49ers eye bounce-back 2025 with Purdy extension and depth moves

The San Francisco 49ers entered the 2025 season reinforcing the roster around franchise quarterback Brock Purdy, signing multiple depth pieces and retooling a lineup battered by injuries last year as the team prepares for what analysts say could be a bounceback campaign in San Francisco. The moves, capped by a five year, up to $265 million extension for Purdy this offseason, aim to protect a quarterback coming off an uneven 2024 and to shore up a team with an easier strength of schedule, according to league observers and team announcements in recent weeks.

General manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan addressed depth concerns by returning running back Jordan James from injured reserve, reactivating wide receiver Jauan Jennings after resolving a trade request, and adding veteran deep threat Marquez Valdes-Scantling. The 49ers also filled out the quarterback room, keeping Mac Jones as Purdyâs primary backup and signing former UFL MVP Adrian Martinez to the practice squad. Lynch told reporters the organization rejected Jenningsâ trade request, saying, "Weâre not doing that." Grant Cohn of Sports Illustrated wrote that Martinez was expected to help the defense prepare for...