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Would the New York Jets trade for Colin Kaepernick?

Published Jun. 21, 2015 8:12 p.m. ET

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Over the weekend, ESPN's Rich Cimini fielded some questions from fans over twitter for a special weekend mailbag and one fan raised an interesting question. With the Jets still in need of a quarterback and a report earlier this June by ESPN's John Clayton about the 49ers possibly trading Colin Kaepernick, Rich was asked whether or not the Jets could trade for Kaepernick.

@RichCimini What is the possibility of the Jets trading for Colin Kaeprnick?
— Dean (@dean_cacioppo) June 20, 2015

Cimini didn't totally shoot the possibility of Kaepernick in green and white but did say it would be a long shot to get him to the Big Apple.

There are many factors as to why it is considered a long shot for the Jets to acquire the 49ers signal caller. Geno Smith would have to play poorly in 2015. Additionally, while the Jets did spend a late round pick on Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty, trading for Kaepernick would mean that they see no future for him as a starter in the NFL. Lastly, Kaepernick signed a contract extension in 2014 and his contract is now worth $114 million over the next six years.

Refer to the link below for the full mailbag from the weekend and Rich's full answer.

(h/t ESPN.com)

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