Colin Kaepernick's Net Worth (Updated 2024)

Colin Kaepernick is a football quarterback who has played in the National Football League. He is a free agent which makes him eligible to sign contracts with any franchise and is not under one specific team. Kaepernick has played six seasons in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers. He helped the team to a Super Bowl appearance in 2012, and also the 2013 NFC Championship Game. He is also a noted civil rights activist and has protested against racial injustice, police brutality, and systematic oppression in the NFL.

What is Colin Kaepernick's Net Worth in 2024?

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Colin Kaepernick's net worth currently stands at an estimated $20 million, as of September 2024. In September 2018, Kaepernick signed a deal with Nike. Though the Nike deal has helped boost his net worth, his hiatus from football has prevented it from soaring.

Colin Kaepernick's Contract Details

In his six years in the NFL, Colin Kaepernick signed two contracts with the San Francisco 49ers. His first contract he signed was in the year 2011 as a rookie. That entry-level contract was a 4-year, $5.1 million deal which included a $2.2 million signing bonus and a guarantee of $3.8 million.

In 2014, Kaepernick would sign a huge 6-year, $114 million contract including a $12.3 million signing bonus and a guarantee of $61 million. Unfortunately though, due to his stance and actions on racial injustice, Kaepernick did not get a chance to fulfill the contract in its entirety as he last played in the NFL on January 1, 2017.

Colin Kaepernick's Career Earnings

According to Spotrac, the quarterback has earned roughly $43 million in career earnings as of 2024.

Colin Kaepernick Endorsements

Kaepernick has had endorsement deals with Beats By Dre headphones, McDonald's, Jaguar, Electronic Arts and MusclePharm. But his major endorsement deal came from Nike when the sporting goods & apparel giants signed him on September 3, 2018, for their 30th anniversary “Just Do It” campaign. Although Kaepernick has been with Nike since 2011 the company had not used him till he rose to prominence in 2016 for voicing his protest against racial discrimination. In 2016, he opted to kneel rather than stand during the national anthem at an NFL game, as an act of silent protest against social and racial injustice in America.

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Colin Kaepernick Investments

In 2016, Kaepernick and his partner Nessa founded the organization "Know Your Rights Camp", which supports disadvantaged youths to teach them about self-empowerment, American history, and legal rights. To support and assist individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Know Your Rights Camp launched a relief fund in April 2020. Along with providing aid to Black and Brown communities, Kaepernick has donated more than $1.75 million in recent weeks through his organization.

Colin Kaepernick's Other Sources of Income

Kaepernick has been out of the NFL since the 2016 season for kneeling to the American national anthem as he protested against racial injustice and police brutality. Although he has been approached by some of the teams, none of them went ahead to sign him. The NFL was one of his major sources of income, but after the hiatus, he has built a sizable fortune from his playing days with the 49ers, endorsement deals, and a settlement with the NFL.

Colin Kaepernick Charity

Colin Kaepernick's charity is called the "Know Your Rights Camp which he co-founded with his partner Nessa. His charity’ motto stands "to advance the liberation and well-being of Black and Brown communities through education, self-empowerment, mass-mobilization and the creation of new systems that elevate the next generation of change leaders". The Know Your Rights Camp has donated more than $1.75 million to aid "Black and Brown communities" and assist with COVID-19 relief for such communities.

Colin Kaepernick's Awards and Achievements

It was very unfortunate to see a player of Kaepernick's abilities' career cut short due to an important social cause for which he stood up and refused to back down. There is no question had he continued to play longer in the NFL, he would have had more awards and achievements to his name. In any case, the following is a list of his accomplishments in the league whatever little they may be.

NFL records:

• Rushing yards by a quarterback in a game: 181
• Rushing yards by a quarterback in a postseason: 264

Other Awards and honors:

• 2017 GQ Magazine Citizen of the Year
• 2017 Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award
• 2017 American Civil Liberties Union Eason Monroe Courageous Advocate Award
• 2017 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship honoree
• 2018 Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award
• 2018 Harvard University W. E. B. Du Bois Medal
• 2020 Ripple of Hope Award from the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights

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