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49ers expected to sign Tavon Austin, J.J. Nelson with Deebo Samuel’s status in question

The 49ers have a significant need at wide receiver ahead of next month’s season opener, and it appears they just found their solution.

With Emmanuel Sanders leaving in free agency, Deebo Samuel injured and new Niner Travis Benjamin opting out, San Franci. . .

The 49ers are preparing for the possibility of not having Samuel when they open the season against the Cardinals Sept. 13. General manager John Lynch that he expected Samuel to miss a few games as he recovers from a Jones fracture in his left foot.