told reporters he believed Kaepernick was excited about competing for the starting job in 2016 after getting benched last season. “But our intent was for him to be back and to go to work. . . He’s under contract and until that changes, our expectations don’t change,” Baalke said. Related: The 49ers are expecting Kaepernick to attend the start of the offseason workout program April 4. Kelly said last week that Kaepernick returned to the club’s facility for a medical check up after spending recent weeks in Vail, Colorado rehabbing three surgeries on his left shoulder, right hand and left knee. Kaepernick’s $11.9 million base salary becomes guaranteed for injury only April 1. To this point, the 49ers have indicated that date holds little importance and they have no problem paying Kaepernick that money to compete for a starting job in 2016. Earlier this week at the owners meetings, Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak said the team has been as a possible solution to its quarterback conundrum.Kubiak lost the top two quarterbacks from his Super Bowl winning team when Peyton Manning retired and Brock Osweiler bolted to sign with the Houston Texans. Related: Additionally, Cleveland Browns executive VP of football operations Sashi Brown said he has – and that they have also kicked the tires on Griffin. The Jets visited with Griffin last week and are reportedly engaged in a contract stare down with last year’s starter Ryan Fitzpatrick, who is also a free agent. Related: , , , , , 258 shares share tweet sms send email