San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly told reporters Thursday that embattled former starting quarterback Colin Kaepernick has no interest in playing for another team.
Even though the 28-year-old was benched by former head coach Jim Tomsula halfway into the worst year of his career, Kelly said Kaepernick wants to be a 49er, per Matt Maiocco of CSNBayarea.com:
“He wants to be here,” said Kelly at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. “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.