NFL players are getting in some on-field work. No, not at team facilities. That is still prohibited. They are organizing workouts at local colleges and other suitable locations to maintain chemistry. For newcomer receivers, it is their first opportunity to create some chemistry with their NFL quarterbacks.
Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has been organizing the San Francisco 49ers' sessions at San Jose State. You've probably seen the many photos and videos from the throwing sessions posted this week to social media. The workouts have, in recent weeks, included receivers Kendrick Bourne, Jalen Hurd, Trent Taylor, Dante Pettis, Shawn Poindexter, rookie Brandon Aiyuk, and others like fullback Kyle Juszczyk. Who takes part depends on who is in town at the time and the rehab schedule for players like Hurd and Taylor.
Each day's routes during the workouts consist of whatever the players learned from earlier Zoom meetings that morning with coaches.
"I think every team is doing it in one way or another, whether it's going away somewhere or doing it at a local spot," Garoppolo told Matt Barrows of The Athletic after Friday's session. "It's valuable whenever you get an opportunity to get on a field with guys — without coaches — and be able to talk.
"Really, out here, I like to hear how they're seeing things, too. I like to teach them a route, how I see it, and ask them, 'How do you see it?' Because in practice you don't get that time. Because out here, it's a unique experience. Guys kind of get to let loose a little bit, too. So it makes things fun."
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49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo discusses ‘valuable’ workouts at San Jose State, progress of Jalen Hurd and Brandon Aiyuk
Jun 12, 2020 at 3:23 PM
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