PHOENIX — As the NFL owners’ meetings were about to get underway, 49ers general manager John Lynch took time Sunday to say goodbye to a former player, Jauan Jennings, while trying to gently temper expectations about a possible reunion for another player’s mom.

The 49ers decided free agent Mike Evans was a more “dynamic fit” for their offense than Jennings, and reminded reporters the team had tried to sign Jennings to a long-term contract in the past. It just didn’t work out, as he wound up testing the free-agent market.

Unlike the tests on the nearby substation, these evaluations are still underway as Jennings remains unsigned.

“He’ll find a good home, and Jauan will go play great football for someone,” Lynch said. “I can’t say enough for what that guy did; when that guy stepped between the lines, man, he was a presence, and they had to deal with him, and he won us a lot of games.”

Lynch was also asked about the prospect of signing free agent defensive end Joey Bosa to play with his younger brother, 49ers stalwart Nick Bosa.

Lynch smiled.

“I know that would make Mama Bosa happy,” he said, “but I don’t know if we can afford him.”

Cheryl Bosa has taken to social media to post an edited picture of her sons in 49ers uniforms.

The team looked into signing Joey last offseason, but he wound up getting a one-year deal with the Buffalo Bills for $12.6 million. The two were last teammates at St. Thomas Aquinas High in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in 2012.

Bosa is 30, and the 49ers have said they want to get younger and faster. That was, of course, before they signed Evans, who turns 33 in August.

Lynch said coach Kyle Shanahan had a vision of how Evans would fit with the 49ers after a dozen years putting up “Hall of Fame numbers” for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Evans took less money — $14.3 million next season — than other teams were offering.

“We got him on a good deal,” Lynch said. “He really wanted to be part of our organization. That’s humbling.”

The same goes for former Arizona Cardinals and Houston Texans receiver Christian Kirk.

“Very similar to Mike, Kirk could have gone some other places, too, but he wanted to be in the right situation, and he liked our place,” Lynch said. “Always been a huge fan of Christian since Arizona. I feel lucky to get both of those guys.”

There has been some speculation the 49ers might draft another receiver in the first couple of rounds of next month’s NFL Draft, but Lynch downplayed that possibility. They have Evans, Kirk, Ricky Pearsall, Demarcus Robinson, Jason Cowing and Jordan Watkins at the top of the depth chart and could add someone later in the draft, Lynch said.

Meanwhile, he is excited about the example Evans and Kirk will set, which will benefit receivers coach Leonard Hankerson in meetings and at practice.

“Those (receivers) rooms are always interesting ones, with a lot of dynamics,” Lynch said. “To have two grown men is really exciting. Hank’s looking forward to it, and we’re all looking forward to it, not to disparage anyone we’ve had. … Those guys play the game the right way.”

Extra points: The 49ers are “hopeful,” Lynch said, that tight end George Kittle will make it back for the season-opening game in Australia against the Los Angeles Rams. He suffered a torn Achilles on Jan. 11. “There’ll be some management during training camp,” Lynch said. “He’s progressing at a good rate.”

Nick Bosa, meanwhile, is expected to be ready for the start of training camp as his recovery from a torn ACL is going well. Last year’s first-round pick, defensive end Mykel Williams, is a little behind Bosa’s schedule, as he tore an ACL in November, and Lynch said the team will ramp up his workload over the summer. “It could go into the season, but he’s doing really well,” the GM said.

Lynch envisions a competition among Robert Jones, Connor Colby and Brett Toth for the starting left guard spot but didn’t say the starter would be one of those three. “I don’t think we’re done there yet,” Lynch said. “You know, we still have a draft.”