Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Texans releasing DE J.J. Watt, per report
Feb 12, 2021 at 7:04 AM
•
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the Houston Texans are releasing five-time first-team All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl defensive end J.J. Watt.
The Texans drafted Watt out of Wisconsin with the No. 11 overall pick in 2011. He registered 52 tackles, five sacks, seven passes defensed, an interception, a touchdown, and two forced fumbles in 2020, per Pro Football Reference.
Watt, 31, has recorded 531 tackles, 101 sacks, a safety, 61 passes defensed, two interceptions, two touchdowns, and 25 forced fumbles through his 10 NFL seasons. He has missed time due to injuries in three of his past five seasons but appeared in all 16 games in 2020.
Watt is a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, last earning the honor in 2015.
While the San Francisco 49ers could be in the market to add pass rushers, they are not expected to be big spenders in free agency this offseason. The team has several of its own impending free agents to re-sign and is expected to have less than $14 million under a lowered 2021 salary cap, per OverTheCap.com.
More San Francisco 49ers News
49ers held pre-draft meeting with Michigan RB Chris Evans, per report
By David Bonilla
Apr 14, 2021
The San Francisco 49ers are among several teams that have held pre-draft virtual meetings with former Michigan running back Chris Evans. The news was brought to us by Danish journalist Søren Hansen, who was the first to report the date of Justin Fields' second pro day.
"Michigan's RB Chris Evans has had zoom calls with the 49ers, Bengals, Patriots, Vikings, Giants and Chiefs," reads a translated tweet by Hansen. "Did not get much playing time in college and sat out in 2019, but is a great back and a good receiver who had a strong Pro Day. Interesting name for the bottom of the third day of the draft."
Evans (5-11, 211) carried the football 16 times for just 73 yards
Report: Trey Lance started working with John Beck at 49ers' request
By David Bonilla
Apr 18, 2021
Private coach John Beck, a former NFL quarterback who played for then-offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan in Washington, worked with quarterback Justin Fields of Ohio State this offseason. Beck remains close with Shanahan, and has been working with quarterback Trey Lance of North Dakota State in recent weeks.
That is no coincidence.
Fields and Lance are among the most likely prospects to be selected No. 3 overall by the San Francisco 49ers. ESPN's Dan Graziano reports that Lance has been working with Beck at the Niners' request.
San Francisco provided Beck with a list of drills it wanted to see from Lance, which means it was heavily involved in the planning of Monday's
