6:17pm: The 49ers are planning to keep Kaepernick and they would fully guarantee his salary today if he was ready to commit to being San Francisco’s quarterback, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com (Twitter link). Rapoport’s tone seems to indicate that No. 7 still has hard feelings for Niners brass. In any event, the 49ers do not seem poised to trade him between now and Friday.
5:08pm: The possibility of a trade sending Colin Kaepernick to the Broncos is losing momentum, league sources tell Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com (video link). One source tells Fowler that while the deal isn’t totally dead, Kaepernick “clearly isn’t [Denver’s] priority right now.” 
Time may be ticking for the 49ers if they hope to trade Kaepernick to the Broncos – or any other team – as the quarterback’s $11.9MM 2016 salary becomes fully guaranteed on Friday (April 1st). It’s conceivable that a team could deal for Kaepernick after that deadline, but in the case of the Broncos, it might be a tough squeeze for them as they have limited cap space and other expenses on the horizon, including a new deal for Von Miller.
Earlier this month, word was that the Broncos told the 49ers they believe that Kaepernick is worth a fourth-round pick. However, Denver did not offer a specific fourth-rounder. Denver’s fourth-rounder for 2016 currently belongs to the Ravens due to a previous trade, but the Broncos do hold the final non-compensatory pick of the third round. Ostensibly, the 49ers are looking for more than that if they are going to deal the one-time face of their franchise.
The Browns and Jets have also been connected to Kaepernick. However, the Jets’ top priority appears to be getting a new deal done with Ryan Fitzpatrick. And, just one week ago, Browns exec Sashi Brown told media members that rumors of his organization’s interest in Kaepernick have been “way over-reported.”
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The Broncos have Clady’s $8.9MM they can clear from their books at some point, but that may be a bit due to Okung’s odd contract and the fact they’ll try to trade Clady. Their $1MM+ in cap space and impending Miller talks don’t seem to leave much room for a Kap deal or a Fitzpatrick accord. Fitzpatrick makes more sense, but it’s hard to see the math adding up right now.
Jets should sign him. He is better than Fitz and would
Cost about what they would
End
Up spending on him. This seems like a no
Brainer. What is the hold up. Give them third round
Choice… Big deal They can get it done with more certainty then Fitz deal so why have to
Worry
Jets would have to trade with him. And, they can’t just trade a pick for him. The Jets only have 3M in cap space. They would have to cut players or trade a player with a large contract back like Muhammad Wilkerson. Even with a broken leg Wilkerson is way better than just a return of Kaepernick though.
Either way someone is getting $10-11 million Fitz or Kap so I would rather have Kap way more so he costs $2 million more then Fitz. .. They r going to take it out of dentil feirgrson salary
Ryan Clady will get traded, just a matter of time. Probably for a 2nd or 3rd round pick though not Colin Kaepernick. They seem to really like Dak Prescott, and what is the difference between Mark Sanchez and Colin Kaepernick coming off 3 off-season surgeries at this point?