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Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
“Shanahan said he saw Aiyuk last week, as they were both staying in the same hotel in Cabo San Lucas, a vacation spot at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula.
Shanahan says he tries to remove himself from all the drama of contract talks while Lynch and chief negotiator Paraag Marathe deal with Aiyuk’s representation.
The contract situation with Aiyuk could follow much the same path as multi-year second contracts San Francisco has executed in recent years with George Kittle, Fred Warner, Deebo Samuel and Nick Bosa.
That history of the 49ers’ eventually reaching contract terms with many of their top players gives Shanahan confidence that, eventually, Aiyuk will be added to that list of happy employees.”
Greenlaw isn’t only member of 49ers who tore Achilles during Super Bowl
““I didn’t know until the next morning, to tell you the truth,” Shanahan said of Bullock’s injury. “I just thought he hurt his ankle but by the time the game was over, he could barely walk.
“It was funny. The next morning, I woke up early and my wife told me Bullocks tore his Achilles, and I said, ‘No, it was Greenlaw.’ And I got into the biggest argument with her. And Bullocks got on the bus in a boot and, she’s like, ‘Told ya.’”
49ers say they’re done with big free-agent moves, but still talking to safeties (paywall)
“The lack of certainty on the back end would seem to explain why Blackmon was prompted to visit the 49ers. The 2020 third-round pick has made 46 career starts and presumably isn’t seeking a backup role.
“We didn’t bring Blackmon in talking about him for sure starting,” Shanahan said. “We talked about him coming to compete. It was a visit he took. And we’ll see how it works out.”
49ers’ role for Brandon Staley sounds a lot like co-defensive coordinator (paywall)
“In other words, Staley will be the … co-defensive coordinator? Shanahan might disagree with that characterization, but it’s clear Staley will have significant influence on the defense. Shanahan said Sorensen, a rookie coordinator who is well-versed in the 49ers’ 4-3 system, won’t cede typical game-day duties.....They hope the arrangement they’ve created will include Sorensen re-establishing the defense’s core principles that Shanahan has suggested slipped last season under Wilks, who was hired last year despite not possessing a background in the 49ers’ scheme. In fact, the failed arrangement with Wilks is likely why the 49ers didn’t fill the coordinator role with Staley, whose defensive roots are in a 3-4 system.”
49ers’ Brock Purdy delivers post-game speech to Iowa State women’s basketball team
“All you guys are some freaking ballers,” Purdy told the team. “I hope you guys know the standard is high here. The standard is high. You guys have laid a foundation. You guys have had a foundation with Coach [Bill] Fennelly....
