Chip Kelly was asked about whether Colin Kaepernick will be his quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers.

Kelly is accustomed to getting asked that question as he received it multiple times during a tour of military bases last week in Europe, Africa and Afghanistan. 

“Yeah, it was interesting, they all want to know about Kap,” Kelly said Thursday with a laugh. “I told them the same thing I told you: we’re getting ready to work with him on April 4th, so we’re excited.”

The 49ers confirmed this week that they're going to keep Kaepernick at least through his April 1st guarantee date of $11.9 million.

“He wants to be here. He’s never expressed to me that he didn’t want to be here,” Kelly said. “He expressed to me that he’s excited about getting healthy and getting going. And we’re excited about him getting healthy and getting going.”

Kaepernick underwent multiple surgeries since he last played.