Brandon Aiyuk, the $120 million (per Spotrac) 49ers wide receiver, faces an extended rehabilitation period. San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan shared positive news about his progress, noting the receiver has returned to the team facility for his recovery work.
Some help up front on both sides of the football seems like a logical step toward the 49ers returning to championship contention. Four picks in the draft’s first two days and 10 selections overall gives San Francisco a chance to seriously bolster its offensive and defensive lines.
Six San Francisco 49ers were featured on OTC's list of 100 players that might become cap casualties, including some eye-opening candidates.
With injuries and lack of production elsewhere, San Francisco wide receiver Jauan Jennings morphed into one of the top targets for 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy in 2024. In the Tennessee alum’s fourth NFL season, Jennings topped all 49ers receivers in targets, catches, yardage and touchdowns.
In 2023, Aiyuk caught 75 passes and scored 7 touchdowns, and then he held out all offseason. He had one year left on his rookie deal that was fully guaranteed and would have paid him more than $14 million, and he still held out. And he eventually got a four-year, $120 million contract from the 49ers just before the regular season started.
The 49ers desperately need offensive linemen and defensive linemen, but they may not draft for need in Round 1 this year.
If the 49ers are to climb off the deck, one of the first orders of business should be locking up Purdy as the centerpiece and then building outward. The Brandon Aiyuk and Trent Williams holdouts became a distraction, and neither of them was a quarterback.
In this blockbuster trade proposal, the 49ers trade vetern and star wide receiver Deebo Samuel to the Dolphins.
The San Francisco 49ers are headed into a franchise-altering offseason after struggling to the tune of a 7-10 record in 2024. What they need to do.
Over the Cap listed six 49ers who could exit as cap casualties during the 2025 offseason, and it includes a couple staples of head coach Kyle Shanahan’s tenure. Here are the six players:
The Pittsburgh Steelers took a significant risk by not signing a top free agent wide receiver in 2024. We want to believe they've learned their lesson. While he didn't speculate who the Steelers might target,
The San Francisco 49ers had a disappointing season and missed the playoffs after reaching the Super Bowl last year. They have key decisions to make in free agency when it comes to their star players.