What’s trending in the NFL: Will the San Francisco 49ers trade quarterback Colin Kaepernick?

Apr 21, 2016

Taking a spin around the NFL with the latest news and notes from Wednesday:

Today’s top pick

San Francisco 49ers GM Trent Baalke told ESPN’s Bob Holtzman that he wouldn’t rule out a Colin Kaepernick trade this week.

If there weren’t so much bad blood between Kaepernick and 49ers management, the sensible move would be to see how Kaepernick looks in Chip Kelly’s offense. In Philadelphia, Kelly could never get the QB situation right, aggressively adding Sam Bradford and Mark Sanchez and drafting Matt Barkley.

But this decision is likely out of his hands, and it’s tough to imagine Kaepernick being on the 49ers’ roster when next season begins. Kelly now will likely have to move forward with Blaine Gabbert.

With Kaepernick and Bradford as potential trade chips, this week’s draft could be even more eventful than usual.

What’s happening

For those looking to cram before the start of the draft, Todd McShay’s top 300 on ESPN Insider is an excellent place to start. Many have picked Ohio State defensive end Joey Bosa apart during the pre-draft process, but don’t count McShay in that group. He has Bosa ranked as the No. 1 overall player …

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