Earlier this week, the 49ers tried to trade for wide receiver John Metchie before the Philadelphia Eagles ultimately made the Houston Texans a better offer.

A familiar face leads the group of receivers who could interest the 49ers after the roster cutdown deadline next week.

49ers wide receiver Jacob Cowing did not practice Wednesday. Coach Kyle Shanahan said on KNBR that Cowing is dealing with the same lingering hamstring injury that sidelined him early in camp. “Yes, it is [the hamstring],” Shanahan said on the radio, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. “ He felt it yesterday, so we had to hold him back today.”

On Wednesday, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told KNBR radio that Robinson has been suspended for the first three games of the 2025 NFL season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The Minnesota Vikings are in a bit of a pickle at the wide receiver position right now. Jordan Addison will be sidelined for the first three games of the regular season due to a suspension, and Justin Jefferson's status is up in the air as a result of a hamstring injury.