The San Francisco 49ers will assuredly be hot on the market for wide receivers this offseason.
It came as no real surprise when Mike Garafolo of NFL Network made the announcement on Thursday that, per sources he has spoken to, the Niners will not be picking up veteran wide receiver Pierre Garcon’s option for 2019:
Since Garcon was placed on injured reserve late in the season with a knee injury, speculation had been brewing that the 49ers were unlikely to pick him up for his third year, something which has now been all but confirmed.