Kyle Shanahan promises to watch all the film on Colin Kaepernick before determining whether he decides if there’s a fit for the San Francisco 49ers' offense.

“I see a lot better than I hear,” Shanahan said on Thursday. “I have to go watch it on tape. Colin, just like any other player, is someone I’m going to be watching a lot of tape on over these next few weeks.

“Before we look at anything -- free agency, the draft, anything -- you have to know what the players on your team are. And that doesn’t happen from just turning on a game. That happens from watching a lot of stuff. It takes a lot of time.”

John Lynch said Kaepernick reached out to him and the men spoke. He plans to meet with Kaepernick face-to-face in the near future.

“It will be a football decision,” Lynch said, “but I think part of that, there are different layers to that. I think everything will be included in the decision. I’m not talking specifically about his stance, though. When you have a quarterback, the great ones are leaders of men. All those things will be taken into account.

“I’m looking forward to sitting down with him. I really am. Colin and I, when I did some 49ers games, I’d say we hit it off. I’d say there was a trust there. I think that trust extends, and I was thrilled when he reached out. I’m looking forward to talking with him.”