SANTA CLARA — The hot topic of the 49ers offseason figures to get hotter: which star wide receiver will come in this year to help Jimmy Garoppolo?
Pierre Garçon won’t be returning after two injury-shortened seasons, the NFL Network reported Thursday of an unsurprising move to not pick up his 2019 option. That will save the 49ers from paying him some $6 million this year.
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