‘Wanted Him to Have A Belief’: Colin Kaepernick’s Biological Mother Revealed What She Wanted For Her Son Before His Adoption

The quarterback-turned-civil rights activist Colin Kaepernick faced many difficulties in his life. That experience eventually fostered him to become the person he is today and impart his journey to the world. He is an adopted child, but the question remains, who is Kaepernick’s biological mother?

Only a few people knew about this story until a Netflix documentary, Colin in Black & White, got released, and the entire world witnessed what he had gone through.

Although the Niners quarterback had mentioned his adopted parents frequently, he never spoke about his biological relationships or details to the public.

A woman named Heidi Russo is his biological mother. Just after six weeks of giving birth, Russo gave up the baby for adoption, which ended up in the hands of Rick and Teresa Kaepernick (adopted parents).

Last year, Russo began a YouTube channel and explained the entire situation she faced during the adoption. As soon as Kaepernick was born, Russo revealed that she was on a hunt for a suitable couple that could fulfill her demands. They must have “the financial ability to support him…At that time, I couldn’t,” she said through her YouTube channel.

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“….had an athletic or sports background and that they were Christian. I didn’t care if they were Catholic or not, I was raised Catholic. I just wanted them to be Christian. I wanted him to have a belief in God, to be raised that way.” Russo explained what she wanted for Kaepernick.

Heidi Russo details how hard it was to give up Colin Kaepernick

Russo was a very young mother when she gave birth to Colin. She was just 19, and the situations were difficult for her to raise Colin all on her own. Even before he was born, Kap’s father left Russo, who hails from the black community.

According to Wisconsin law, a biological mother cannot hand over the kid up for adoption in the first six weeks. If she is unable to take care of the child, she can resort to foster care.

“I refused to have him in foster care, there was no way. I raised him for the first six weeks,” Russo said. In those six weeks, things changed for her, and the relationship between mother and son got more intense. It complicated her decision to give up the child.

“I think your mind and your body do things to help you forget truly painful experiences like that,” she explains. Although eventually, Kaepernick was adopted. And later on, he went on to become one of the most renowned athletes in American history.

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