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WR Jauan Jennings hadn't been listed on the #49ers' recent roster because he hadn't yet signed his one-year ERFA tender. He signed it today, indicating that he'll be part of the team's offseason program, which begins today.
Jennings will play the 2023 season on a $940,000 salary and will become a restricted free agent next year.
San Francisco made Jennings (6-3, 212) a seventh-round selection (No. 217 overall) out of Tennessee in 2020. He registered 35 receptions for 416 yards and a touchdown through 16 game appearances (four starts) with the 49ers last season, per Pro Football Reference.
Jennings has caught 59 passes for 698 yards and six touchdowns in 32 game appearances (five starts) through his two NFL seasons.
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