Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll revisited the team's history with Colin Kaepernick on Thursday and expressed regret for not signing Kaepernick when given the opportunity.
Seattle brought Kaepernick in for a workout during the 2017 off-season and had another visit a year later cancelled. At that time, Carroll said Seattle chose not to bring Kaepernick aboard because he was viewed as a starter, not a backup.
Carroll is reiterating that stance but says that in hindsight, he wishes he would have given Kaepernick a shot even if it meant a potentially awkward role as Russell Wilson's backup.
Carroll indicated that he believed Seattle passing on Kaepernick gave him a shot to be a starter elsewhere.
Seattle is believed to be the only team to have brought Kaepernick in for meetings and a workout since he last played in the league in 2016.
with files from Associated Press