Your daily San Francisco 49er news for Monday, June 30th, 2025
QB Mac Jones coached hard by 49ers in attempt to revive career
“Shanahan was the obvious choice in what felt for both sides like a pairing that was always going to happen at some point. At the outset of free agency, Jones and Shanahan texted, with Jones even joking that the pair “got in a huge fight” over the Niners’ original draft decision.
“The world works in mysterious ways,” Jones said, laughing. “I’m glad to be back here and learning from a great group of guys, and that’s players and coaches. So, you go where you go in the draft, right? You don’t get a lot of choice over that, but I’m definitely excited to be here now.”
Upon arrival in San Francisco, Jones went through an intensive course focused on fixing his fundamentals. For three weeks, Shanahan, offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak and quarterbacks coach Mick Lombardi went through cutups of Jones’ previous film, as well as tape of other signal callers showing Jones things like the footwork needed to succeed in the offense.”
49ers just received a gift-wrapped gamble that could fix defensive concern
“Okoronkwo was let go by the Browns after just two seasons with the team. He was not awful with Cleveland, as he recorded 31 total tackles for the team in 2023 along with 4.5 sacks. He followed that up with 15 tackles and 3.0 sacks last season.”
Brock Purdy spotted training with surprising former 49ers quarterback
“While it is a little weird to see Purdy and Beathard training together, given the fact that they conjure memories of very different times during the Shanahan era in San Francisco, it actually makes sense that they are together. In a roundabout way, the 49ers drafting Beathard led to them drafting Purdy.”