Colin Kaepernick is face of video game featuring actual NFL STARS to pretend he’s Still at that level

I don’t know about you, but I had never heard of “Wild Card Football” until today, October 23. Apparently, the face of the game is none other than everyone’s favorite quarterback, Colin Kaepernick. The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) partnered with Saber Interactive to bring us this game.

I have no idea how this slipped past my radar, but it did. The NFLPA released a statement about the game back in late June. According to their announcement, Saber released the game on October 10.

Although the NFLPA is on board, the NFL is not. There are no official NFL teams in the game. In fact, all of the teams — at least according to the trailer — are centered around the quarterbacks. And, they got ESPN personality Chris Berman to star in the hype video.

There are so many interesting things about this video. The first thing that I noticed is that although Kaepernick is the “face” of the game, he appears last — along with Jared Goff. Don’t believe he’s the face of the game? Check out the ad that is circulating on X (formerly Twitter).

Look who’s right there, front-and-center? And, that’s who the NFLPA press release leads with!

“This over-the-top, pick-up-and-play video game features an authentic roster of hundreds of pro football superstars, including Colin Kaepernick, Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes, Justin Jefferson, T.J. Watt, Joey Bosa, Ja’Marr Chase, Aaron Donald and many more,” it reads.

Why lead with actual NFL stars when you can feature someone who hasn’t played competitive football in over seven years!?

Also, if you notice the ticker on the bottom, “Team Kap” beat “Team Goff.” Sure, why not? Jared Goff is the quarterback of the 5-2 Detroit Lions in the NFL. He’d never be able to lead a team to victory over one quarterbacked by Colin Kaepernick. This video game is extremely realistic, as you can see.

It’s also interesting that Chris Berman — and the graphic on screen — never actually says “Kaepernick.” For every other player, they mention their full name. But, they simply call Kaepernick’s team “Team Kap.” Something? Nothing? I’ll leave that for you to decide.