sportingnews : Blaine Gabbert giving 49ers too many reasons to start Colin Kaepernick

Blaine Gabbert giving 49ers too many reasons to start Colin Kaepernick

Blaine Gabbert won't be benched in Week 3, but he will be benched soon.The San Francisco quarterback followed an above-average opening performance vs. Los Angeles with a shaky one in Sunday's 46-27 loss at Carolina.With that, his benching will come whenever Colin Kaepernick is fully healthy.

Doug Baldwin of Seattle Seahawks, Colin Kaepernick of San Francisco 49ers talk next step after protest

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Once perceived as fierce rivals on the football field, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and the Seattle Seahawks have found plenty of common ground as Kaepernick's protest of racial inequality and oppression has gained momentum over the past month.Seattle receiver Doug Baldwin said Wednesday that no friction ever existed between the two sides beyond the score on a football field.Editor's Picks Poll: Kaepernick is most disliked player in NFL A poll conducted by E-Poll Marketing Research revealed that Colin Kaepernick was "disliked a lot" by 29 percent of those polled, more than any other NFL player asked about in the survey.

49ers Colin Kaepernick receiving death threats amid his racial-equality movement

While Colin Kaepernick says he's seen positives emerge from a racial-equality movement sparked by his national-anthem protests, he's also received death threats as a result."I've had a few come my way, but not too concerned about it," Kaepernick said Tuesday inside the 49ers locker room.Asked if those threats have come only through his social-media channels, Kaepernick responded: "Couple different avenues."Related Articles Video: Terence Crutcher had hands up when Tulsa police killed him Kaepernick said he does not alert team security in the wake of such threats, because, "to me, if something like that were to happen, you've proved my point and it will be loud and clear for everyone why it happened, and that would move this movement forward at a greater speed than what it is even now.

Remember Colin Kaepernick the QB? It's time the 49ers did again

The San Francisco 49ers need to look at Colin Kaepernick again.Not just through a prism of protest or social awareness, but as a starting quarterback.It has taken 10 starts to show that Blaine Gabbert is what he is – a serviceable, bottom-10 starting NFL quarterback.