The Denver Broncos offense behind center Jake Brendel #64 (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
Jake Brendel could have helped the 49ers last season but elected to opt out. Amid more O-line changes in 2021, his roster chances appear slim.
It’s anyone’s guess just how much the San Francisco 49ers could have benefited if veteran center Jake Brendel elected to stay put last season instead of opting out.
But he did after signing a one-year, $735,000 contract with the Niners in 2020.
In the wake of now-retired center Weston Richburg’s season-ending injury late in 2019, San Francisco was forced to plug in a variety of other centers both that year and throughout last season.