Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Saturday, July 19th, 2025
49ers announce injury designations for 8 players, including Brandon Aiyuk and Ricky Pearsall
“However, the inclusion of first-round draft pick Ricky Pearsall on the PUP list comes as a surprise. Pearsall had been dealing with what was initially believed to be a minor hamstring injury during the offseason program. Head coach Kyle Shanahan had previously stated the rookie wideout was expected to be cleared in time for training camp.
Another notable designation is offensive lineman Ben Bartch, who will begin training camp on the active/non-football injury (NFI) list. Bartch is considered the frontrunner to replace Aaron Banks as the team’s starting left guard following Banks’ departure in free agency.
Of course, any player on an injury list can be activated at any point once cleared to practice.
The good news is that safety Ji’Ayir Brown, who has been recovering from an offseason ankle procedure, is not among the players starting training camp on an injury list. That signals he is cleared to practice.”
“My guess is that it will never come to a trade,” he said. “The 49ers have held firm with everybody who’s asked for a trade, that they didn’t want to trade. … So I don’t think the 49ers are a better team—there’s no possible way they could be a better team—without Jauan Jennings on it.”
Maiocco expects both sides to find middle ground before the season begins.
“My guess is that they do get together on something,” he said, “and it wouldn’t be the kind of money that Jennings could get on the open market if he were to play out this season, bet on himself, and have the kind of year he did in 2024. So it’d be a little bit under that.
“But, it seems to me that that’s the reasonable and logical solution for what he brings to the table in the passing game, heck, even in the running game as a blocker, that tenacity, that tone-setting mentality that he has.
“My guess is that they would come together on something that would make both sides happy and could continue this union into the future.”
“I don’t know that it would be a huge package that would make it worth the 49ers’ while,” Maiocco said. “So that’s why I just don’t think it makes sense for them. If they just wanted to play this thing out, they could have him play out this year, and then, if he signs somewhere else and gets a big-money deal, then the 49ers could probably get as much or more in a compensatory pick.”
Five players facing make-or-break 2025 NFL season with 49ers, other teams
“This is not about making the initial 53-man roster, but rather setting up a body of work that will ensure a healthy contract with either the 49ers or another team after the season is over.”