San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch spoke with reporters on Sunday at the league meetings about a variety of topics, per Vic Tafur of The Athletic.
Of note, Lynch was asked about the possibility of the team signing free agent edge-rusher Joey Bosa, the brother of 49ers star edge-rusher Nick Bosa. In essence, it doesn’t appear that the Bosa brothers will be teaming up.
“I know that would make Mama Bosa happy,” Lynch said, “but I don’t know if we can afford him.”
Bosa, a five-time Pro Bowler who has suited up for 122 games over 10 NFL seasons, has amassed 77 sacks and 172 quarterback hits over his career. He had 16 QB hits and five sacks last year for the Buffalo Bills.
The 49ers did make some moves already at wide receiver, adding six-time Pro Bowler and 12-year veteran Mike Evans from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
“We got him on a good deal,” Lynch said. “He really wanted to be part of our organization. That’s humbling.”
Evans had 1,000 or more receiving yards in each of his first 11 seasons. Unfortunately, he missed nine total games last year with a fractured collarbone (six) and hamstring strain (three).
Thankfully, he returned healthy in December and has since signed a three-year, $42.4 million contract with the 49ers.
Evans will be joined by eight-year veteran Christian Kirk, who played last year with the Houston Texans (28/239/1). His best year was 2022, when Kirk had 84 catches for 1,108 yards and eight scores for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Lynch is certainly happy to bring Kirk aboard.
“Very similar to Mike, Kirk could have gone some other places, too, but he wanted to be in the right situation, and he liked our place,” Lynch said. “Always been a huge fan of Christian since Arizona. I feel lucky to get both of those guys.”
Those additions are part of an overhaul at wideout for the 49ers. Lynch also spoke about ex-49er and current free agent Jauan Jennings, wishing him well.
“He’ll find a good home, and Jauan will go play great football for someone,” Lynch said. “I can’t say enough for what that guy did; when that guy stepped between the lines, man, he was a presence, and they had to deal with him, and he won us a lot of games.”
San Francisco made the playoffs last year at 12-5 despite dealing with a litany of injuries on both sides of the ball, and then the 49ers even knocked the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles out of the playoffs in the NFC Wild Card round.
They then fell to the eventual Super Bowl-winning Seattle Seahawks in the Divisional round, but the 49ers certainly hope offseason moves and better health can lead to a deeper playoff run in 2026.
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