Report: 49ers players feel Colin Kaepernick is a ‘loner,’ are annoyed by headphones

Some members of the San Francisco 49ers reportedly feel that Colin Kaepernick needs to interact with his teammates more, and that might include not walking around wearing headphones all the time.

On Wednesday, a report stated that two 49ers players got into a “heated” exchange at a team meeting earlier this year, with one veteran calling out Kaepernick and another defending him. According to TMZ, one of the issues that was raised about Kaepernick during the meeting is that the 27-year-old acts like a “loner.”

We’re told one of the issues that was raised in the meeting was … a bunch of players felt like Colin had been acting like a “loner” — constantly walking around the team facility with his headphones on, tuning out the rest of the team.

Our sources tell us players are frustrated because it makes Colin seem unapproachable — and some of the vets, including Davis, felt he NEEDS to be more inclusive if he wants to be an effective leader.

We’re told it’s not just the headphones … it’s more complicated … but it was raised in the meeting as one of the issues.

Not everyone on the team feels that Kaepernick excludes his teammates, as evidenced by offensive lineman Joe Staley coming to his defense. However, the report meshes with what Jay Glazer of FOX Sports said about Kaepernick being “on an island” in San Francisco’s locker room.

Kaepernick is not playing well, and there have been indications that he is unable to grasp even a simple playbook. One of the most influential players in 49ers franchise history thinks Kaepernick should be benched.

If the Niners are looking for negative media reports as a source of motivation, they should have absolutely no trouble finding them.