Colin Kaepernick will remain the San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback for at least another week.
Head coach Chip Kelly confirmed Monday that Kaepernick will get his second start of season for Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Kelly did not immediately commit after the Buffalo Bills' 45-16 victory that dropped the 49ers to 1-5.
"Yeah, we'll see," Kelly said Sunday when asked about who would start the home game against Tampa Bay.
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Kaepernick was 13 of 29 for 187 yards and a touchdown in his first start since Nov. 1, 2015. He led the 49ers with 66 rushing yards on eight carries and did not turn the ball over.
"I thought he was OK," Kelly said after the game. "There are some positives that you can really build on with him that he did. I thought he extended some drives, keeping plays alive with his legs. He did a good job, so it was a pretty good situation in terms of him running the football."
Last season, Kaepernick was a 2-6 as starter before being benched in favor of Blaine Gabbert and then placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.
With Gabbert struggling this season, Kelly announced last week that Kaepernick would be back under center at Buffalo.
Kaepernick, who was met with loud booing from Bills fans at New Era Field in Orchard Park, N.Y., continued his protest on Sunday, kneeling during "The Star-Spangled Banner" to display his concern with racial injustice against African Americans and other minorities.
"I don't understand what's un-American about fighting for liberty and justice for everybody, for the equality this country says it stands for," Kaepernick told reporters after Sunday's game. "To me, I see it as very patriotic and American to uphold the United States to the standards that it says it lives by."
