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Seahawks sign QB Morris after postponing Kaepernick workout

After postponing a workout with Colin Kaepernick this week, the Seattle Seahawks have signed Stephen Morris as a potential backup to starting quarterback Russell Wilson, the team announced Friday.

While Morris has never taken a regular-season NFL snap, he has logged time with the Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars, who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

Morris played for the Miami Hurricanes in college, amassing 7,896 yards passing in four seasons and tossing 42 touchdowns and 19 interceptions over the final two.

The move comes on the heels of news that Seattle had planned a workout with Kaepernick, but had scuttled it after the controversial quarterback had been unwilling to lay out a plan for his future.

Kaepernick has a pending lawsuit alleging collusion by the league office, owners and teams to keep him out of the NFL in retaliation for his kneeling protest during the national anthem. He was deposed by the NFL's lawyers in that lawsuit on Tuesday.

Kaepernick began his pregame protest following excessive force cases involving police. He first sat during the anthem in the 2016 season and then knelt. Eventually he was joined by San Francisco 49ers teammates, including safety Eric Reid, and players on other teams followed suit.

The Seahawks, who remain thin at quarterback, haven't ruled out working out Kaepernick in the future.

--Field Level Media