Kaepernick is under contract through the 2020 season as part of the six-year, $114 million contract he signed in 2014.
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And yet… Wednesday, when the free-agent gates opened, the 49ers let Jacksonville, Atlanta, Miami, the New York Giants and many others create the commotion and do the wild spending.
If the Cleveland Browns players were puzzled by the team’s inactivity while a handful of free agents bolted last week, they’re going to love this.
Cleveland has the No. 2 overall selection in the 2016 National Football League draft and is expected to draft a quarterback if they keep the choice.
In fact, according to Silver, if Kaepernick isn’t traded in the coming days, “the Niners are preparing to move on and initiate a quarterback competition”.
According to multiple reports, there are other teams interested in trading for Kaepernick, who has made it clear he would like to leave the Niners after five seasons with the franchise.
Unlike the Broncos, the Browns have agreed to a compensation package with the 49ers but haven’t hammered out a restructured contract with Kaepernick’s agents, the NFL Network reported. He was benched in favor of Blaine Gabbert midway through the season after a 2-6 start.
As Kaepernick cleaned out his 49ers locker at season’s end on January 4, he didn’t publicly beg for a fresh start, instead saying: “Once again, I’m preparing to be healthy and win the Super Bowl”.
“The approach as of this year runs opposite to what the players were told, the source said”.
Where will Colin Kaepernick be playing in 2016? He had surgery to repair that issue, then underwent procedures in January to fix a torn ligament in his right thumb and clean up his left knee.
Or Denver, if it wants to knock down that cap number, could re-do Kaepernick’s deal, guarantee him a bit more up front and lower the future salaries… which is what I would expect.
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Lewis played – or practiced, actually – under Kelly with the Philadelphia Eagles, who utilized only Sam Bradford and Mark Sanchez in games in 2015.
