SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Colin Kaepernick insists he's a changed man. No more trade demands, no more quick, terse answers for the media.
Following an offseason in which he underwent three surgeries and saw his reputation suffer both in the public and in the 49ers locker room, the quarterback who helped guide San Francisco to three consecutive NFC Championship Game appearances says his only focus is on getting healthy and reclaiming the starting job he once owned.
"I was happy to get back on the field this week," Kaepernick said Thursday at the conclusion of the 49ers' three-day mandatory minicamp.