And welcome to the NFL offseason.

After a report surfaced Wednesday evening that 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick had a desire to play for the Jets, a conflicting report has since been published saying, well, that’s not true.

According to The Star-Ledger/NJ.com, the report of Kaepernick’s desire to play in East Rutherford is a “random, strange article.”

“No,” a source reportedly told NJ.com when asked if Kaepernick had a desire to play for the Jets. “No idea where it came from.”

NJ.com’s complete report can be read here.

The news of Kaepernick’s desire to play for the Jets was an interesting theory, especially considering the fact there had been positive discussions, according to a source, between the quarterback and new San Francisco head coach Chip Kelly just a few weeks ago. Then again, if the reported interest for Kaepernick to join New York is accurate, the feeling very well might not be mutual.

Ryan Fitzpatrick, who had his contract expire at the end of this season, is coming of a year where he broke the Jets single-season record for touchdown passes (31), and led New York to their best regular season record (10-6) in five years. While Fitzpatrick is certainly not without flaws, both the team, and the quarterback, have been vocal about wanting to get a new deal done.

The feeling around the Jets hasn’t been “if” the Jets and Fitzpatrick agree to a new deal, but rather “when.”

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Connor Hughes is the New York Jets beat writer for the USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties. He can be reached on Twitter (@Connor_J_Hughes), or via email (chughes@usatoday.com)