BOCA RATON, Fla. – New 49ers coach Chip Kelly feigned surprise when asked about reports that quarterback Colin Kaepernick wants out of San Francisco.

“No way,” Kelly joked.

But Kelly knows his reality right now is waiting on Kaepernick. The will-he-won’t-he drama regarding Kaepernick’s future in Northern California is also the biggest domino in the NFL quarterback market that many teams, including the Jets, are waiting on.

Will Kaepernick replace Peyton Manning in Denver? Will he go to the Browns? All of it affects the draft and the leverage of Jets free-agent quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. Many believe if the Broncos miss on Kaepernick, they might target Fitzpatrick.

Kelly repeatedly said Wednesday at the NFL league meetings that he wants Kaepernick with him on the 49ers.

“I think he knows that I would love to have him,” Kelly said.

Coaches and players are not allowed to discuss football during this time of year, but Kelly said he has had a few conversations with Kaepernick mainly about his health. The 28-year-old is recovering from thumb, shoulder and knee surgeries.

“We haven’t talked about any of [the trade speculation],” Kelly said. “He said his agents are handling everything for him. Personnel handles everything for us. I’ve had some good conversations with him, but it’s not anything we’ve gotten into where his contract is and all those other things. There’s a business side to this deal, and we both expressed that. He lets his business people handle it. We let our personnel people handle it.”

Kelly did say the 49ers will not cut Kaepernick before April 1, when his $11.9 million salary for 2016 becomes guaranteed.

“Not even in the conversation. I don’t think you cut talent,” Kelly said.

49ers general manager Trent Baalke acknowledged that he has given Kaepernick’s agents permission to seek a trade, but that nothing was close.

The Broncos and Browns have been reported as the favorites to land Kaepernick. The Jets have not had any substantive conversations with the 49ers about acquiring him.

Kelly was passionate about working with Kaepernick on Wednesday.

“I love his skill set,” he said. “Until you get to work with guys on a daily basis, I don’t know if he’s this or that, but you just turn on the tape and watch what he’s done in this league it’s pretty impressive.”

He also knocked down the idea that Kaepernick faded as a player after taking the 49ers to the Super Bowl in 2012.

“I think the biggest misconception that people don’t realize with Kap is just injuries,” Kelly said. “It’s not like his skill set diminished. He went on injured reserve last year. He only played half a season. He was legitimately injured. He’s in the process of rehabbing right now. He had a thumb, had a shoulder, had a knee. People look at it as he fell off. He didn’t fall off. He got hurt. I think the biggest thing with Kap is let’s get him healthy. I think this league has seen a healthy Kap and he’s pretty impressive.”