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Adding Julio Jones to an already championship-caliber San Francisco 49ers roster could make the Bay Area team a Super Bowl favorite. The word is that the Atlanta Falcons have already received one offer of a future first-round pick for the future Hall of Fame receiver. That probably isn't from the 49ers, unless it was a 2024 first-round pick. That's when San Francisco next owns a first-rounder after trading its own first-round selections over the next two seasons to move up to select quarterback Trey Lance. There is Jones' Kyle Shanahan connection with the 49ers, and the wideout would undoubtedly like to go to a contender. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports that teams around the league are keeping an eye on San Francisco to see if the team will make an aggressive move to reunite

Last year, ESPN's Bill Barnwell had the Tampa Bay Buccaneers winning the offseason. Of course, it was tough to vote against them, given they added a future Hall of Fame quarterback and built around him. That team ended up winning the Super Bowl and is once again Barnwell's pick this year for having the best offseason. "This encapsulates both free agency and the draft and measures what each team did versus our expectations heading into the offseason," Barnwell comments. The San Francisco 49ers came in at No. 9, making them the highest-ranked NFC West team. The Seattle Seahawks ranked at No.