his hard-earned six-pack. Pick up a copy of the issue at VMagazineShop.com.
Colin Kaepernick on being young in his career and being a black athlete:
Kaepernick is compared a lot to other players explaining, “When [Michael] Vick and Vince young first came into the league. It wasn’t necessarily accepted. It wasn’t thought of as a successful way to run an offense or that it could be part of an NFL offense. I almost feel like they suffered from it. You possibly took the most explosive part of their game away from them and said, ‘don’t do this. You’re not supposed to. You’re in the NFL. You’re supposed to stay in the pocket. Maybe in college [you could run], but not here.'”
On his controversial contract claiming to be worth $128 million:
Kaepernick addresses his critics stating, “I shouldn’t get that money if I don’t go to the Super Bowl. Growing up around my dad, who was a business man, [and] being a business major in college, I understand that if I don’t perform to the level that you expect me to, I shouldn’t get the same money that you expected to pay me if I was there. I understand that completely.”
On Always Working:
Putting his money where his mouth is, he explains why he does not take the off season easy saying, “I don’t like feeling like someone’s catching up to me or that I’m giving someone an opportunity to get closer or become better than where I’m at. I also feel by not taking time off that I’m gaining ground on other players. I feel like that’s where I get some of my advantage, not taking that time off, not resting a lot.”
