Team news: San Francisco 49ers

The 49ers are reportedly making "healthy progress" in finalizing a long-term contract extension for star TE George Kittle.

Bolder reports suggest that Kittle and the 49ers have already agreed to the framework of a six-year extension to be announced on Friday. Kittle's extension should come as no surprise as the Iowa product has blossomed into one of the premier players in all of the NFL over his first three seasons in the league. Kittle combines excellent pass-catching ability with otherworldly blocking in the run game, making him an irreplaceable piece of Kyle Shanahan's diverse offensive scheme. Kittle is an elite TE1 for fantasy purposes and can be drafted in the second round.

I’d guess that Jimmy Garoppolo's best outside-the-hashes target will be Brandon Aiyuk.

The question was about QB Garoppolo and if he can throw the ball in that area of the field more. But it's worth nothing Aiyuk will have a key role. The author said Aiyuk is essentially taking over for Emmanuel Sanders. Aiyuk has decent size, very good speed and extremely long arms. He has a wingspan of 80 inches, which is rare for someone who stands just under 6 feet, the author went on to say. We rank Aiyuk 50th among our WRs.

I wouldn’t assume Raheem Mostert starts. Once he does, it will be the first start of his career. As dominant as Mostert was toward the end of the season, Kyle Shanahan and Bobby Turner liked starting games with Tevin Coleman because he’s a little bigger and more physical runner than the others.

So my guess is that the arrangement will be the same as last season: Coleman starts, with Turner then using his feel for who’s hot that day dictating the snap loads for the rest of the game.

Related players: Jerick McKinnon, Jeff Wilson

The wild card, of course, is McKinnon, the author went on to say. It’s possible that he becomes the preferred tailback on third downs. There also could be instances in which he and another tailback are in the formation with McKinnon lining up in the slot or even out wide. The story added if McKinnon's knee isn't as good as the early reports, Wilson enters the picture.

Former Washington Football Team Pro Bowl TE Jordan Reed reached agreement on an incentive-laden, one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers, sources tell ESPN.

Schefter summed it up: Reed is 30, has a history of concussions, but when healthy - as he is now - he is one of the game’s elite tight ends. Reed will have to prove his worth by staying on the field.

According to Albert Breer of The Monday Morning Quarterback, San Francisco 49ers running back Jeffrey Wilson has landed on the reserve/COVID list.

This news does not mean that Jeff Wilson has contracted the virus, but does mean that it is believed he has at the very least come in close contact with some who has. Missed camp time will be a detriment to his hopes of carving out a role in the backfield, but expanded roster almost ensure that he will be kept around for his special teams ability. Jeffrey Wilson’s deep league stock took a mini hit when Raheem Mostert and the 49ers agreed to a revised deal, as Mostert holding out or being traded would have led to a clearer path to Wilson working his way to consistent fantasy relevance.

49ers GM John Lynch says on KNBR that he won't put a timeline on Deebo Samuel's return from a broken foot.

Related players: Brandon Aiyuk, Trent Taylor, Jalen Hurd

Lynch added according to the tweet, "It's fair to say he might miss some games at the beginning of the year." The 9ers may need Brandon Aiyuk, as well as Trent Taylor and Jalen Hurd to step up, at least early on. Aiyuk was a first round pick this past spring.

As the 49ers and star tight end George Kittle continue to work toward a long-term contract extension, San Francisco GM John Lynch told KNBR that the club expects to see the 26-year-old report to training camp on time Tuesday as veterans go through their first round of COVID-19 testing.

Kittle is entering the final year of his rookie contract and the two sides have been discussing a deal that will keep him in the Bay Area beyond 2020, the story went on to say. More recently, reports have bubbled up to the surface that suggest Kittle could earn a contract that pays him $13 million annually, which would dwarf Austin Hooper's current AAV with the Browns of $10.5 million, which is the league-high at the position.

San Francisco 49ers running back Raheem Mostert has finalized a new contract with the team, his agent announced Monday.

Earlier this month, agent Brett Tessler announced he had requested that the 49ers trade his client because of unproductive contract talks. However, the situation changed on Monday as Tessler tweeted:

"Just finalized a new deal for Raheem Mostert with the San Francisco 49ers. Happy we got things worked out and looking forward to him having another great season there. Thanks to the organization for taking care of him."

Related players: Jerick McKinnon, Kyle Juszczyk, Tevin Coleman

Details of the contract were not immediately known, but before the deal, Mostert was scheduled to be paid a base salary of $2.575 million this season and was due $2.875 million in 2021 as part of a three-year contract he signed last year. Mostert will be a high-upside back in any given week, but given the nature of the 49ers’ hot-hand approach at the position, this may be a frustrating situation for fantasy owners.

As teams continue to get rosters in order prior to the start of training camp, which is set to kick off in just a few weeks, former Washington tight end Jordan Reed plans to play in 2020, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. The 30-year-old also is said to have three teams interested in his services, but that trio of clubs wasn't specifically identified.

As Reed's fantasy owners know throughout the last few years, when healthy he can be a TE1 fantasy option. But health is been his biggest issue, specifically concussion. In 2015 he caught 87 passes for 952 yards and 11 touchdowns over 14 games. He was also named to the Pro Bowl in 2016 after catching 66 balls for 686 yards and eight scores over just a 12 game stretch. He suffered the seventh recorded concussion of his career during Washington's third preseason contest against the Falcons last summer, which forced him to eventually miss the entire season.

According to David Lombardi of the Athletic, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jalen Hurd is expected to play the big slot role this season.

Having a healthy Jalen Hurd available to create mismatches as a big slot receiver would be a major boost to a San Francisco 49ers offense that will be without Deebo Samuel for at least four weeks of the season. A productive running back at Tennessee before switching to slot wide receiver after transferring to Baylor, Hurd will be stepping into a position that accounted for a combined 78 receptions for seven touchdowns in 2019. With the 49ers top slot receiver Emmanuel Sanders now in New Orleans, Hurd seeing snaps as the big slot could be a short and long term fantasy boost for the potential late round lottery ticket on a team expected to start Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk on the outside (when healthy) for years to come.