{"id":505184,"date":"2026-02-26T11:06:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/505184\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:06:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T11:06:07","slug":"49ers-news-the-nfl-combine-officially-kicks-off-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/505184\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers News: The NFL Combine officially kicks off today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7069369\/2026\/02\/25\/49ers-combine-brandon-aiyuk-john-lynch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:What we learned from John Lynch at NFL combine: Brandon Aiyuk\u2019s status, Mac Jones\u2019 future (paywall);elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">What we learned from John Lynch at NFL combine: Brandon Aiyuk\u2019s status, Mac Jones\u2019 future (paywall)<\/a><br \/>\u201cSo far, there\u2019s been no discussion, though Lynch noted he\u2019s been swamped with competition committee meetings during the day and prospect interviews in the evening. (Lynch was the last official from any team to take the podium Tuesday.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cReally, where (trade discussions) happen typically is once the workouts start,\u201d he said. \u201cEverybody\u2019s sitting in their suites, GMs kind of walk suite to suite. So I\u2019m sure there will be interest. He\u2019s a really good player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nfl\/san-francisco-49ers\/defensive-tackle-prospects-draft\/1920117\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Five defensive tackles 49ers could target at pick No. 27 in 2026 NFL Draft;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Five defensive tackles 49ers could target at pick No. 27 in 2026 NFL Draft<\/a><br \/>\u201c[Texas Tech DT Lee Hunter] is a very strong run defender. The 49ers gave up 4.3 yards per carry on the ground last season. That\u2019s not bad, but there is room for improvement to force more third-and-long situations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Hunter would step in as an immediate contributor on first and second downs. He has the tools to improve as a pass-rusher and ultimately become a three-down player on the defensive line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Hunter showed his immense talent during the week of practices at the Senior Bowl, where he established himself as one of the standout players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.49erswebzone.com\/articles\/199357-insider-addresses-williams-release-debate\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:49ers insider addresses Trent Williams release vs. trade debate;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">49ers insider addresses Trent Williams release vs. trade debate<\/a><br \/>\u201cI would think that, for teams out there interested in him, they would realize that they would have to also \u2014 if they give the 49ers, say, a first-round draft pick for Trent Williams, or a second and a third, or whatever the case may be \u2014 they also have to meet his contract demands,\u201d Maiocco explained. \u201cAnd so, there might be a little bit of reluctance for teams like that\u2026.so, yeah, there would be plenty of teams, I would think, that could feel like they could use Trent Williams in their starting lineup,\u201d Maiocco added.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What we learned from John Lynch at NFL combine: Brandon Aiyuk\u2019s status, Mac Jones\u2019 future (paywall)\u201cSo far, there\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":505185,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[5381,64,63,20791,63848,11177,253163,6586,593,85,121515,31952],"class_list":{"0":"post-505184","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-49ers","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-brandon-aiyuk","12":"tag-competition-committee","13":"tag-john-lynch","14":"tag-lee-hunter","15":"tag-mac-jones","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-sports","18":"tag-trade-discussions","19":"tag-trent-williams"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/505185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}