Jauan Jennings is a name to keep tabs on as the trade deadline approaches, and Ian Rapoport believes the Vikings wide receiver could start to gain momentum as a move candidate.
Rapoport also said a reunion with the 49ers is something to watch, especially with San Francisco dealing with injuries at wide receiver. The team recently lost Deebo Samuel to a hamstring injury for a few weeks, though there is still hope Samuel will not land on injured reserve.
Jennings landed with Minnesota in May after his free-agent market came back far quieter than expected. Since then, he has played only a limited role in the offense and has just two catches.
From a contract standpoint, he would not be a difficult addition for another team to absorb. Jennings signed a one-year deal with a base value of $8 million, and Minnesota has already paid out well over half of that amount.
Jennings is 29 and spent four seasons as a starter at Tennessee before entering the NFL. San Francisco drafted him in the seventh round in 2020.
His first deal with the 49ers was a four-year contract worth $3,406,024, including a $111,024 signing bonus. He was waived after the preseason, then brought back on the practice squad.
From there, Jennings worked his way back onto the roster. The 49ers gave him a futures deal for 2021, and he made the team. He later returned as an exclusive rights free agent in 2022 and then landed a two-year, $15.4 million extension before the 2024 season.
After that contract ran out, Jennings hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent and eventually signed that one-year, $8 million deal with the Vikings ahead of the 2026 season.
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