Colin Kaepernick’s NFL workout may have been in vain after Roger Goodell declared that the league has “moved on” from considering the former quarterback. 

The NFL commissioner made his statements on Wednesday after addressing the New England Patriots' recording violation in their game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. 

Kaepernick, who has not been a part of the league since the 2016-2017 season, had all eyes on him last month after participating in an NFL workout.

“This was about creating an opportunity, which Colin’s representatives came out in early October and we created that opportunity,” Goodell said at the NFL owners’ meetings on Wednesday. “It was a unique opportunity — an incredible opportunity and he chose not to take it. I understand that. And we’ve moved on here.”

The highly anticipated workout hit multiple snags as the NFL and Kaepernick’s team negotiated over the event being recorded and open to the media. The former San Francisco 49er’s representatives were also uneasy about a liability waiver that the league wanted Kaepernick to sign, calling it “unusual” and saying it “addresses employment-related issues.” 

In response, Kaepernick and his team changed the workout's location at the last minute to a high school in south Atlanta. 

According to CNN, six scouts from the league’s 32 teams showed up along with hundreds of fans.

“We’ll be waiting to hear from Roger Goodell, the NFL, the 32 teams,” Kaepernick told the media after the workout. “We’ll let you know if we hear from them. The ball’s in their court. We’re ready to go.”

While Kaepernick’s call-out to the league went unanswered, one of the wide receivers who participated in the workout, 24-year-old Jordan Veasy, was picked up by the Washington Redskins. 

“It helped,” Veasy said, highlighting how Kaepernick’s workout assisted with him getting the attention of the Redskins. “That’s one of the reasons I wanted to be a part of it. Just being a part of the history of it, and I knew it going to help me.”

Kaepernick has remained out of contract with the NFL since 2017 following his kneeling protest during the national anthem to draw attention to social and racial injustices faced by Black people in America. 

In spite of being ostracized by the NFL, the former quarterback has acclaimed much recognition for his activism and philanthropy, including receiving the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal from Harvard University and winning a Creative Emmy for his ad collaboration with Nike.