Colin Kaepernick Was Adopted at 5 Weeks Old—Here’s Why He Hasn’t Met His Birth Mother
He may be a former NFL player, but Colin Kaepernick parents, including his adoptive mother Teresa and his adoptive father Rick, he’s just their son. Colin was born on November 3, 1987. His birth mother, Heidi Russo, who was 19 at the time, put him up for adoption when he was five weeks old. (The identity of his birth father is unknown.)