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Colin Kaepernick Still Owns Now-115-Pound Tortoise He Got When He Was 10 Years Old (Photo)

by on Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 7:57PM

Well, in this case, our headline pretty much says it all.

When Colin Kaepernick was a child of just 10 years old, he got a pet tortoise. However, unlike the reptiles (No, tortoises are not amphibians. Trust us, we looked this up.) of many children which have since been flushed down the toilet, Sammy — as the tortoise is named — is still very much alive, and has grown to a whopping 115 pounds over the years.

Check out a picture of the NFC-champion quarterback and his pet below.

Sammy

Photo via Twitter/@BryanAGraham


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