{"id":773080,"date":"2026-02-24T11:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/773080\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:23:14","slug":"49ers-news-does-mike-evans-have-something-left-to-give-the-49ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/773080\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers News: Does Mike Evans have something left to give the 49ers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

NFL insider: 49ers expected to have interest in Mike Evans<\/a>
\u201cAccording to NFL insider Jason La Canfora, the 49ers are viewed as a logical suitor\u2014and the interest could be mutual. Evans is reportedly taking a selective approach to his next destination, evaluating quarterback play, offensive scheme, system fit, and Super Bowl contention.\u201d<\/p>\n

49ers combine priorities: Trade talks, free-agent targets and draft prospects to watch (paywall)
<\/a>\u201cThere are less intriguing options than Crosby on the free-agent market but ones whom the 49ers must also explore. Perhaps Trey Hendrickson, Khalil Mack or Joey Bosa on a one-year deal, or maybe former Niner Arden Key on a much cheaper, multiyear contract. Bosa, who will be 31 when the season starts, would cost less than Mack and would like the chance to play with his brother. There has been some slippage, but Bosa produced his best pressure rate last season since 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kawakami: 49ers offseason predictions \u2014 Maxx Crosby, Eddy Pi\u00f1eiro, Isaiah Likely, and more <\/a>
\u201cI think they\u2019re set up for at least one big move. I\u2019ve written that the ideal option would be to acquire Justin Jefferson in a mega trade from Minnesota; but even while proposing it more than a month ago I acknowledged it might be very tough to pull off this cycle.<\/p>\n

Crosby is a much more realistic option \u2014 and still a pretty dynamic guy to imagine lining up opposite of Bosa and turning one of the worst pass rushes in the league last year into one of the best in 2026.<\/p>\n

The Raiders want a ton for him, but I don\u2019t think this is going to be a wild-hot auction for a 28-year-old coming off an injury. And I think the 49ers will be high in the running if they offer their first-round pick (No. 27) plus a few other picks down the road. I don\u2019t think the 49ers would want to empty this year\u2019s stash by giving up their second- or third-round picks. But if they can offer their No. 2 in 2027 or something similar, there might be some common ground here\u2026..<\/p>\n

\u2026.Shanahan and Lynch don\u2019t invest much in guards or at right tackle, but they will spend for left tackle (especially if it\u2019s Trent Williams) and center, if the right center is sitting there.<\/p>\n

If there isn\u2019t a top-line receiver available at the right price \u2014 and unless Shanahan and Lynch want to go all-in on Alec Pierce, it\u2019s looking there might not be \u2014 maybe the 49ers will splurge again at center. Then they can either move Brendel to left guard or have him as a super backup all along the interior line.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not saying that the 49ers for sure will land Linderbaum. I\u2019m saying if they\u2019ve got some extra cash lying around, they might be tempted to see if they can get him. Again, they won\u2019t go nuts. Just will check.\u201d<\/p>\n

Should 49ers and Deebo Samuel run it back? Analyzing potential reunion with the \u2018wide back\u2019 (paywall)
<\/a>\u201cBut that was then. Now? Samuel, who has never been known for his route-running ability, lacks the qualities that set him apart. In 2025, he had career lows in yards per catch (10.1) and yards after catch per reception (6.5). Most telling: He had six broken tackles on his 72 catches, averaging one broken tackle per 12 receptions, after averaging a broken tackle every 5.7 catches in his first six seasons.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s part of a steep decline that began in his last season with the 49ers. Samuel led NFL receivers with 38 broken tackles after catches from 2021 through 2023, and his yards per rushing attempt (6.3) in his first five seasons (2019-23) was the highest among players with 150-plus rushes over that span.<\/p>\n

In the past two seasons, he\u2019s had 17 broken tackles on his 182 touches, five fewer than he had on his 136 touches in 2021, and he\u2019s averaged 3.6 yards on his 59 carries.\u201d <\/p>\n

Maiocco\u2019s NFL mock draft 1.0: 49ers select Missouri defensive end Zion Young<\/a>
\u201cThe 49ers had the worst pass rush in the NFL last season, and it must be a priority to get Young(er).\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NFL insider: 49ers expected to have interest in Mike Evans\u201cAccording to NFL insider Jason La Canfora, the 49ers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":773081,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2080],"tags":[220,52307,7,6,1161,252,1137,2624,2623],"class_list":{"0":"post-773080","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco-49ers","8":"tag-49ers","9":"tag-49ers-links","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-san-francisco","13":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","14":"tag-san-francisco-49ers-news","15":"tag-sanfrancisco","16":"tag-sanfrancisco49ers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=773080"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/773080\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/773081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=773080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=773080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=773080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}