Speculation rose on Wednesday that Colin Kaepernick would become a free agent for the first time in his NFL career after a source told NFL insider Adam Schefter that Kapernick plans on opting out of the final season of this contract. Kaepernick is expected to opt out of his contract before free agency opens next week. The original contract was supposed to keep him in San Francisco through 2020, but the team revamped it on Oct. 12 and part of the new deal was that Kapernick traded $14.5 million in injury guarantees during the 2017 season for the opportunity to opt out of the deal early.
Kapernick indicates hell opt out of contract with 49ers
