Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said the team has not ruled out signing free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

"We're still looking at all of our options," Carroll said in an interview on Seattle radio station, KJR. "We're trying to figure it out. We just want to work to be as competitive as we can. Whether that factors in or not, we'll find out. The discussion and the opportunity is still open."

Kaepernick was slated to have a meeting and possible workout with the team sometime last week, but those were reportedly cancelled after Kaepernick reportedly declined to say if he would continue to kneel in protest in the upcoming 2018 season.
Carroll said he was not "going there" when the subject came up during his radio interview.

The former 49ers quarterback chose to not stand during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice in the beginning of the 2016 season. He later evolved the protest to kneeling.

He did not sign with a team during the 2017 season, but some NFL players chose to pick up where he left off and knelt during the anthem to continue the protest.

The Seahawks have re-signed the team's 2017 backup quarterback, Austin Davis, and also journeyman quarterback Stephen Morris.