LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 11: Jauan Jennings #15 of the San Francisco 49ers looks on prior to Super Bowl LVIII against the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
It took a little time to make official, but Jauan Jennings is coming back to the 49ers.
The San Francisco 49ers wideout signed his one-year RFA tender with the team Wednesday, making it official with an Instagram post. Jennings’ deal is reportedly worth $4.9 million for 2024, with the Red & Gold hoping to negotiate a long-term deal in the near future.
The team announced the second-round tender of Jennings last week.
Jauan Jennings posted his tender offer from the team on his IG. He’s ready for year 4 pic.twitter.com/hwcYc3UW9Y
— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) March 20, 2024
Jauan Jennings, 26, entered the 2024 offseason as a restricted free agent. While the 49ers held right of refusal over the player, they still had to decide on what tender to use. They placed the second-highest option on the WR, meaning if he signed with another team, that team would have to hand over a second1round selection.
SF still retained the right to match, however, it was not needed, putting pen to paper Wednesday.
“We on year 4 [for real, for real] let’s go. Ain’t no stopping,” the player wrote on his social media post.
Jennings has blossomed with the 49ers, drafted in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft. The Tennessee native has carved out a significant role in SF since, becoming the offense’s third WR option. He has also excelled in the run game, becoming one of the best blockers of the NFL wideout group.
The Univeristy of Tennessee alum has amassed 963 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in 45 regular-season games. He has also come up big in playoff scenarios, including Super Bowl LVIII.
Jauan Jennings is now a fan favorite in The Bay, nicknamed “Third and Jauan” for his reliability.
The veteran WR will look to finish the job in 2024, hoping to go on another Super Bowl run with the 49ers.
49ers Sign LB Ezekiel Turner to a One-Year Deal
The San Francisco 49ers announced the team has signed LB Ezekiel Turner to a one-year deal.
Turner (6-2, 214) originally entered the NFL after signing with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2018. Throughout his six-year career with the Cardinals (2018-23) he has appeared in 80 games (three starts) and registered 28 tackles, three tackles for loss, one forced fumble and 29 tackles on special teams. He also appeared in one postseason contest with Arizona. In 2023, Turner appeared in 16 games (one start) for the Cardinals and registered 10 tackles and four tackles on special teams.
A 27-year-old native of Pasadena, MD, Turner attended L.A. Pierce Community College (2015) before transferring to the University of Washington (2015-17) where he appeared in 38 games and registered 100 tackles, 0.5 sack, 3.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, four passes defensed and one forced fumble.
