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Jauan Jennings Returns to 49ers Practice as Contract Standoff Lingers

His availability bolsters a thin receiving corps for Week 1 at Seattle.

Overview

  • Jennings practiced Monday for the first time since a July 27 calf injury, participating in individual drills six days before the opener.
  • He resumed work without a new long-term deal, and GM John Lynch confirmed the team rejected his earlier trade request.
  • The receiver is in the final year of a two-year, $15.4 million contract with 2025 escalators after a 2024 breakout of 77 catches, 975 yards and six touchdowns.
  • San Francisco added depth with Marquez Valdes‑Scantling on the practice squad and expects him to be active for Week 1, and Kendrick Bourne visited Monday but left without a contract.
  • With Brandon Aiyuk rehabbing a knee and Deebo Samuel now in Washington, Jennings and Ricky Pearsall are projected to start, though some local columnists question Jennings’ Week 1 readiness after the layoff.