RENTON The Seahawks didn’t sign Colin Kaepernick because he would not be the starter here that they -- and assuredly he -- think he should be in the NFL.
That’s the essence of what coach Pete Carroll said Friday following the Seahawks’ first organized-team-activity practice open to the Seattle media. It was a week after Kaepernick made a free-agent visit to the Seahawks -- but left in the same situation the controversial former San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl quarterback remains today: unsigned.
“It was another opportunity to keep abreast of what’s available to help our team,” Carroll said of the Seahawks’ exploring making Kaepernick Seattle’s backup to franchise QB Russell Wilson.