The only team to invite Colin Kaepernick for a visit since he became a free agent in 2017, the Seahawks remain tied to the quarterback’s lengthy saga. Pete Carroll now regrets not signing the former 49ers passer then, given the information he now possesses.
The 11th-year Seahawks coach said he views a potential Kaepernick addition then as a missed opportunity “knowing what we know now,” per Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times (Twitter link). Carroll said in 2017 he viewed Kaepernick as a starter, and with Russell Wilson in the fold, the Seahawks moved on. It is unclear what salary demands Kaepernick had at that point, and the Seahawks — with Wilson never missing a start — were able to get away with lower-level backup quarterbacks in 2017 and ’18.
Carroll said Thursday he assumed someone else would sign Kaepernick — via Condotta, on Twitter — but until last year’s NFL-organized (then Kaepernick-rearranged) workout, the free agent quarterback did not receive another opportunity.
While the Seahawks’ Wilson-fronted QB structure remains the same three years later, Carroll said the team is not interested in Kaepernick now, Condotta tweets. The Seahawks re-signed Geno Smith earlier this offseason and added Anthony Gordon as a UDFA. Carroll did say he received a phone call Thursday from another team on Kaepernick. This marks the first such call he’s received, per Condotta (on Twitter).
Although Kaepernick had drifted off the NFL radar after his workout last year, numerous players have pushed for him to receive another chance in recent days. George Floyd’s death continues to ignite protests around the world. Teams across the sports world have issued statements denouncing systemic racism, and Roger Goodell made a speech on the subject last week. While the commissioner did not mention Kaepernick by name, the player who started the protest movement in the NFL has naturally been a frequent conversation topic in light of current events.
Kaepernick, now 32, reportedly continues to train for a potential opportunity. After the quarterback settled a collusion grievance with the league and made last-minute changes to a workout invite, it would probably be the most notable free agent addition in NFL history were the former 49ers starter to catch on with another team.
PR fishing there Pete?
Seems like it
I had the same thought. If he truly regretted it, then he would sign him now
He is not signing him now because they are happy with qb situation now.
Cuz Geno Smith, right?
It’s what he said..I didn’t.
Regret doesn’t help you win football games which is what acquiring talent is and should be all about….Kap’s football demands and political stance helped put him in the position he’s in right now….like it or not.
Coaches in 2020 are politicians, they talk a lot but say nothing, they never show their cards, pick any cliché you like. Pete has his politician’s hat on here. Just as the PC/JS Front Office doesn’t like to spend big money on FA’s and OL’s they just don’t spend money on their back up QBs.
Today a Seattle Times writer wrote Pete Carroll needs to “right that wrong” by signing Kap. Larry Stone is delusional. It’s a beat writer’s job to earn clicks and there’s hardly a topic out there right now more divisive than Colin Kapaernick. Its foolish and naive to spend more on a back-up QB when the team sorely needs a better pass rush.
What information has Pete Carroll discovered about Kaepernick since 2017? That he’d likely have won the starting job from Wilson?
Exactly!
That they could have possibly traded Wilson to Cleveland for a top 4 pick plus more in 2018 after all.
Maybe.
I think they might have pried the #1 & #4 from Cleveland if it happened with kap & hr played well.
He never said he would have won Seattle job…he said he believes Kaepernick is still a starter in the nfl.
Ok right Peter. Sounds politically correct now. What a hack.
Yes, it’s easy to say now.
Sure seems like it. Yes, someone should’ve signed Kaep, but not a team that already had a starting quarterback. Even if the Seahawks failed to sign him for political reasons, there really was no football-related reason to sign a starting quarterback when they had Wilson.
Dude just needs to pack it up and realize his career as an nfl quarterback is over!
Exactly. I’m sorry… he was never the player he thought was anyway
You mean Russell Wilson, of course, right?
Oh please, nothing but talk looking for free woke points. Russell Wilson hasn’t missed 1 game in his career. They had zero need for Kap and he doesn’t regret a thing.
At the time they did need a backup. Wilson got hurt in 2016, never missed a game but was hurt. Boykin was backup….he had legal problems. They were looking for backup competition.
Read it and weep snowflake Kap haters. somebody actually wanted to sign him. Anybody else besides orange Hitler as president and he’d be playing now.
Don’t be a clown. Kaep had offers, he turned them down. Wanting starter pay for a backup role isn’t getting anyone signed
Well obv he turned them down he’s to black to understand tht he’s only a backup
Too, you ignorant, embarrassing piece of crap.
He’s kinda black. Brings the entitlement with him. Pay the man you racist sumbitch!!!! Your great great granddaddy may or may not have had his great great granddaddy as a slave so u must pay!!!! White man bad!!!! Go Libs!!!
The President is not the GM of 32 NFL teams. Colin “1-10” Kap will never play an NFL game again. Weep woke police.
Yeah Orange man bad….. He’s pro America….. Move to Russia you communist Cunt….
Speaking of your sugar daddy, did you send the check back. I didnt think so. Trumps your familys provider. It is ok.
That makes no sense and your obvious bias is sickening
This is genuine
Get over it.. keep saying your sorry for making a good decision in 2017
Cam Newton needs to be signed.. he’s at least worth it. We don’t need more discord in this country. Either someone step up and sign him or drop it
Someone would sign Cam Newton, if only he could pass a physical.
Ok so even if Seattle would had offer a contract to be the backup to Wilson, what are the chances he signs it?
How could anyone have regrets with a QB depth chart that included Trevone Boykin, Jake Heaps and Austin Davis?
These pointless after the fact, “We were going to”, “We tried to trade for”, “We wanted to draft”, “I wanted to bring in”. They mean nothing. “We were going to win 16 games this year, but decided going 3-13 was good enough and now we can mishandle our draft pick”.”
What a joke. This guy is so overrated and not worth the trouble. Just like Tebow wasnt worth the trouble. Nobody care about this guy. Stop making him relevant
yeah I think it proved guys whose media coverage preceded them weren’t worth it when Tebow clearly won the 3rd QB spot in Philly a few years ago but they instead opted for 2 QBs instead of him.
Seattle is a joke. Overrated coach, overrated Clowney and now overrated capernick talk. Take a knee Pete.
Hey Hope15171 my sentiments exactly F-crapernick
What a freaking tool. Trying to seem as if he is truly woke. What a complete hack. He’s the main reason why I never liked USC or the Seahawks.
Last time I checked Kap is better than Geno Smith and the UDFA. Put your money where your mouth is or STFU.
Oh stop this, whatever.. Stop embarrassing yourself and trying to look like the bigger man Peter.
Um… they pay their back-ups the minimum. So, was Kap taking the min? No. That’s why they didn’t sign him. He wanted $$ and he got that, by suing the league. Got more money to not play than he ever would get paid to play at that point.
He’s full of it. He said back then that Kap wanted starter money, and that they already had a starter. Revisionist history to make himself look sympathetic.