49ers GM: Hope Kaepernick stays, could be traded

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Trent Baalke is not ruling out the possibility of still striking a trade for Colin Kaepernick, though San Francisco’s general manager is adamant he still hopes to see the quarterback working in new 49ers coach Chip Kelly’s system.

While Baalke has been in touch with Kaepernick, he said Wednesday they haven’t spoken in person despite both being at team headquarters. Kaepernick is around rehabilitating from three surgeries and attending team meetings during the voluntary portion of the offseason program.

Kaepernick was granted permission to meet with the Denver Broncos after his agents requested a trade during the offseason.

“I think you have to know all the circumstances that go into it, and I’m not going to get into all the hypotheticals or the circumstances surrounding it,” Baalke said at Levi’s Stadium. “I’ve maintained from day one, as has the head coach, would love to get him out there and work within this system with this coaching staff. That’s not changed. I said that in February, and here we are today still saying the same things.”

Kaepernick met with Broncos GM John Elway late last month at his Denver home, and it seems as though the Super Bowl champions could be a potential fit for Kaepernick. Still, he is due $11.9 million guaranteed this season and might not want to restructure his deal for any …

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