49ers Front Office Tries To Cool Rumors Of Kaepernick Trade Talks
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) - The 49ers are reportedly about to lose their franchise running back, and now rumors have surfaced that quarterback Colin Kaepernick may be following Frank Gore out of town.
Jayson Braddock of KBME in Houston reported overnight that San Francisco is shopping the fourth-year pro and at least two teams are interested.
The 49ers official website shot back at that early Monday with the following:
GM Trent Baalke on @Kaepernick7: "Colin is our quarterback and we are excited to have him."http://t.co/7Sfb9OfWOK pic.twitter.com/rIodProayz
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) March 9, 2015
ESPN's Adam Schefter, who was first to report the rumored Gore signing, appears to be hearing the same from his sources.
Well-placed 49ers official on report that SF is seeking to trade QB Colin Kaepernick: "Totally false. 0% truth."
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 9, 2015
However, Braddock is sticking by his story.
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Last off-season, Kaepernick signed a six year contract extension to stay with the 49ers. That contract has since been described at "team-friendly" by many pundits, meaning the 27-year-old could be viewed as an attractive addition by other teams.