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The Shanaplan: Is Julio Jones to the 49ers a pipedream?

If you were to ask around the NFL who the 49ers WR3 would be, I’d imagine many people couldn’t name a pass-catcher on the Niners roster not named George Kittle, Deebo Samuel, or Brandon Aiyuk.

Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones is the flavor of the week, and for a good reason. Last Friday on ESPN, Dan Graziano said he’d be surprised if Jones were with Atlanta when training camp begins.

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan joined Michael Irvin’s podcast last Friday and spoke about Jones, which only fueled the fire:

“Julio Jones, for everybody, especially if you had a chance to coach him, he’s what you’re saying and more.