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How Colin Kaepernick Opting Out Affects the 49ers’ Plans in Free Agency, the NFL Draft

The San Francisco 49ers will likely have zero quarterbacks on their roster at the start of the NFL’s free-agency period on March 9.

This, in the wake of news quarterback Colin Kaepernick will be opting out of his current contract with the team and hitting the free-agent market, as first reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

San Francisco’s other quarterbacks — Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder and Thad Lewis — are also pending free agents. So, needless to say, the Niners are in a bit of a bind.

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That is, of course, if you subscribed to the notion general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan actually wanted Kaepernick under center in 2017.