49ers News Roundup: Is Brandon Aiyuk headed for trade block? DeMeco Ryan’s Remarks, plus further
Roundup of San Francisco 49ers News, February 29
The 49ers need to make a decision on free agency as they consider the possibility of dealing Aiyuk. San Francisco had to choose whether to re-sign young edge rusher Chase Young after making a major trade deal for him during the previous season’s trade deadline. This 49ers news roundup discusses all of that and more!
NFL Trade Rumors: Brandon Aiyuk is not being traded by the 49ers
During his news conference at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine, 49ers general manager John Lynch appeared to reject the notion that San Francisco may trade Brandon Aiyuk, despite a report from ESPN’s Dan Graziano suggesting otherwise.
“We want to keep Brandon around for a long time, and I think we’ve got a nice track record of extending the players that are important to us,” Lynch remarked. It makes perfect sense for the 49ers to extend one of the most promising young wide receivers in the NFL, especially after Aiyuk made such strides last season. It was also reported on Tuesday by NFL expert Chase Senior that the 49ers do not intend to move Aiyuk.
DeMeco Ryans claims that if the 49ers had had Dre Greenlaw, they would have won Super Bowl 58.
The head coach of the Houston Texans, DeMeco Ryans, gave his former 49ers linebacker, Dre Greenlaw, a resounding recommendation. Ryans said that the outcome of Super Bowl 58 would have probably been different if Greenlaw hadn’t been hurt.
Prior to taking a six-year leave of absence as head coach of the Texans, Ryans was a coach in San Francisco. He is aware of how good San Francisco’s defense is and thinks Greenlaw can change the course of games as a linebacker. Ryan believes that Greenlaw’s decision to stay on the field had a significant influence on the outcome of Super Bowl 58, but we’ll never know what would have transpired.
NFL Report Card: The NFLPA ranks the 49ers as the sixth-best team in the league.
On Wednesday, the NFLPA released the results of its annual player survey, exposing a number of league organizations because of unsettling feedback. Still, with a sixth-place finish out of 32 teams, the 49ers proved to be among the best in the NFL.
San Francisco received accolades for how it handled the families of the players and for its feeding program. The 49ers’ training facility was criticized for being too tiny and having few treatment tables, among other things.
In Lorenzo Reyna’s 2024 NFL Mock Draft, Daniel Jones is replaced in New York by Bo Nix and J.J. McCarthy after the Broncos trade up.
San Francisco is in a rather strong position going into the offseason despite losing in the Super Bowl. Despite having few gaps in their roster, Lorenzo Reyna of Pro Football Network believes the 49ers will pull off a blockbuster trade in his most recent mock draft.
Reyna has San Francisco exchange many players and draft picks for a deal that includes Aiyuk. Although 49ers general manager Lynch has declared that the organization plans to maintain Aiyuk, there are countless options in the NFL.
What Will Chase Young’s Market Look Like for the 49ers in 2024? Will Samual Darnold Sign Again
Despite having one of the best teams in the NFL, the 49ers will still need to make a few key choices in free agency. The first is whether to retain pass rusher Young, a 23-year-old whom they acquired via a trade at the trade deadline the previous season.
Young had just 3.5 sacks in 12 games with the 49ers. With its free agency pass rusher, San Francisco will have a tough choice, even though his impact was felt more than the stats suggest. Dallas Robinson of Pro Football Network noted that all it takes for Young to land a big deal is for one team to wager on his potential.