Did the Seahawks give Colin Kaepernick a chance?
New York TimesThe Seahawks did not sign Colin Kaepernick. “He just backed up even more of the play that we’d seen — the character, his smarts, his togetherness, his competitiveness — to the point where it was so obvious he’s a starter in the NFL.” On May 25, the morning after Kaepernick’s meeting with Seattle, ESPN.com ran an explosive piece on the Seahawks’ locker room culture, detailing how many defensive players — Richard Sherman in particular — were upset about Wilson’s perceived inauthenticity and his cozy relationship with the front office, believing the quarterback was handled with kid gloves while the defense was more heavily scrutinized despite being one of the best units in the league. But anyone we would bring in, there are a number of things we go through, tons of different categories in the background before we bring guys in.” Four days later, Carroll said reports that Seattle needed to hear assurances from Kaepernick “got blown up, you know, like that was a big marker,” but he did not deny that Kaepernick’s protest played a role in the decision. That wasn’t the case Thursday when Carroll explicitly stated it “wasn’t true” that Seattle postponed the workout because Kaepernick wouldn’t agree to stop kneeling during the national anthem. With Geno Smith in his second year and undrafted rookie passer Anthony Gordon also on the roster, Carroll is content with the talent he has: “Football-wise, it doesn’t seem to fit us.” Carroll said that not one team had reached out to the Seahawks about their interaction with Kaepernick until Thursday, when an unidentified high-ranking executive from an NFL team — he wouldn’t identify which — called him about it.
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