The Seahawks needed a capable quarterback to back up starter Russell Wilson and they hosted the 29-year-old Kaepernick for a visit last month. The Seahawks still need a capable backup for Wilson, but it seems unlikely they’ll sign Kaepernick after they added quarterback Austin Davis to their roster Monday. Davis, who last threw a pass during a regular season game with the Cleveland Browns in 2015, was released by the Broncos in December. [Colin Kaepernick is statistically superior to half of the NFL’s backups and deserves a job]“Colin’s been a fantastic football player and he’s going to continue to be,” Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll said of Kaepernick on Friday. — mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) June 5, 2017Kaepernick also retweeted a video of Shannon Sharpe calling Carroll’s comments “disingenuous” and suggesting that Seattle never had any intentions of signing the former 49ers quarterback on FS1’s “Undisputed.”

Source: Washington Post June 05, 2017 20:32 UTC