{"id":851009,"date":"2026-04-03T08:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/851009\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T08:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:46:12","slug":"49ers-reportedly-have-extensive-interest-in-this-kicker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/851009\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers reportedly have ‘extensive’ interest in this kicker"},"content":{"rendered":"

April 2, 2026, 2:30 p.m. PT<\/p>\n

The San Francisco 49ers<\/a> just gave kicker Eddy Pin\u0303eiro<\/a> a new contract, but that seemingly hasn’t stopped them from looking at college kickers.<\/p>\n

San Francisco is reportedly one of four teams that’ve shown “extensive” interest in Houston kicker Ethan Sanchez, according to NFL and college football reporter Ryan Fowler<\/a>. The Eagles, Commanders and Falcons are the other teams looking into Sanchez.<\/p>\n

It’s an odd report, especially considering Pin\u0303eiro’s contract comes with $10 million guaranteed. Sanchez was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, which recognizes college football’s best kicker of the year. He made 21-of-28 field goal attempts and all of his extra points for the Cougars in 2025 and converted 56-of-72 field goals in 49 college games after playing three years at Old Dominion.<\/p>\n

The level of “extensive” interest is also intriguing because the 49ers currently don’t own any draft picks after the fourth round. It would be a shock for general manager John Lynch to use one of the team’s four fourth-rounders on Sanchez, so perhaps the 49ers are doing their homework on a potential undrafted free agent well before the draft.<\/p>\n

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