Two wide receivers who left the San Francisco 49ers in free agency during the offseason played their first games with their new teams in Week 1. Jauan Jennings joined the Minnesota Vikings after failing to garner the free-agent interest he anticipated, while Kendrick Bourne remained in the NFC West, signing with the Arizona Cardinals.
It started with a message on social media. Connor Heagney was sitting at home, watching then-New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne on a TikTok live stream.
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was in Los Angeles last week for the inaugural Fanatics Flag Football Classic at BMO Stadium. Following the event, NBC Sports Bay Area caught up with Shanahan to discuss the team's free-agent activity and ongoing roster developments.
How many of the quarterbacks to throw the most touchdowns through the first four weeks of a season for each NFL franchise can you name in five minutes?
The Cardinals are making another addition in free agency. Wide receiver Kendrick Bourne is headed to Arizona on a two-year, $11.47MM deal, per NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe, with an additional $5MM available in incentives.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
Wide receiver Kendrick Bourne is staying in the NFC West—unfortunately for the San Francisco 49ers, it's with a division rival. NFL insider Jordan Schultz reports that the Arizona Cardinals are signing Bourne to a two-year deal worth up to $12 million.
In 2025, the San Francisco 49ers reunited with a familiar face, bringing back veteran wide receiver Kendrick Bourne to stabilize the receiving corps amid early-season injuries.
A gesture by the New England Patriots caught the attention of San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kendrick Bourne. The Patriots reportedly paid Mack Hollins a $400,000 incentive bonus even though he fell four receptions short of the statistical threshold required to trigger the payout.
Kendrick Bourne returned to the 49ers in 2025. The veteran wideout is set to reach the open market next month, but his preference would be to continue his second San Francisco stint.
49ers WR Kendrick Bourne is set to be an unrestricted free agent after concluding his one-year deal with the team. Bourne said on his YouTube channel that he is hoping to be back in San Francisco next season. “The year went great,” Bourne said.
Wide receiver Kendrick Bourne has made it clear: he wants to return to the San Francisco 49ers for the 2026 NFL season. Bourne is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent next month after spending one season back in the Bay Area.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Kendrick Bourne hopes his NFL career continues right where it restarted—in the Bay Area. Bourne rejoined the 49ers after Week 1 of the 2025 season, providing valuable depth to a roster hit hard by injuries.
Kendrick Bourne cherished his return to the San Francisco 49ers this season. After all, it was the organization and city where his NFL journey began, when he signed as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
The San Francisco 49ers’ bye week is officially over as they enter a crucial four-game stretch to close out the regular season. The 49ers entered the bye week as the No.
Warner went down with a dislocated and broken ankle in this past Sunday's 30-19 loss at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that dropped the 49ers to 4-2 on the season.
A good fantasy team can never have enough pass-catchers. These three all had career games in Week 5 but remain widely available in most leagues.
Following Thursday's win, Bourne discussed how Jones is different from what the signal-caller was during his final days with the Patriots.
The San Francisco 49ers were desperate to add wide receiver help following their 17-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
The already shorthanded San Francisco 49ers offense saw two pass catchers leave Sunday's season opener against the Seattle Seahawks.
According to Ian Rapoport, veteran WR Kendrick Bourne is not planning to sign a contract this week and will wait to evaluate his options. He took visits with both the 49ers and Commanders this week, both teams which need help at receiver and extra depth.
Per ESPN’s John Keim, the Commanders are hosting veteran WR Kendrick Bourne for a free agent visit on Tuesday. Bourne scheduled visits with Washington and San Francisco last week.
Kendrick Bourne was one of PFR’s release candidates in June, and the Patriots made that move during final roster cuts after hosting the veteran wide receiver for the last four years.
The San Francisco 49ers and Minnesota Vikings have been named teams to watch in the race to sign a veteran wide receiver who was recently released.
The Patriots clearly entered this offseason with the goal in mind of building around Maye after he impressed throughout his debut pro campaign.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots receiver Kendrick Bourne is no stranger to overcoming long odds. From joining the NFL as an undrafted free agent
New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne is getting an early start on recruiting soon-to-be free agents, and he delivered a very unique message to Tee Higgins.
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