The San Francisco 49ers placed quarterback Colin Kaepernick on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.
In his place, the team promoted practice squad quarterback Dylan Thompson to the active roster.
Kaepernick has had struggles at times this season. He has thrown for 1,615 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions on the season. The move to IR is a bit of a surprise given that Kaepernick was a full participant in this week's practices. This move may spell the end for the fifth-year pro in San Francsico.
The Nevada product was recently pegged as a possible cap casualty for the 49ers in the upcoming offseason. The 49ers have the ability to get out of his contract without being on the hook for a large sum of money. Kaepernick is currently signed through 2020.
"Kaepernick has done very little to cement his long-term grasp on the quarterback position as the 49ers head toward a much needed rebuild in 2016," wrote Michael Ginnitti of Spotrac. "Luckily, his contract was built to handle such situations, with rolling salary guarantees that don’t kick in until April 1st of each offseason. With just $7,397,259 in dead cap (unallocated signing bonus), the Niners are in line to more than $9.3M from their 2016 cap should they find a trade partner, or outright release the 28 year old."
In his place, the team promoted practice squad quarterback Dylan Thompson to the active roster.
Kaepernick has had struggles at times this season. He has thrown for 1,615 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions on the season. The move to IR is a bit of a surprise given that Kaepernick was a full participant in this week's practices. This move may spell the end for the fifth-year pro in San Francsico.
The Nevada product was recently pegged as a possible cap casualty for the 49ers in the upcoming offseason. The 49ers have the ability to get out of his contract without being on the hook for a large sum of money. Kaepernick is currently signed through 2020.
"Kaepernick has done very little to cement his long-term grasp on the quarterback position as the 49ers head toward a much needed rebuild in 2016," wrote Michael Ginnitti of Spotrac. "Luckily, his contract was built to handle such situations, with rolling salary guarantees that don’t kick in until April 1st of each offseason. With just $7,397,259 in dead cap (unallocated signing bonus), the Niners are in line to more than $9.3M from their 2016 cap should they find a trade partner, or outright release the 28 year old."