Jauan Jennings wants new contract or trade from San Francisco 49ers

Jauan Jennings either wants a new contract from the San Francisco 49ers or wants to be traded, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The former Tennessee Football standout wide receiver is in the final year of a two-year contract extension and is scheduled to make $7.5 million this season. 

“Jennings has approached the 49ers about his request,” Schefter reported, “but little progress has been made, a source told ESPN. If a new deal is not reached by the time training camp starts next week, Jennings plans to request a trade to a team willing to pay him.”

Schefter also reported that Jennings is not expected to be a training camp holdout, but he is not expected to be happy with his situation. 

The two-year contract extension Jennings received before the 2024 season is worth $11.89 million, according to Spotrac, and included $8.435 million guaranteed at signing. 

Jennings was selected in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft, picked by the 49ers at No. 217 overall. Career earnings to date for Jennings is $10.5 million over the last five seasons.

Jauan Jennings last season: 77 catches, 975 yards, 6 TDs

Jennings is coming off a career year last season, catching 77 passes on 113 targets for 975 yards and six touchdowns, starting 10 times in 15 games. 

Jennings signed a four-year, $3.41 million contract after being drafted by the 49ers in 2020. He was cut by San Francisco in September 2020, then protected by the franchise the following December. He signed a Reserve/Future contract with the Niners in January 2021.

Jennings could have been a Super Bowl MVP had the 49ers beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII in February 2024. Not only did he catch four passes for 42 yards and a touchdown in the 25-22 loss, but he also threw a 21-yard touchdown on a wide receiver pass to running back Christian McCaffrey.

Jauan Jennings at Tennessee: 146 catches, 2,153 yards, 18 TDs

In a five-year career at Tennessee, Jennings caught 146 passes for 2,153 yards and 18 touchdowns. He capped off his career with highs in receptions (59), yards (969) and touchdowns catches (8) during his redshirt senior season in 2019. He added 13 rushes for 51 yards and another score on the ground.

Jennings was a four-star recruit in the 2015 class out of Blackman High School in Murfreesboro, Tenn. He was dual-threat quarterback prospect before moving to wide receiver at Tennessee.

Jennings in 2023 caught 19 passes for 265 yards and a touchdown in 13 games during the regular season.

He had 35 catches on 56 targets for 416 yards and a touchdown in 16 games in 2022 and caught five touchdowns as a rookie in 16 games in 2021, catching 24 passes on 38 targets for 282 yards.