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The nfl threw him a bone yesterday to give a private practice at the falcons facility there in front of 25 scouts, of the 32 teams. he pulled a fast one at the last minute, saying no, i dont want to be a part of the official tryout. im going to a local high school 60 miles away. i want the media to watch and hes saying hes the victim in this. >> because the nfl wanted to decide which media members would be there. they also wanted for him to sign some sort of liability agreement in case he got hu...

The falcons facility and instead had it moved to a nearby high school football field. christina coleman in our west coast bureau with the latest. >> hi, jon. today music mogul and businessman jay-z who is in partnership with the nfl to manage some of the leagues community efforts is reportedly disappointed with kaepernick and feels like he turned a legitimate workout into a publicity stunt. reports surfaced this week saying jay-z, who has supported kaepernick worked to influence the nfl to set u...

Standpoint, they have to be logistically and politically correct as well by saying we know he can play, but do we trust him enough to give him the platform to be able to speak on things the way which he typically goes about it. >> isaiah, to your point, the nfl says were disappoint thad colin did not appear for his workout. the league said 25 clubs were at the falcons facility. the plan was to record the workout with an interview with kaepernick and distribute it to all 32 clubs. the nfl outline...

Took place. >> he knew that there was no way -- even if he went there, it was a very organized charade of the nfl. the nfl basically want to take themselves off the hook. hey, we gave you a tryout, what do you want. and then since we could see as the media, then, well, his arm wasnt strong, didnt look that good. we didnt know because we wouldnt see it. now we saw it. the guy looked great. his people there, it was almost like a rally. there was a combination of a workout and a kaepernick rally. >...

Right now hes out there in the center of the field with some of the receivers he was throwing passes to. i could tell you, we have had an eventful afternoon. this was supposed to be a private workout run by the nfl at the atlanta falcons practice facility. we were all there. the media was there. i watched at least 20 scouts from nfl teams enter that facility. at the very last second, we got a statement from colin kaepernicks representatives that it was not happening there. they pulled the rug ou...

Scouts. hundreds of colin kaepernick fans and supporters have gathered at the end of the end zone and have been watching this entire workout as its been going. you might have heard some cheers right there. what this does to colin kaepernicks future, well have to wait and see. definitely still mistrust between colin kaepernick and the national football league. >> and andy, i dont know if i missed it, but how many teams showed up to watch? >> reporter: its not confirmed. the scouts were over here ...