The agents of Colin Kaepernick have requested permission from the San Francisco 49ers to seek a trade.

The report runs counter to what Chip Kelly told reporters on Thursday.

"He wants to be here," Kelly told reporters. "He's never expressed to me that he didn't want to be here. 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."

On April 1st, Kaepernick's $11.9 million base salary for 2016 becomes guaranteed. 

Jed York and Trent Baalke appeared to purposely alienate Kaepernick midway through the 2015 season after a 2-6 start.

"He's seemed excited every time I've talked to him," Kelly said. "I've also learned to not believe everything that's on the Internet.

"There's a reason he was on IR. I mean, there was something wrong with him."