Overview

• Jennings has not practiced since late July due to a recurring calf injury that head coach Kyle Shanahan says is unrelated to contract negotiations.
• Reporter Tim Kawakami writes that the two sides remain far apart on a new deal after the 49ers committed large sums to Brandon Aiyuk and Brock Purdy.
• Jennings requested either a new contract or a trade before training camp but has yet to submit a formal trade demand.
• General manager John Lynch has publicly praised Jennings’s importance while insisting that discussions over his next deal remain private.
• The standoff compounds concerns over an already thin wide receiver group as the regular season approaches.