The newest 49ers convene this weekend for their first NFL minicamp, where they'll spend three days running and grunting, as well as dodging the heavy equipment required for that major construction project.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Last season, the 49ers gambled and won by making it through the year with only three outside linebackers. They're not willing to take the same risk two years in a row.
Even 49ers general manager Trent Baalke, who is loathe to give away anything in terms of team strategy, admits his team is in the market for a receiver or three.
The free-agency period had been open for a few days in early August, and Trent Baalke, the San Francisco 49ers' first-year general manager, was being hammered on all fronts.