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49ers' Jerick McKinnon, Kendrick Bourne using negative press as motivation

“Get real.”

That’s how Sports Illustrated’s Grant Cohn ended his column titled “The 49ers can’t count on Jerick McKinnon.” The running back signed a $30 million contract with San Francisco in 2018, but has yet to play a regular-season game in a Niners uniform after tearing his ACL in Sept. 2018.

Let’s just say McKinnon is using Cohn’s criticism as fuel in his rehabilitation process.

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Teammate Kendrick Bourne is all about McKinnon’s appreciation for the haters.