Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Saturday, March 1st, 2025
How potential Purdy contract impacts 49ers’ backup QB spending
“The 49ers figure to be judicious with their spending at the backup position with Purdy due for a huge increase in pay this offseason.”
Warren details potential of joining ‘fun’ 49ers, learning from Kittle
“He caught 104 passes for 1,233 yards and eight touchdowns. Warren added 218 yards and four touchdowns rushing on 26 attempts. None of his rushes went for negative yards. He also threw a touchdown pass.
But Warren’s most-unique play came against USC when he shifted to center on an unbalanced line, snapped the ball and ran a route down the left hashmark and made a leaping 32-yard touchdown catch over safety Zion Branch.
“I don’t think that’s ever been ran before, so I think they cooked that up in the offensive staff room,” Warren said of the center-eligible play.
It takes a unique talent to pull that off, and that’s Warren. “
49ers’ Deebo Samuel reportedly drawing trade interest from Commanders, Texans (paywall)
“However, the Commanders and Texans could be particularly motivated to land Samuel given their obvious need at the position. Terry McLaurin is Washington’s only wideout under contract for 2025 who had more than 18 catches last season. In Houston, with Texans wide receiver Tank Dell sidelined indefinitely with a severe knee injury, Nico Collins is their lone healthy wideout under contract for 2025 who had more than 24 catches last season.”
- “WR Tre Harris, Ole Miss
- WR Jayden Higgins, Iowa State
- WR Antwane Wells Jr., Ole Miss
- WR Ricky White, UNLV
- WR Savion Williams, TCU
- RB DJ Giddens, Kansas State
- RB Omarion Hampton, North Carolina
- RB R.J. Harvey, UCF
- RB Kaleb Johnson, Iowa
- RB Bhayshul Tuten, Virginia Tech”
ESPN’s ‘perfect free agent fit’ for 49ers: Asante Samuel Jr. replacing Charvarius Ward
“Despite his limited playing time in 2024, Samuel still posted above-average coverage DVOA. He’s just a year removed from an impressive 2023 campaign, where he recorded a career-high 63 tackles (one for a loss), two interceptions, and 13 passes defensed—earning a career-best 75.6 coverage grade from Pro Football Focus.
Would Samuel be a good fit for returning defensive coordinator Robert Saleh?
“Samuel excels in zone coverage and has strong ball skills, which fits what the 49ers’ defense wants to do on the back end,” Schatz concluded.”