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Cornerback Emmanuel Moseley is entering his fifth NFL season. That's the same experience—as far as years—as his new teammate,
Charvarius Ward. In March, the San Francisco 49ers signed the 26-year-old Ward to a three-year, $40.5 million contract, bolstering the defensive back room.
While the two cornerbacks entered the league at the same time, Ward has over 1,000 more career snaps on defense (2,719 to 1,676). So Moseley knows there is a lot he can learn from Ward.
"He's a great press corner, so I'm learning from him," Moseley told reporters on Wednesday. "Just the attitude that he brings every day to the meetings, talking to the younger guys, and even coaching me up. I like Charvarius, and I'm ready to work with him."
Moseley has been focusing on becoming a better press cornerback, an area where he believes Ward has thrived.
"If you guys watch film, great press corner," Moseley continued. "So that's one thing that I'm working on, and I just feel like I can continue to get better. So he's just been teaching me that, teaching me to be patient at the line."
Moseley is determined to improve on and off the field. He is set on being a team leader and wants to ensure the younger players learn from his experience. In addition to adding Ward this offseason, the 49ers drafted two cornerbacks—
Samuel Womack in the fifth round and Tariq Castro-Fields in the sixth round.
Last year, San Francisco drafted
Ambry Thomas and
Deommodore Lenoir, two young cornerbacks Moseley believes have made leaps in their second NFL seasons.
As veterans were allowed to scatter this offseason, Moseley stayed in Santa Clara to help the younger players' development.
"I stayed back so I could coach them up and let them know what to expect," Moseley explained. "I look at myself every day in the mirror and tell myself I'm a leader on this team and just believing in myself that when I go out there, they're going to look up to me. And I feel it, and I'm ready to take on that leadership role."
As for his role on the defense, some wonder if Moseley might spend at least some time at the nickel position in an effort by the 49ers to get their three best cornerbacks—Moseley, Ward, and Thomas—onto the field at the same time.
"I honestly don't know," Moseley admitted. "I wake up in the morning, come into the building, whatever coaches tell me to do, I just go out there and give it 100 percent."
The San Francisco 49ers announced the signing of wide receiver Trent Taylor to a one-year deal, reuniting with the team's former fifth-round draft pick out of Louisiana Tech.
Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area was the first to report that the 49ers were discussing a potential reunion with Taylor. The receiver was part of head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch's first draft class in 2017 and spent his first four NFL seasons with the team.
The #49ers are talking with free-agent slot receiver/return man
The San Francisco 49ers are hosting several draft prospects this week as the deadline for pre-draft visits draws near. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2, the team will host former Western Kentucky wide receiver Malachi Corley on Wednesday.
Corley is expected to be a Day 2 pick. San Francisco owns two selections on Day 2—the No. 63 overall pick in the second round and the No. 94 overall pick in the third round. Currently, the receiver is visiting with the Seattle Seahawks.
Western Kentucky @WKUFootball receiver Malachi Worley
Ian Rapoport didn't offer much of an update on the ongoing contract negotiations between the San Francisco 49ers and their standout wide receiver, Brandon Aiyuk. However, the NFL insider emphasized one thing: The team is not entertaining trade discussions at this juncture.
Reacting to Aiyuk's decision to unfollow the 49ers on Instagram, Rapoport couldn't help but chuckle at the latest development. This practice has become commonplace among players who are unhappy with their contract situations. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel similarly took this action in 2022 before requesting to be traded just before the draft.
Things have yet to escalate that far with Aiyuk, but Rapoport sees his
Analyst Dane Brugler recently revealed his seven-round mock draft for The Athletic, forecasting all 257 selections in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, set to kick off next week.
"Piecing together a mock like this is time consuming, but I enjoy the exercise, because it allows me to focus on each team's needs, organizational trends and prospect-team pairings that make sense based on '30' visits, league buzz and overall interest," Brugler wrote.
Most expect the 49ers to address the trenches early in the draft, and Brugler has the team doing that. It's just not on the offensive side of the football. In fact, Brugler doesn't have San Francisco
