At first glance, Jauan Jennings turning down a trade back to San Francisco looks like a snub. The 49ers reportedly worked out a framework with Minnesota that depended on Jennings telling the front office he wanted to come back. According to reports, he said no and chose to stay with the Vikings.

My take is that the 49ers got lucky.

BREAKING: The 49ers and Vikings recently had a trade agreement in place for WR Jauan Jennings to return to San Francisco, but Jennings made it clear he didn’t want to go back, and the deal fell through, per Jay Glazer. pic.twitter.com/9vpr0Q4u2s

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Too Many Similar Players

Look at who the Niners would have been lining up. Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel, Jennings and George Kittle are all big, physical players who win with strength, hands and yards after the catch. That group has plenty of toughness and plenty of ways to move the chains. The problem is that none of them is a pure burner.…