The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League have added the 35-year-old former quarterback to their negotiation list, according to TSN.

CFL rules state that teams can claim exclusive rights for up to 45 players by placing them on their negotiation lists. Teams may add, remove or trade from the lists at any time. …

Of course, it’s important to note CFL athletes make significantly less money than the “slaves” in the NFL. The average annual salary for quarterbacks in the NFL is nearly $12 million, according to Spotrac. Meanwhile, the highest-paid player in the CFL makes about $600,000. And that number includes salary, travel allowances and bonuses combined.

[That beats nothing at all, but Harding is extremely skeptical that Kaepernick will give up his victimhood game to actually go play ball up north. It does, however, raise the question as to why Kaepernick didn’t pursue that option from the start — although the pay stats tend to answer that question. — Ed]