{"id":242961,"date":"2026-03-30T04:47:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T04:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/242961\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T04:47:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T04:47:14","slug":"49ers-excited-about-new-look-wr-room-say-farewell-to-jauan-jennings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/242961\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers excited about new-look WR room, say farewell to Jauan Jennings"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Francisco 49ers wide receiver room will look very different in 2026. Brandon Aiyuk<\/a>, and the drama he generated, is on his way out, and the team also lost Kendrick Bourne<\/a> and Skyy Moore<\/a> in free agency.<\/p>\n

The 49ers were surprisingly active in free agency, adding veterans Mike Evans<\/a> and Christian Kirk<\/a> to bolster an otherwise relatively inexperienced receiving corps. The team hopes these additions will provide immediate impact.<\/p>\n

General manager John Lynch spoke to reporters at the NFL meetings in Phoenix, Arizona, praising the new wideouts and what their presence could mean for the receiving corps.<\/p>\n

“Mike and Christian, we’re excited about,” Lynch said. “Those [wide receiver] rooms are always interesting ones. There’s a lot of dynamics. I think to have two grown men, I think, is really exciting. I think Hank’s (receiver coach Leonard Hankerson) looking forward to it. I think we’re all looking forward to it.<\/p>\n

“That is not to disparage anyone we’ve had, but I think any time you can add players to your team, in general, but especially at that position\u2014those guys play the game the right way.”<\/p>\n

Evans, who has surpassed 1,000 receiving yards in 11 of his 12 NFL seasons, signed a three-year, $42.5 million deal with San Francisco. The contract can increase through incentives, but 2027 and 2028 are team options\u2014effectively making it a one-year, $14.3 million guaranteed deal.<\/p>\n

“He adds a lot that we believe really fits into what we do well, so we’re excited about that,” Lynch said.<\/p>\n

Evans appears to have been ready for a change of scenery after playing his entire career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He even reportedly turned down a larger offer from the Buccaneers<\/a> to join the 49ers and play in Kyle Shanahan’s offense.<\/p>\n

“I thought we got him on a good deal,” Lynch said. “He really wanted to be part of our organization, and that’s humbling.”<\/p>\n

Lynch noted that they expected Kirk to cost more, too, and were excited about getting him signed.<\/p>\n

“He really had opportunities to go play for more elsewhere, but wanted to be a part of what we are all about,” Lynch said. “So we were able to do something on a one-year deal, and we’re excited … He’s always been a respected player that plays the game the right way, and plays our style, so we’re excited about him as well.”<\/p>\n

Farewell, Jauan Jennings<\/p>\n

It appears the 49ers have officially closed the door on bringing back wide receiver Jauan Jennings<\/a>, who surprisingly remains an available free agent.<\/p>\n

Some speculated that San Francisco might revisit the idea of re-signing Jennings if interest from other teams failed to materialize. However, John Lynch’s recent comments suggest the team has moved on.<\/p>\n

“Jauan’s one of my favorite players, and one of Kyle’s favorite players,” Lynch said. “He’ll find a good home, and I think Jauan will go play great football for someone. I can’t say enough for what that guy did for [our team]. When that guy stepped between the lines, man, he was a presence, and they had to deal with him, and won us a lot of football games. I can’t say enough about him.”<\/p>\n

The market for Jennings has not been what most expected\u2014likely including the receiver and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus. Around the league, he may be viewed more as a situational offensive contributor than a true WR1 or WR2 option, swaying teams against paying him like the latter.<\/p>\n

Jennings is coming off a 2025 season in which he recorded 55 receptions for 643 yards and nine touchdowns. He has yet to reach the 1,000-yard mark in his career and totaled just three receptions for 68 yards in the team’s two playoff games in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Francisco 49ers wide receiver room will look very different in 2026. Brandon Aiyuk, and the drama…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242962,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[1818,25025,102109,24514,1736,299,90113,752,101,296,103,102,104,106,105],"class_list":["post-242961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-francisco","tag-49ers","tag-brandon-aiyuk","tag-christian-kirk","tag-jauan-jennings","tag-john-lynch","tag-kyle-shanahan","tag-mike-evans","tag-nfl","tag-san-francisco","tag-san-francisco-49ers","tag-san-francisco-headlines","tag-san-francisco-news","tag-sf","tag-sf-headlines","tag-sf-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242961\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}