The Bay Area will officially be a one NFL team region. The Oakland Raiders received the votes needed to begin relocating to Las Vegas. That leaves the San Francisco 49ers as the only NFL team in the Bay Area. The 49ers voted yes on the Raiders’ relocation vote, which gives the team a bigger market when the Raiders do move. GM John Lynch began the campaign to win over Oakland Raiders fans to change their allegiance to the 49ers. He sent an invitation to the Oakland fans to jump onto the 49ers train.
The 49ers signed one of their own free agents on Monday. RB DuJuan Harris signed a 1 year deal to stay with the team. He started one game and appeared in 10 games last year. In his only start in place of Carlos Hyde, he had a big game. He ran for 59 yards on 10 carries and caught 5 passes for 83 yards. One of those catches was a 47 yard touchdown. Harris played behind Carlos Hyde and Shaun Draughn. He will be expected to battle for a spot on the roster and the right to back up Carlos Hyde.
The 49ers could also draft a running back to add to the Harris, Mike Davis, and Raheem Mostert competition. Leonard Fournette has been a popular guess for the 49ers #2 pick in the draft. Drafting a running back with the 2nd overall pick seems like a stretch, even with Leonard being an amazing talent. A middle round RB selection seems more likely in this RB heavy draft.
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Wait until next year | No Kirk Cousins Trade Talks (Barrows)
Defense seems like the pick | #2 Pick Options Open (Maiocco)
Kirk Cousins To 49ers Talks Not Happening (Biderman)
Meeting With A 2-Star Athlete (Biderman)
Makes sense | Kap To Seahawks? (Florio)
Kirk To Play In Washington In 2017 (Maiocco)
Will he be able to turn it around? | Saleh’s New Defense (Williams)
6 Foot 6 Prospect Meets With 49ers (Jones)
No Interest In Kap This Year (Barrows)
Not a shock | Head Trauma And ALS Link (Kroichick/Branch)
The logical pick to make his market less competitive | Jed Votes Yes On Raiders Move (Biderman)
Welcoming them over | John Lynch To Raiders Fans (Inman)
“Come and Jump on our train” (Barrows)
Invitation To Raiders Fans (Biderman)
Will Raiders Fans Join 49ers Fan Base? (McMillen)
New Pick In Mock Draft (Biderman)
Mid-Round Picks (Thompson)
Good player | RB Returning (Biderman)
Welcome back DuJuan | DuJuan Harris Returns (Smith)
Resigning DuJuan (Jones)
Competing for a job | One Year Deal For DuJuan (Barrows)
Back To The 49ers (Maiocco)
One Year Deal (Inman)
Jed York On Raiders Fans (Crabtree)
Jed Doesn’t Expect Fans To Defect To 49ers (Wagoner)
Not Gaining Fans (Jones)
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Jed York Talks (CSN Audio)