Lynch, Shanahan: 49ers haven’t been ‘shopping’ NaVorro Bowman

The 49ers' new regime says it doesn't want one of the most decorated defensive players in franchise history to be history. On Thursday morning, general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan issued a joint statement disputing a report that the 49ers have been looking to trade inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman. Bowman, Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott and Patrick Willis are the only 49ers who have been named first-team All-Pro in at least four seasons with the team. Lynch and Shanahan were responding to statements made by former NFL executive Michael Lombardi on "The Ringer NFL Show" podcast. Bowman, who will turn 29 on May 28, has missed 28 of 48 games the past three seasons because of a multi-ligament tear in his left knee in 2014 and a torn left Achilles tendon in October. Shanahan has raved about Bowman's recovery and he's expected to be medically cleared for training camp, but he's scheduled to count $9.59 million against the salary cap this season after signing a four-year contract extension in August. Last month, they traded a fourth-round pick to move up to No. 31 overall to draft Alabama's Reuben Foster, whom they were prepared to select at No. 3. Smith, 27, spent his first...