Colin Kaepernick addressed Internet reports that he and former teammate Aldon Smith fought in practice last Thursday over a woman, a squabble that purportedly took place before Smith was released following his fifth arrest -- the third involving DUI -- since 2011.

Another report also had Smith smashing up Kaepernick's Mercedes in retaliation.

"Well, if I was a reporter, I would go about things [differently]," Kaepernick said on the podium Wednesday afternoon. "I would realize that I have a deal with Jaguar. I've had it for a few years now, so I wouldn't be driving a Mercedes. I would also realize that we didn't have practice on Thursday, so no one was at the facility.

"So along those lines, I feel like anyone that believes that and goes about reporting it is, just doesn't have the best integrity, in my mind. I mean, to try to prey on athletes' livelihoods while one is going through a tough time is embarrassing to me. For people to report that and put that out there and jumped on that bandwagon, just to get Internet clicks and get attention to their website, or reports, it really is embarrassing for people to do that."

But while Kaepernick did not say if he and Smith did indeed have an altercation prior to Smith's arrest Thursday night and subsequent release from the 49ers on Friday, the quarterback did say he considered his draft classmate from the 2011 NFL draft a friend.