San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers' plans remain on hold while the team settles on a GM to work with presumptive new coach Kyle Shanahan.
Colin Kaepernick is under contract for one more season at $14.5 million if the 49ers elect to buy time. Shanahan's ties to
Kirk Cousins provide a fun diversion while Cousins remains without a contract for 2017. Would San Francisco trade draft picks for the right to pay a solid starter at the top of the market when that starter might struggle with a weaker supporting cast?
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Colin Kaepernick to opt out of deal and become free agent in March
Posted by Darin Gantt on February 3, 2017
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When new coach Kyle Shanahan and General Manager John Lynch begun the reconstruction of the 49ers, one of their first moves will be to find a quarterback.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, 49ers starter
Colin Kaepernick is
opting out of his deal and will become an unrestricted free agent. According to Cam Inman of the
San Jose Mercury News, he can’t officially make the move
until March 2, but the new management structure won’t change his decision.
Kaepernick and the 49ers restructured his contract last fall, clearing the way for him to resume starting in place of
Blaine Gabbert.
In the deal, Kaepernick
gave up the $14.5 million in injury guarantees in exchange for a shot at the open market sooner. His original deal was set to run through 2020, and it’s hard to know if Shanahan and/or Lynch would even be interested in him.
But there ought to be a market for him, as he played reasonably well on a poor team, with 16 touchdowns and just four interceptions in 12 games.