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Transcript: Kaepernick talks getting benched

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

Below is a transcript of Colin Kaepernick's meeting with the media Friday, his first since getting benched in favor of Blaine Gabbert.

Questions, asked by local reporters, are paraphrased and in bold.

Q: What was the conversation like Monday when you found out about the decision?

Colin Kaepernick: "They told me they were going to sit me. That was about the extent of the conversation."

Q: Did you ask why, or were there any reasons given?

CK: "That decision’s out of my control and I left it at that.