Editor's note: Over the next two weeks, we will examine the 49ers’ top 10 scheduled free agents. For each player, we will provide reasons why the 49ers should bring him back and reasons why they should not, followed by a final determination.
Kendrick Bourne, WR
Kendrick Bourne has gotten better and better and better during his three seasons with the 49ers. And, now, he is scheduled for restricted free agency.
“At some mid-point during the season, Kendrick Bourne took a huge step forward and so we went with three guys and we didn’t want to rotate as much,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said last week at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.