Former NFL wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh claims to have recently spoken to Brandon Aiyuk, stating that the star player has no desire to leave the San Francisco 49ers.
49ers general manager John Lynch wasn’t interested in talking about the team’s ongoing contract negotiations with wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. Lynch opened his press conference by saying he wanted to focus on the draft, so naturally he was asked about the Aiyuk negotiations right away.
There are slated to be 257 picks in the 2024 NFL draft, but the number of players with draftable grades in the 49ers’ war room falls well short of that.
This year's draft pool includes the sons of four former 49ers, and the brother of one current 49er: Luke McCaffrey (son of Ed, brother of Christian), Brendan Rice (son of Jerry), Terique Owens (son of Terrell), and Frank Gore Jr.
The NFL draft is nearly here which means the top draft analysts are making their final projections ahead of Round 1 Thursday evening. ESPN’s Jordan Reid took a crack at projecting all 257 picks in this year’s draft, but he offered a handful of different wrinkles in how San Francisco can look to attack their needs.
Defensive tackle Arik Armstead and linebacker Fred Warner were teammates for six seasons. Warner expected the relationship to last longer. But the 49ers released Armstead after the team wanted him to take a substantial pay cut, and he refused, later saying he felt "disrespected" by the offer.
The San Francisco 49ers are tough graders, but they have a very high opinion of many of the players in the 2024 NFL Draft. Speaking at his pre-draft press conference on Monday, general manager John Lynch was asked how many first-round grades they have on players in this class.
The news of Arik Armstead's departure from the San Francisco 49ers after nine seasons with the team shocked linebacker Fred Warner. Armstead, a former first-round pick, was an impactful force on the football field.
Brandon Aiyuk might not have requested a trade, but he’s sending a signal that everything is not right between him and the San Francisco 49ers. Aiyuk and the 49ers are negotiating a contract extension this offseason.
Brock Purdy set a San Francisco 49ers single-season record in 2023, throwing for 4,280 passing yards. Many of those yards came on passes to his top target, wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who amassed a team-leading and career-high 1,342 receiving yards.
During the NFL owners' meetings, San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York noted the significant rise in quarterback salaries in recent years. However, he acknowledged the market value of such players, recognizing that he'll have to sign a substantial check for his young quarterback, Brock Purdy, next year.
San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch would surely take back his 2021 decision to trade up and draft Trey Lance if given the chance, but he also…
San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch held his annual pre-draft news conference on Monday and suggested that he won't be trading star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk before or during the draft that gets underway on Thursday night.
Purdy already appears to be working very hard on improving himself this offseason.
Quarterback Brock Purdy seems to understand he'll remain a target of critics even though he guided the 49ers to Super Bowl LVIII this past February.
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