SANTA CLARA (AP) — Coach Chip Kelly is putting Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert on equal footing as they compete for the San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback job.Both players received the same number of practice reps through the first three days of training camp. Kelly said he will use preseason games to decide the starter.“They’re not going to get hit in any of our training sessions and there’s no quarterback in the NFL or even college that probably gets hit in practice,” Kelly said.“So, really the big determination with those guys will be the preseason games are going to be huge for those guys.”Gabbert replaced Kaepernick nine games into last season after the 49ers went 2-6 in Kaepernick’s starts under former coach Jim Tomsula. They finished 3-5 with Gabbert starting, who posted a career-best 86.2 passer rating after a turbulent three-year tenure in Jacksonville led to a trade to San Francisco in 2014.Kaepernick missed the majority of the offseason program while recovering from three surgeries.