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With the 2025 season right around the corner, we're tracking the latest on what's happening around the NFL this preseason.
NFL insider Dianna Russini reported the San Francisco 49ers are “making calls” in pursuit of a trade for a wide receiver.
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 49ers have a lot of concerns at the wide receiver position ahead of the 2025 season, and Demarcus Robinson's suspension just complicated things more.
Last year, Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers battled injuries all season long and finished just 6-11 largely as a result of their inability to stay healthy. Fast forward to 2025 NFL training camp, and it's more of the same for Shanahan's squad.
Seeing as the Niners can’t out and trade for Packers’ now-cornerback Bo Melton (yes, they changed his position and it’s apparently going well), there are three names I suspect are at the top of the 49ers’ attainable wishlist:
Locked into long-term contracts, Brock Purdy, Kyle Shanahan, and John Lynch give the 49ers stability, but their trajectory depends on developing young talent around an aging core and maintaining championship-level coaching.
Robinson signed a two-year, $9.5 million contract with the 49ers back in March after a two-year stint with the NFC West rival Los Angeles Rams. In his eight-year NFL career, which also included stops with the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens, Robinson has averaged 31 catches, 376 yards, and three touchdowns per season.