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Kaepernick's agents request permission to seek trade

INDIANAPOLIS -- The 49ers have indicated all week at the NFL Scouting Combine that they expect Colin Kaepernick to remain on the roster this season. Kaepernick might have different plans.

NFL Media's Rand Getlin reported Thursday Kaepernick's agents have requested permission from the San Francisco 49ers to seek a trade, per a source informed of the situation. According to NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport, Kaepernick and his representatives have not yet received permission from the team to seek a trade.

The report comes just one day after Niners general manager Trent Baalke said he "absolutely" be on the 49ers.