{"id":352449,"date":"2026-06-09T01:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T01:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/352449\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T01:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T01:53:14","slug":"san-francisco-49ers-cancel-mandatory-minicamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/352449\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco 49ers cancel mandatory minicamp"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Arizona Cardinals<\/a> reported for mandatory minicamp on Monday. They will have two on-field practices on Tuesday and Wednesday. One of their division rivals has opted out of minicamp<\/a>, giving their players an extra week off.<\/p>\n

The San Francisco 49ers<\/a> had 100% participation in the final week of the offseason program (excluding receiver Brandon Aiyuk<\/a>, who will not be with the team when the season begins), so head coach Kyle Shanahan chose to cancel the mandatory period of the spring.<\/p>\n

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Things are different for the 49ers than the Cardinals. Arizona has a new coaching staff and offensive system. New head coach Mike LaFleur is building things. Shanahan has been there with mostly the same staff for years.<\/p>\n

The Cardinals also didn’t have 100% participation. Quarterback Jacoby Brissett<\/a> and outside linebacker Josh Sweat<\/a> both stayed away from the offseason program. Brissett is looking for a new contract, while Sweat was training on his own.<\/p>\n

The Cardinals and 49ers are in very different places. The Niners are expected to compete in a tough NFC West and have been competitive for several seasons. The Cardinals are the only team in the division not expected to be competitive.<\/p>\n

The Cardinals shouldn’t cancel minicamp. They aren’t in a place where they can be rewarded for anything. LaFleur is too new a head coach to try that, and minicamp is the only time before training camp they have the entire roster together.<\/p>\n

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It is just another way the Cardinals are not in the same stratosphere as the rest of the division.<\/p>\n

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