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Analyzing why the Seahawks won’t sign Colin Kaepernick

On May 25, Colin Kaepernick met with the Seahawks to potentially sign a contract, and reports said the meeting went “very well.” But on Tuesday, Pat Kirwan reported the Seahawks probably will not sign Kaepernick.

Jim miller doesn’t believe Seattle will sign Kaep and I agree

— Pat Kirwan (@PatKirwanRFN) May 30, 2017

The way I see it, the Seahawks shied away from Kaepernick for one of two reasons.

  1. Kaepernick and his agent asked for more money than the Seahawks were willing to pay him.
  2. Seahawks ownership vetoed Kaepernick out of concern that he would drive away season-ticket holders, advertisers and corporate sponsors.