Doug Baldwin, Cliff Avril and several other Seattle Seahawks are considering joining Colin Kaepernick in a Week 1 protest during the national anthem.

Asked if he has considered taking a knee during the national anthem, Baldwin said, "I have. I want to make sure that I get all of my ducks in a row before I do so."

Added Avril: "We're thinking about it. I am. I truly respect what Kaep is doing. I think some people are taking it out of context because they're not experiencing the same thing other people are experiencing. They can't really see it. But as a person that does see it and does see what's really going on out here, I definitely could see me doing something about it as well."

After Kaepernick's initial protest, Baldwin said he reached out and talked to him extensively.

"My grandfather being in the military, it hit home for me as well," Baldwin said. "It's the veterans. That's more heartening to me than anything. It's the veterans that have reached out and said that that's what they fought for. That's what they sacrificed their lives for was to give people back home under the flag, under the country, the opportunity to stand up or sit for what they believe in. So that was very heartening for me to hear that and that response from the veterans."

Avril said he doesn't see the gesture as one that disrespects the military.

"Are you really disrespecting the military from the standpoint, like let's talk about the people that go to war, how they're treated when they come back," Avril said. "Let's talk about that. That's the ultimate disrespect. But that's what this country's built off of -- freedom of speech. So why is it a big deal that [Kaepernick's] able to display how he feels? That's crazy to me. It can't be one-sided. It also depends on who's doing it."

Jeremy Lane sat on the bench during the anthem last week.