{"id":1326,"date":"2024-11-04T16:05:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T16:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=1326"},"modified":"2024-11-04T16:05:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T16:05:22","slug":"49ers-potential-reunion-with-veteran-receiver-at-trade-deadline-could-make-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=1326","title":{"rendered":"49ers\u2019 Potential Reunion with Veteran Receiver at Trade Deadline \u2018Could Make Sense\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"49ers<\/p>\n

The NFL trade deadline is on Tuesday and the\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0are one team worth keeping an eye on. The 49ers are often seen as Super Bowl contenders, however, they could use some reinforcements considering that they’re heading into Week 10 with a 4-4 record – good for third place in the NFC West.<\/p>\n

Kyle Shanahan’s team could benefit from adding depth to a handful of positions, including the wide receiver room. Wideouts\u00a0Deebo Samuel (rib\/oblique)\u00a0and\u00a0Jauan Jennings (hip)\u00a0are both banged up at the moment while\u00a0Brandon Aiyuk’s season ended last month due to ACL and MCL tears.<\/p>\n

The good news for the 49ers is that if they want to add another receiver or two, several should be available before Tuesday’s deadline. That includes one option that the organization is more than familiar with: veteran WR Kendrick Bourne.<\/p>\n

“At 2-7, the New England Patriots aren’t in a position to be picky about selling aging role players,”\u00a0CBS Sports Cody Benjamin wrote in an article about potential trade deadline pieces. “And Bourne, though banged up in recent years, has been a decent reserve for longer than fellow Patriots wideout K.J. Osborn, another potential trade chip.”<\/p>\n

“A reunion with the San Francisco 49ers could make sense.”<\/p>\n

\"Will<\/p>\n

Bourne has spent the last four seasons with the Patriots, however, he began his NFL career in San Francisco. After going unselected at the 2017 draft, the former Eastern Washington product joined the 49ers as an undrafted free agent on a three-year deal.<\/p>\n

It didn’t take long for Bourne to carve a role out for himself in the 49ers offense. He turned 137 receptions across 58 games into 1,769 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns while also tallying 88 more yards and another touchdown during the franchise’s 2019 postseason run.<\/p>\n

After four years in the Bay, Bourne opted for a change in scenery when he\u00a0signed a three-year, $15 million contract with the Patriots\u00a0ahead of the 2021 campaign. Although he’s been a reliable receiver in New England since then, his career hit a roadblock last year when he suffered a season-ending ACL tear.<\/p>\n

Even though he didn’t get to finish the 2023 campaign, the Patriots still\u00a0re-signed Bourne to a three-year, $33 million contract\u00a0back in March.<\/p>\n

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WR Kendrick Bourne is re-signing a three-year deal worth up to $33 million with the New England Patriots, per his agent @henryorgann<\/a> at @disruptivesport<\/a>. Bourne is coming off a torn ACL that he suffered last season. pic.twitter.com\/4eq8JGxOAP<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n