Aaron Rodgers’ dream lasted about 40 hours. On Tuesday, he told Pat McAffee that he hopes to return to Green Bay next season.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter said the teams are already calling Detroit to see how much it would cost to acquire Matthew Stafford, but this is not so much an update as it is common sense.
Warner closely followed the issue of Kittle’s off-season contract
“I followed because I am very close to George,” said Warner. “This is like my brother.”
“I looked closely at how George went through the process,” said Warner. “And finally, they were able to discover something where he became a Niner for a long time. (I) I was super happy for him and he deserved everything. “
“I really didn’t think much about what my situation is and what is (ahead) for me in the future,” said Warner. “I kind of let my agent, John and Kyle and all of them deal with that side of things.
“I’m going to let the cards fall where they can. This is not in my hands. This is something that will ultimately be up to the team. “
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two MATTHEW STAFFORD, DETROIT LIONS FOR SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
Speaking of Kyle Shanahan’s offense, a mouth-watering attack would be for him to get hold of Matthew Stafford this season. Shanahan created really good offenses in San Francisco from most of the quarterback’s spare parts, and although Stafford is not the perfect signal caller he was, he is still an upgrade.
With Stafford, the 49ers’ attack could work in more parts of the field. In fact, the last time Shanahan had a quarterback who could launch anywhere on the field – Matt Ryan in 2016 – his unit led the league in many offensive categories.
San Francisco ranks last in percentage of pitches over 20 yards during the 2019 and 2020 seasons. Only 7.3% of its bids were directed to the field. That changes in the blink of an eye with Stafford.
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Elijah Molden, Washington
Ifeatu Melifonwu, Syracuse
DJ Daniel, Georgia
Tre Norwood, Oklahoma
Robert Rochell, Central Arkansas
Molden is the best of the group and can fit in the K’Waun Williams spot if he moves on at the agency. Molden was the top-scoring PFF corner in Pac-12 this season and should be one of the top five chosen in the draft.
Melifonwu may turn heads this week. His older brother Obi did this and was selected by the Raiders in the second round of the 2017 draft. The 49ers hired Obi earlier this month. The younger brother Melifonwu is six feet tall and weighs 213 pounds. His size and athleticism jumped off the screen, and he could really help his draft stock this week.
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Of course, there will be human concerns about Smith if he returns to the Bay Area. But if both parties are comfortable with the meeting and Smith ($ 2 million in 2020) is in a favorable environment, there is no denying the talent he would bring.
Some others that would reinforce the unit and should be under $ 2 million include DeMarcus Walker of Denver (4.5 bags in 2020), Tarell Basham of the Jets (3.5 bags and 13 QB hits), Isaac Rochell of the Chargers (2 , 5 bags) and Mario from Chicago Edwards (four bags).
Whether Golden or Hyder, Smith or Jordan, Curry or Blair, or Rochell or Willis, the 49ers are expected to replenish their defensive line this offseason.
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Stafford is the only player on this list that will be a block to be negotiated, as he and the Lions have already agreed to part ways. He and Ryan were often considered commercial candidates this season, but Stafford’s contract was more conducive to an exchange. Stafford has $ 33 million in the Lions salary cap and will cost $ 19 million in dead money when negotiated or cut, a savings of $ 14 million. Some people speculated that the fact that Lions publicized that they didn’t want it would kill its commercial value, but I don’t see that. Stafford is only 33 years old and you will be negotiating for a contract that will cost just $ 20 million in 2021 and $ 23 million in 2022. As a matter of perspective, Kirk Cousins just signed a two-year extension that costs $ 66 million , then it would cost a team much more wages to hire him as a free agent than to negotiate for him. The odds are that he will get a three-year extension, but with the $ 46 million caught, even a $ 105 million extension would result in $ 30.2 million per season.