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Harbaugh says Kaepernick will not be a player or coach with the Chargers this season

Related Topics: Jim Harbaugh, Colin Kaepernick

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — If Colin Kaepernick wants to join the Los Angeles Chargers, it will not be until next year at the earliest.

And it will only be as a member of Jim Harbaugh's coaching staff.

“I love Colin, but he’s not going to be on the coaching staff, which is set for this year. And he’s not going to be playing on the roster either,” Harbaugh said after Thursday's practice.

Harbaugh — who coached Kaepernick in San Francisco from 2011 through '14 — told USA Today Sports earlier this week that he reached out to Kaepernick about joining his Chargers' staff shortly after being named coach on Jan.