BOSTON -- Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling may throw his cap into the race for Sen. Edward Kennedy's Senate seat, according to New England Cable News.

Schilling told NECN in an interview Wednesday that he was eyeing the seat left vacant by Kennedy, 77, who succumbed to brain cancer last week, WCVB-TV reported.

"I do have some interest in the possibility. That being said to get to there from where I am today, many, many things would have to align themselves for that to truly happen," Schilling said. "I am not going to comment further on the matter since at this point it would be speculation on top of speculation."

Schilling supported President George W. Bush in the 2004 election and would presumably run as a Republican.

Schilling secured his place as a Boston sports icon in 2004 when he won Game 6 of the ALCS and Game 2 of the World Series after a surgical procedure to suture a loose tendon in his right ankle. His bloodstained right sock became a part of baseball history. The 2004 World Series win snapped an 86-year championship drought for the Red Sox.

Schilling is just one of several people who may decide to run for the seat. On Tuesday, Attorney General Martha Coakley pulled nomination papers. UMASS Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan, a former congressman, also is looking at the seat. Rep. Stephen Lynch and Joe Kennedy have also been named on the list of potential candidates.

On the Republican side, former Lt Gov. Kerry Healey is reportedly still looking at the race, but sources said she is unlikely to jump in.

Andy Card, who was the chief of staff for Bush, said he is also considering entering the race.