Happy Friday, Niner Gang! It’s been a wild week as we ramp up for preseason game 1. Let’s take a look back at this past week:

Weekly Summary

• The latest on Brandon Aiyuk is that Aiyuk, Shanahan and others in the organization had a sit-down meeting where “open and candid thoughts were expressed”, and there are renewed efforts towards putting together an extension for Aiyuk.

  • ^{Why they couldn’t have had an open and candid discussion earlier…I don’t know…}

• In a surprising move to many, the 49ers cut tight end Logan Thomas, who they had signed just 2 months ago

• Christian McCaffrey will be held out of camp for a couple weeks due to a calf strain, but says if the first preseason game were a regular season game then he would be playing

• Two rumored trades for Brandon Aiyuk that the 49ers would supposedly have accepted, but Aiyuk refused to get traded to those teams:

  • 1) Browns: WR Amari Cooper, 2nd rd pick, & 5th rd pick

  • 2) Patriots: OLB Josh Uche, 2nd rd pick, & 5th rd pick

Preseason Game 1 - Saturday

I put very little stock in preseason games, but there are a few areas of interest for preseason game 1.
The rookies: Yes, all of the rookies of course, but specifically will be watching to see how Ricky Pearsall & Dominick Puni look.
Pearsall, as our first round pick, comes with high expectations. Did we draft the eventual replacement to either Deebo or Aiyuk, or did we draft another 1st round WR bust? (..see AJ Jenkins). Pearsall has drawn positives reviews out of training camp, but it’s time to see him with a 49ers uniform on!
His last name may be Puni, but we need our 3rd round Offensive Line pick Dominick Puni to play large for us. As we all know, the 49ers O-Line is a major cause for concern again this season. There’s real opportunity for Puni to come in and start from day 1, likely at Right Guard. Excited to see him play in preseason game 1!

Four 9ers Facts:

1) The 49ers have an overall franchise record of 624-515-16… yes 16 ties!

2) The player with the most career interceptions in 49ers history is Ronnie Lott with 51

3) The 49ers were the first NFL team to win 5 Super Bowls

4) Retired 49ers uniform numbers:

#8 Steve Young
#12 John Brodie
#16 Joe Montana
#34 Joe Perry
#37 Jimmy Johnson
#39 Hugh McElhenny
#42 Ronnie Lott,
#70 Charlie Krueger
#73 Leo Nomellini
#79 Bob St. Clair
#80 Jerry Rice
#87 Dwight Clark

Four 9ers Graphics:

Highlight of the Week:

In honor of Dwight Clark day (8/7), this week’s highlight is Dwight Clark’s ‘The Catch’. One of the greatest plays not just in 49ers history, but in NFL history!

That’s it for this week - see you next week with a recap of the preseason game and looking ahead to the season! Bang Bang Niner Gang!