49ers say Jauan Jennings hasn’t formally requested for commerce

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — On the eve of their first observe of 2025 coaching camp, San Francisco 49ers normal supervisor John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan expressed confidence that vast receiver Jauan Jennings will likely be at observe and taking part after they start Wednesday.

Shanahan and Lynch spent about 21 minutes discussing the beginning of camp Tuesday with a lot of the deal with a receiver room that includes loads of questions. The first question focuses on Jennings, who, sources informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter final week, would really like a profitable contract extension or, barring that, a commerce.

However Lynch and Shanahan mentioned Tuesday that Jennings reported to camp on Monday, has not but formally requested a commerce and their expectation is that he will likely be in his standard spot when observe begins.

“I will not communicate for Jauan, however had an excellent go to with him,” Lynch mentioned. “[We] anticipate him being on the market. You guys know our emotions on JJ. He embodies what we predict a Niner is all about, performs the best manner and we love him … All that stuff, we’re not going to get into the contract talks and all that. That takes care of itself, however we love him and he is right here.”

Requested whether or not there have been discussions with Drew Rosenhaus, Jennings’ agent, a couple of new deal, Lynch declined to supply specifics, repeating solely that “we love him and he is right here.” Jennings is getting into the ultimate season of the two-year, $15.39 million extension he signed within the 2024 offseason and is ready to rely $4.258 million towards the wage cap.

Jennings’ want for a elevate comes after a profession 12 months wherein he posted 77 receptions for 975 yards and 6 touchdowns, falling wanting the 1,000-yard mark largely as a result of he was ejected within the first half of the season finale towards the Arizona Cardinals. He additionally completed tenth within the NFL in yards per route run (2.51) and is taken into account one of many league’s finest blocking wideouts.

On Tuesday, San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy, who signed a megadeal of his personal earlier within the offseason, expressed his hope to get Jennings taken care of as quickly as potential.

“It is extraordinarily necessary,” Purdy mentioned. “I clearly love JJ and what he brings to our group and to myself as a quarterback. We have had a lot success collectively and anytime you see one thing like this happening as a participant, it is like, man, ‘Let’s work out one thing so he can get again out within the discipline and we proceed to do what we have finished.’ I hope the whole lot will get dealt with however would love my man to be on the market on the sector with me.”

In fact, Jennings is presently working with loads of leverage given the uncertainty elsewhere within the Niners’ receiver room. Presumptive No. 1 wideout Brandon Aiyuk remains to be recovering from the torn ACL and MCL in his proper knee that he suffered in Week 7 of final season.

The Niners positioned Aiyuk on the lively/bodily unable to carry out record final week and aren’t anticipating him to take part within the on-field portion of coaching camp.

“He did quite a bit to his knee, and I might inform you that he is in a very good place contemplating all that,” Lynch mentioned. “What does that imply by way of a timeline and all that? We’re persevering with to evaluate and get info … I believe we’re inspired on the place he’s at however not anyplace near having a set-in-stone timeline.”

Second-year wideout Ricky Pearsall can also be working his manner again from what Shanahan termed Tuesday a “unhealthy” hamstring harm suffered through the group’s offseason program within the spring. Pearsall was certainly one of six gamers positioned on the lively/PUP record however Lynch and Shanahan indicated Pearsall’s keep on that record should not be lengthy.

Lynch mentioned Pearsall is unlikely to observe Wednesday and Shanahan pointed to the potential for him to be activated Sunday after the group has carried out three practices and had a day without work.

“He is good now,” Shanahan mentioned. “He is hit all his in miles per hour. He is tremendous … We’re not going to throw a wideout on the market the primary three days. We do not need to pull it once more till we see his conditioning and the whole lot, which we should always get in three days.”

One different receiver-related piece of data the Niners are awaiting is potential disciplined for veteran addition Demarcus Robinson, who pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor cost of driving underneath the affect in Los Angeles on July 10. He was ordered to pay a $390 tremendous and full court-mandated applications together with a three-month alcohol training program.

That plea may result in a suspension for Robinson, although that has but to be determined, Lynch mentioned.

“That is a league matter with respect to Demarcus and we’ll let that play out,” Lynch mentioned. “We knew there was a chance once we signed Demarcus, [so] now we have accounted for that.”

With all of that in thoughts, the Niners labored out six receivers on Monday and, based on Lynch, agreed to phrases with veteran Equanimeous St. Brown on Tuesday. Shanahan prefers to have 12 wholesome receivers in coaching camp however with Aiyuk and Pearsall on PUP and different questions abound, they needed so as to add a minimum of yet one more physique to that group.

In six NFL seasons break up among the many Inexperienced Bay Packers, Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints, St. Brown has performed in 62 video games with 63 receptions for 928 yards and two touchdowns. He had no targets or catches in two video games with the Saints in 2024.