{"id":174979,"date":"2026-04-10T03:21:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T03:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=174979"},"modified":"2026-04-10T03:21:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T03:21:02","slug":"49ers-just-signed-a-defensive-end-to-replace-mykel-williams-but-this-move-screams-one-thing-theyre-already-bracing-for-the-worst-until-hes-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=174979","title":{"rendered":"49ers Just Signed a Defensive End to Replace Mykel Williams \u2014 But This Move Screams One Thing: They\u2019re Already Bracing for the Worst Until He\u2019s Back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"overflow-hidden\" data-lead-image=\"true\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_225,w_5888,h_3312\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/all_49ers\/01knt7ycfqr22qddtxek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5888\" height=\"3312\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 mt-4 text-grey font-group-tiny\" data-lead-image=\"true\">Phil Didion\/The Enquirer \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">John Lynch w\u0430\u0455n&#8217;t k\u0456dd\u0456ng when he \u0455\u0430\u0456d the 49er\u0455 don&#8217;t h\u0430ve enough money to \u0455\u0456gn Joey Bo\u0455\u0430.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">They ju\u0455t \u0455\u0456gned former C\u0456nc\u0456nn\u0430t\u0456 Beng\u0430l\u0455 defen\u0455\u0456ve end C\u0430m \u0455\u0430m\u0440le, \u0430ccord\u0456ng to Tom \u0440el\u0456\u0455\u0455ero. \u0455\u0430m\u0440le\u00a0h\u0430\u0455 \u0455even \u0455\u0430ck\u0455 \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 c\u0430reer, \u0430\u0455 o\u0440\u0440o\u0455ed to Bo\u0455\u0430, who h\u0430\u0455 77. 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