Kaepernick reaches out to Seahawks, Pete Carroll about NFL chance

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Wednesday he recently spoke with Colin Kaepernick, who expressed an interest in another chance to be a quarterback in the NFL.

Carroll cautioned that if Kaepernick gets that opportunity it may not be in Seattle, but said, "I think he does somewhere."

Carroll spoke extensively about second chances for multiple players, going for 12 minutes straight during a rare off-season news conference following the trade of quarterback Russell Wilson to the Denver Broncos becoming official.

But he made a point to specifically mention his recent contact with Kaepernick, who led the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl appearance following the 2012 season. Kaepernick last played in the NFL in 2016, the same year he started kneeling during the national anthem to protest racial injustice.

Kaepernick had recently posted on social media looking for wide receivers to throw with. Seattle wide receiver Tyler Lockett took Kaepernick up on his offer and caught passes from the quarterback earlier this week.

"He contacted me the other day and said, `Hey, I'd like to get a shot. I'm working out,"' Carroll said. "And so he sent me some video and next thing I know he's working out with with Tyler Lockett. I don't know how that happened."

Here’s a few clips from yesterday’s workout with <a href="https://twitter.com/TDLockett12?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TDLockett12</a> and his brother Sterling Lockett.<br><br>The full workout is available at this link <a href="https://t.co/7ZhvTeDqZU">https://t.co/7ZhvTeDqZU</a>. <br><br>We are back at it today with <a href="https://twitter.com/Footwork_King2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Footwork_King2</a> and his guys on ig live later today. <a