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\nThe San Francisco 49ers badly need wide receivers this offseason.<\/p>\n
Exactly how truthful this is might be another story, though.<\/p>\n
\nThe San Francisco 49ers badly need wide receivers this offseason.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a situation that has largely grown out of control, thanks to Brandon Aiyuk\u2019s AWOL act last year and the fact Jauan Jennings might not return once he hits the free-agent market, Couple those elements with Ricky Pearsall\u2019s injury-prone first two years, and it\u2019s not hard to see why the Niners need to treat the need delicately.<\/p>\n
So, it\u2019s not exactly shocking to see San Francisco as a plausible free-agent destination for Tampa Bay Buccaneers future Hall of Fame wide receiver Mike Evans, who\u2019ll hit the open market this offseason despite rumblings he\u2019d prefer to stay with the only team he\u2019s ever been associated with.<\/p>\n
One longtime NFL insider is backing up those claims with an apparent report the 49ers will indeed be interested.<\/p>\n
Jason La Canfora highlights 49ers as potential Mike Evans suitor<\/strong><\/p>\n According to Sportsboom\u2019s Jason La Canfora, the Niners are one of several teams that should be in on the Evans market.<\/p>\n Of the pairing, La Canfora wrote:<\/p>\n \u201cSan Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan is one of the game\u2019s elite offensive minds, and the team will head into the offseason parting with Brandon Aiyuk and already moved on from longtime stalwart pass catcher Deebo Samuel the season prior.\u201d<\/p>\n Additionally, La Canfora suggested both the Los Angeles Chargers and New England Patriots as suitors, especially in light of Evans wanting to weigh stability at quarterback, his own fit within the offense and the chances of winning a Super Bowl.<\/p>\n Granted, La Canfora hasn\u2019t always delivered on reports, and his verbiage on Evans\u2019 potential destination is more suggestive than reportive.<\/p>\n That said, linking the perennial 1,000-yard receiver to the Bay Area isn\u2019t completely out of reach.<\/p>\n Considering head coach Kyle Shanahan\u2019s tendency of being tough on young receivers, having an established veteran like Evans would automatically give San Francisco a true WR1 despite an injury-plagued 2025 campaign.<\/p>\n Of course, it\u2019s just as possible Evans\u2019 agent is feeding this kind of material to encourage the Bucs to ensure their preferred wideout goes nowhere this offseason by upping their own offer.<\/p>\n Still, the thought of Evans switching coasts is enticing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Exactly how truthful this is might be another story, though. The San Francisco 49ers badly need wide receivers this offseason. It\u2019s a situation that has largely grown… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\n