Colin Kaepernick Rumors: 49ers QB Reportedly Requests to Be Traded

February 25, 2016   ·   Alec Nathan   ·   Jump to comments

The agents for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick have reportedly requested permission to seek a trade on their client's behalf, according to NFL Network's Rand Getlin. 
The phrasing is important because "In order to seek a trade and not lose his guaranteed money, [Kaepernick] needs written permission," according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. As of Thursday, he has not received it. 
Getlin's report comes on the same day new 49ers head coach Chip Kelly told assembled reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis that the 28-year-old signal-caller wanted to stay in the Bay Area, per CSN Bay Area's Matt Maiocco: "He wants to be here. He's never expressed to me that he doesn’t want to be here. He expressed to me that he was excited about getting healthy and getting going. And we’re excited about him getting healthy and getting going."
On Friday, Bleacher Report's Jason Cole reported the 49ers were sti...

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