Thomas Davis recently joined Sports Illustrated Now and addressed a pair of hot topics in the NFL, commenting on the theoretical addition of Colin Kaepernick into the Panthers' locker room and what Davis' reaction would be if one of his teammates took a knee during the national anthem.

While you can hear Davis' comments in the linked video, here are the complete quotes from Davis on the two topics.

On Kaepernick potentially being welcomed into the Panthers' locker room: "For me as a player, we would definitely love to have a guy like Kaepernick. We know what he has to offer to this game. We know that he's a guy that can come in and play right away. He's proven he can lead his team to the Super Bowl, and if you look at his numbers, he's had some pretty decent numbers from a quarterback standpoint. That's what you want, you want to focus on football. There's a lot that goes on outside. I commend Kaep for what he's done for raising the awareness for the social injustice that's gone on in this world. So I would definitely welcome him as a teammate."

On what his reaction would be if one of his teammates kneeled during the anthem: "Hat's off to them. At the end of the day, you're entitled to your own opinion as a player, as a person, and different things affect different people differently. And I feel like if that's a way that a guy wants to show how he feels about what's going on in the world, then hat's off to him. I feel like at the same time, too, there are also other ways of doing it. For me, I'm actually getting ready to work with the local police in Charlotte and we're getting ready to bridge the gap between the community and the police officers. That's one of the ways I think I'm taking a stand for my community and myself to work on."