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49ers land QB, take Kaepernick in 2nd round

The Columbian
Published: April 29, 2011, 12:00am

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers are moving swiftly under new coach Jim Harbaugh to find a quarterback now and for the future.

The 49ers traded up in the second round Friday night to take Nevada quarterback Colin Kaepernick with the 36th overall pick in the NFL draft. They gave Denver their second-round (45th overall), third-round (108th) and fifth-round (141st) picks to move up.

The trade was the first major move under Harbaugh and general manager Trent Baalke, and it wasn’t even the first to secure a quarterback Friday. Alex Smith was at the team’s facility working out and scheduled to meet with Harbaugh.

Harbaugh has made it known he would like the team to reunite with the 2005 No. 1 overall pick, perhaps allowing Kaepernick the time needed to develop into an NFL quarterback.

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