Colin Kaepernick reportedly wants out of San Francisco, although he did show up for the start of the 49ers' offseason workouts Monday, triggering a $400,000 workout bonus.
Regardless of where trade talks between the 49ers and Denver Broncos go, NFL Network's LaDainian Tomlinson and Michael Robinson both foresee the Kaepernick situation becoming an issue in the locker room.
"Other guys in this locker room, they are wondering, 'Why is he here?'" Tomlinson said. "They are kinda looking (sideways), like man, seriously? Because you know if a guy already said he doesn't want to be here and he's already met with John Elway and the Denver Broncos' brass, your teammates are thinking: 'He's out of here, why is he still in our locker room? He doesn't want to be here.' And it will cause a problem, no matter what anybody says. It's going to cause a problem that he's in that locker room."
Robinson, who spent four seasons with the 49ers, suggested the situation could turn Kaepernick into a class clown.
"He shows up, and no I wouldn't take a pay cut, I got $12 million guaranteed, why would I ever take a pay cut? I don't care how much I want to get out of here," Robinson said. "I've got a feeling he showed up today all smiles. Probably balled up some paper and threw it in the front of the class room a few times, to mess with some guys. If they don't get him out of this locker room, he's eventually going to be a problem. He doesn't want to be there."
Kaepernick must participate in 90 percent of the offseason workouts in order to collect the $400,000 bonus.
Bleacher Report's Jason Cole reported Monday that Kaepernick has refused the Broncos' request to take a pay cut, and that the 49ers are unwilling to pay any of it themselves to facilitate a trade.