NFL Insider Ian Rapoport Links 49ers To Stunning Trade For Vikings Wide Receiver

This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.

Are Jauan Jennings and the San Francisco 49ers set for a reunion?

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport isn’t ready to rule it out. In fact, the insider has named the Niners as a team to watch in a potential trade for the wide receiver. 

Rapoport was on The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday, where he said he expects Jennings’ name to “heat up a little bit over the next, probably, couple of days and weeks.” 

“Obviously, the 49ers lost Deebo for a couple of weeks, too, so they make sense,” he added.

Deebo Samuel suffered a hamstring injury during Sunday’s win over Seattle. He left the game in the third quarter after a fumble. Rapoport does not believe he is headed to injured reserve.

Samuel is one of five injured receivers on the 49ers roster at the moment. Demarcus Robinson, De’Zhaun Stribling, and Christian Kirk are currently on injured reserve. Ricky Pearsall’s season-ending PCL surgery ended his year before it began. Coach Kyle Shanahan said the team will always look for outside help.

Jennings Has Two Catches For Nine Yards Through Four Vikings Games

ESPN reported that Jennings signed a one-year deal worth up to $13 million with the Vikings in May. 

The team brought him in to replace Jalen Nailor and play behind Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison. 

He has just two catches for nine yards on five targets in four games this season, missing Week 2 for personal reasons. 

“The Vikings need to trade Jauan Jennings. So much potential wasted 🤦‍♂️,” Dov Kleiman wrote in a tweet on Tuesday.

Jennings spent his first six NFL seasons with the 49ers. 

He recorded 132 passes for 1,618 yards over his final two years there, adding 15 touchdowns. He led the 49ers with nine receiving touchdowns last season but did not receive the extension he was hoping for.