Colin Kaepernick is scheduled to undergo surgery on Wednesday morning to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb, a source told CSN Bay Area's Mindi Bach.
On Monday, Kaepernick revealed to reporters that he sustained the injury against the Seahawks on Oct. 22, and that surgery was a possibility.
“I just had an MRI this past week," Kaepernick explained. "That’s when we found out the thumb was a problem. I didn’t have any knowledge up until then. I went with what I was told up until that point and found out this week."
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Kaepernick was placed on season-ending injured reserve on Nov. 21, and underwent left shoulder surgery on Nov. 24.
Kaepernick, who was benched in favor of Blaine Gabbert after the 49ers' loss in St. Louis on Nov. 1, is on the books to make $14.3 million next season, including $11.9 million that becomes fully guaranteed if he remains on the roster April 1 or is not cleared from a football injury at that time.
Why did it take so long for Kaepernick's diagnosis?
“I can’t answer that," 49ers GM Trent Baalke said on Monday. "There’s a process that these players go through. That would be a better question for our medical staff. I’ve got extreme confidence in our medical staff. I think it’s as good as there is.
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"They’ll continue to work with him. He has several things that he’s working through. We’ll get a better grasp of how the rehabs are going and the different things and get him ready for the offseason program. That’s the goal.”