Colin Kaepernick (7) will work out for the Seahawks. (Photo Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
The Seattle Seahawks are planning to work out free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick as a possible backup option behind starter Russell Wilson.
Kaepernick, waiting for an opportunity after almost three months on the free agent market, will work out for the team on Wednesday, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The Seahawks also plan to bring in other reserve quarterbacks to work out, including Austin Davis.
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said last week that Kaepernick and Robert Griffin III were among the free agents they were considering as a potential backup to Wilson.
Seattle currently has Jake Heaps and Trevone Boykin on the roster as backups.
–Running back Ezekiel Elliott missed a second consecutive day of voluntary workouts with the Dallas Cowboys after being involved in a car accident.
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett told reporters that Elliott also would not practice Thursday and would return next week as he deals with some “body soreness, neck soreness” because of the car accident Sunday night.
Garrett said Elliott was the passenger in a car that was rear-ended, but the head injury is not serious.
–Orlando will host the 2018 Pro Bowl on January 28 at Camping World Stadium.
The game was played at the same venue in 2017 and dubbed a success by the NFL, which weighed many changes to the format and returned to the traditional NFC vs. AFC roster makeup.
–The Buffalo Bills released offensive tackle Cyrus Kouandjio, who was the team’s second-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.
The move comes a month after Kouandjio was hospitalized when police found him “undressed in a field” in Elma, N.Y.
The 23-year-old Kouandjio spent his first two seasons in the NFL mostly in a reserve role.
The Bills also signed wide receiver Rod Streater, who played in 16 games (two starts) last season for the San Francisco 49ers. Streater, 29, caught 18 passes for 191 yards and two touchdowns.
–Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, who was flagged three times last season for his post-touchdown celebrations, approves of the NFL’s rule change.
The NFL announced Tuesday at the owners meeting that it will permit celebrating with teammates in the end zone or using the football as a prop, thus allowing players to be more expressive after touchdowns.
“It’s amazing,” Brown told reporters at practice for the Steelers’ organized team activities. “I’m sure the guys are looking forward to it, the O-line, some of the guys who don’t get to celebrate with the guys who are getting in the end zone. I think it will be fun.”
Brown plans to incorporate several of his offensive linemen in his celebrations, including getting Pro Bowl center Maurkice Pouncey involved.
–The New England Patriots agreed to a one-year contract with free agent wide receiver Andrew Hawkins.
Hawkins, who played last three seasons with the Cleveland Browns, confirmed the deal in a video posted to Uninterrupted’s Twitter account.
Hawkins, 31, was released by the Browns in February.
–Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick was on the sidelines at practice for voluntary organized team activities due to a broken hand suffered in “freak accident.”
Kirkpatrick, sporting a cast on his hand, told reporters Tuesday he has a small fracture on his right hand and expects to be out of practice for two to three weeks, although he did not elaborate on the accident.
The 27-year-old Kirkpatrick signed a five-year, $52.5 million contract this offseason.
