{"id":176978,"date":"2026-02-13T20:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T20:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/176978\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T20:41:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T20:41:08","slug":"san-francisco-49ers-kendrick-bourne-makes-free-agency-plans-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/176978\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco 49ers’ Kendrick Bourne makes free agency plans clear"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Francisco 49ers’ Kendrick Bourne makes free agency plans clear<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Among the many pending free agents the San Francisco 49ers<\/a> have to make decisions on this offseason is wide receiver Kendrick Bourne.<\/p>\n

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Bourne finished 2025 with 37 catches for 551 yards and proved to be a reliable weapon in the passing game, especially while San Francisco was dealing with multiple injuries to its pass-catchers group.<\/p>\n

When it comes to his plans in free agency, Bourne made it very clear on his YouTube channel<\/a> that he wants to return to San Francisco.<\/p>\n

“The year went great,” Bourne said. “Hitting free agency this year, it’s gonna be fun. I want to go back to San Fran, so that’s the plan, but it’s all got to make sense.”<\/p>\n

The Niners have no shortage of question marks at wide receiver going into the offseason.<\/p>\n

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Along with Bourne, Jauan Jennings is also a pending free agent and the Niners are expected to cut ties<\/a> with Brandon Aiyuk.<\/p>\n

Making the team’s entire pass-catcher situation even worse, George Kittle may not be ready for Week 1 due to his torn Achilles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Niners need to make at least one significant addition to the group, and they also need depth beyond that. Re-signing Bourne would check the latter box.<\/p>\n

By all accounts, things were positive between the Niners and Bourne last season. As a result of that and his production, San Fran should seriously consider keeping the veteran wideout around for another year.<\/p>\n

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