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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- All week, San Francisco 49ers coach Chip Kelly has refused to name a starting quarterback for his teams preseason opener against the Houston Texans on Sunday.By way of explanation, Kelly cited concern that Colin Kaepernick or Blaine Gabbert could suffer an injury and not be available or be limited for the game.While Kelly often made reference to someone turning an ankle, shoulder fatigue might have been a better guess. Kaepernick did not throw in practice for the second consecutive day Friday because of what he called tightness in his right (throwing) shoulder. Gabbert took all of the repetitions with the first team instead of the customary 50-50 split with Kaepernick.Kaepernick told reporters after Fridays joint practice with the Texans that he thinks hell be able to play Sunday, but his status will be evaluated as the game nears.His throwing shoulders, just from the accumulation of what weve been doing, is a little sore, Kelly said. So were going to monitor that. Hopefully we can get him to play on Sunday.We said that all along, to determine whats going to go on Sunday wont be determined until after we come out of here today. ... So, were going to keep a good eye on him today.Kaepernick wasnt completely out of the mix in Fridays practice, but Kellys definition of limited meant he stuck with handoffs and simulated reps standing behind the quarterback. Thats similar to what Kaepernick did in the spring when he was recovering from shoulder, thumb and knee surgeries.In fact, it was the leftover effect of that shoulder surgery that has Kaepernick feeling the tightness.Kaepernick said he threw over the summer but that theres no way to replicate the different arm action required in live reps during practice. Kelly said his quarterbacks throw the ball between 86 and 102 times during a normal practice session.As a former high school baseball pitcher, Kaepernick said his arm usually snapped back quick after similar arm fatigue.I think its been the buildup [of reps], Kaepernick said. You dont really get the reps of live action and that violent motion when you are practicing in the offseason. So I think its just building my endurance in that area.On Tuesday, Kaepernick stopped in the middle of practice to have his arm stretched by one of the team trainers. He finished the practice and participated in Wednesdays workout at Kezar Stadium, a practice in which he struggled.Kaepernick then didnt practice for what Kelly called a planned day off Thursday and was again limited Friday.Thats why we had planned on actually taking yesterday off, Kelly said. We knew that going in. He didnt throw during the spring full because of coming off of [the injury]. So, its just trying to get his arm back to where we can just use him every day. If weve got to take a day off in between, its not a real big deal.Whether Kaepernick plays, let alone starts, Sundays game against the Texans remains unclear, but he did say he most definitely expects to start a game at some point in the preseason.I would have loved to got those reps, but its also something that we are in preseason practice and we dont play a game for another month, so we want to make sure we stay ahead before we get to the season, Kaepernick said.Gabbert, meanwhile, said he felt good during Fridays practice and directed an offense that had some success against Houston.As for starting against the Texans, Gabbert said he isnt too worried about something that he doesnt control, even if signs point to him getting the first shot.Its up to Coach Kelly, Gabbert said. 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The Flyers have claimed three straight and four of the last five encounters with the Sens overall and Philly has won two in a row and three of its past four tests in Canadas capital city.A variety of factors are leading to fans watching NFL games for fewer minutes this season, but a poll taken this week suggests they believe that protests over the national anthem are the most dominant factor.In a Seton Hall Sports Poll released Thursday, 56 percent of those surveyed said they think fans are watching less because of the stand some athletes are taking by not standing during the national anthem.It is somewhat remarkable that the impact of the national anthem protest seems to hold, given that the action occurs pregame and isnt even televised, poll director Rick Gentile said.At NFL owners meetings last week, commissioner Roger Goodell told the media that he didnt believe actions taken during the anthem, started by San Franciscco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to garner attention to what he says is racial inequality and police brutality, were one of the reasons why ratings fell about 11 percent as compared to the first six weeks of last season.dddddddddddd.Other factors that fans cited as reasons people are watching fewer minutes of football were: the presidential election (50 percent), oversaturation of games (44 percent), focusing on postseason baseball (39 percent) and head injuries and the decline of play (33 percent).Seton Hall says the was taken this week from a statistically representative sample of 841 adults in the U.S. ' ' '