San Francisco 49ers

Niners GM: Kaepernick 'is developing a real rapport' with Reggie Bush

Published May. 13, 2015 4:47 p.m. ET

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San Francisco 49ers GM Trent Baalke is getting very excited about the relationship forming between his star quarterback Colin Kaepernick and his newly acquired running back Reggie Bush.

"Reggie has really been an asset to Colin and has opened up some things," Baalke told SiriusXM NFL Radio, per CSN Bay Area. "When you get the speed going down the field and you give a back like Reggie room to work in the third-down packages and stuff like that, it really is a bonus for the quarterback. And Colin is developing a real rapport with Reggie coming out of the backfield."

Carlos Hyde is penciled in as the No. 1 RB on the depth chart, but the way Baalke is talking, it sounds as if Bush will have plenty of opportunities to make an imprint on the field.

(h/t NFL.com)