San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings has not formally requested a trade away from the organization amid his push for a new deal.
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed as much on Tuesday, and said that he expects Jennings to be out on the field and participating in the first day of training camp on Wednesday.
“We anticipate him being out there,” general manager John Lynch said, via The Athletic’s Vic Tafur. “You guys know our feelings about JJ. He embodies what we think a Niner’s all about. Plays the right way, and we love him. I think all that stuff, we’re not going to talk about contracts and all that, that takes care of itself. But we love him and he’s here.”
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ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported last week that Jennings has made it clear that he either wants a new contract with the organization or to be traded away. Jennings is set to make $7.5 million this season in the final year of his deal. According to Schefter, little progress has been made on an extension. But, if that’s not done by the time camp opens on Wednesday, Jennings planned to make that formal request. It’s unclear if that is still Jennings’ plan, or if things have changed on that front.
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While there is still time to get such a deal done under that timeframe, it’s very limited. Clearly, both Shanahan and Lynch believe that Jennings will be out there with the team come Wednesday regardless of the status of his new deal.
Jennings, who the 49ers selected in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Tennessee, had 975 yards and six touchdowns on 77 catches last season. Those were all career-highs for the 28-year-old.
Jennings signed a two-year, $15.39 million extension last summer to remain with the team this fall, though he’ll become an unrestricted free agent next season if a new deal isn’t reached.
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Even if Jennings doesn’t hold out of training camp while angling for a new deal, that doesn’t mean he’ll necessarily be happy participating. If a new contract isn’t reached in San Francisco soon, he could very easily find himself somewhere else by the start of the season.
