San Francisco 49ers broad receiver Jauan Jennings, who’s scheduled to make $7.5 million within the remaining 12 months of his deal, desires a brand new contract or a commerce, sources informed ESPN on Monday.
It marks the second straight summer time the 49ers are on this state of affairs with a receiver who desires to be paid or traded — and this 12 months’s state of affairs is not directly tied to final 12 months’s state of affairs with Brandon Aiyuk.
Jennings has approached the 49ers about his request, however little progress has been made, a supply informed ESPN. If a brand new deal isn’t reached by the point coaching camp begins subsequent week, Jennings plans to request a commerce to a crew keen to pay him.
Getting into 2025, Jennings is slated to depend $4.258 million towards the cap within the remaining 12 months of the two-year, $15.39 million extension he signed final offseason.
He’s not anticipated to be a coaching camp holdout, however he’s not anticipated to be joyful, both, because the 49ers noticed final summer time with Aiyuk.
Aiyuk, who’s recovering from a torn ACL, is scheduled to make near $25 million this season below the extension he signed in August.
The 49ers prolonged Jennings via 2025 final 12 months and really feel they’ve handled him pretty, a supply mentioned.
Jennings is coming off his greatest NFL season, posting profession highs in receptions (77), yards (975) and touchdowns (6). He completed tenth in yards per route run (2.51) and had just one drop. As well as, coach Kyle Shanahan considers Jennings to be probably the greatest blocking wideouts within the league.
Jennings is following the mannequin that tight finish Jonnu Smith used this summer time with the Miami Dolphins. Smith requested the Dolphins for a brand new deal and, when they didn’t meet his needs, requested a commerce and wound up being dealt to the Pittsburgh Steelers, with whom he signed a one-year, $12 million extension.
