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Terique Owens, the son of Hall of Fame wide receiver Terrell Owens, presents an intriguing prospect for the San Francisco 49ers. Recently signed by the team as an undrafted free agent, the former Missouri State receiver faces an uphill battle to secure a spot on the roster. He's likely to compete with numerous others for a place at the bottom of the depth chart.
Complicating matters for the rookie is the fact that the 49ers invested in two wide receivers through the draft—Ricky Pearsall in the first round and
Jacob Cowing in the fourth round.
Terique's father has been forthright with him, emphasizing that his journey to the NFL would likely involve fighting for a job as an unrestricted free agent. While he lacks experience, having only made 46 receptions in three seasons with Missouri State, he showed promise in 2023, averaging 18.9 yards per catch while accumulating 528 receiving yards and four touchdowns.
Terrell joined Bay Area radio station 95.7 The Game on Monday to discuss his son's attributes that could aid his transition from college to the professional level.
"Number one, the physical attributes," Terrell stated on "The Morning Roast" show. "You think about the long arms, just his size. He's [listed at 6-3], 200 pounds. And as I did, he'll get better, he'll get bigger, he'll get stronger. Obviously, he'll get faster. A lot of people, they're gonna probably sleep on his speed. We've been working on, really, the fundamentals and the basics of route running, the transition, getting in and out of the routes.
"Again, as far as the playmaking ability, [it's] gotta come. Once he gets everything down, he'll go into camp (rookie minicamp) [this] week. He's already started to take some of the online classes with [receivers] coach [Leonard] Hankerson, just to kind of dial in on the plays, things of that nature, just some of the verbiage, and some of the things that I can really assist on—understanding the routes and the formations.
"Those are some of the things, again, we all had to go through as a rookie, and he's going to go through that as well. So again, I've already told him, having me as a dad, it has nothing to do with the playmaking ability or anything of that nature. I told him I'm like having the answers to the test, and so if he's smart enough to actually lean on me, he has a foot up in a leg up on a lot of the competition."
In addition to
Brandon Aiyuk,
Deebo Samuel,
Jauan Jennings, and Pearsall, the 49ers' roster includes Cowing,
Chris Conley,
Ronnie Bell,
Trent Taylor,
Danny Gray, and
Tay Martin. Terique aims to set himself apart from his new teammates when rookies first report to the team this week.
"As far as my son is concerned, hey, if he can come in, learn the offense—and that's what I told him first—learn everything first, and then your playmaking ability, that'll take care of itself," Owens added. "Sometimes it's not all about the most athletic. It's all about who knows the most and who's the most reliable. All of that will kind of kind of play itself out."
You can listen to the entire conversation with Terrell Owens below.
The San Francisco 49ers first-round draft pick, wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, is in Los Angeles this weekend for the NFLPA's annual Rookie Premiere. This event provides invitees from the NFL's incoming rookie class an opportunity to network and engage with NFL partners for potential marketing deals.
The NFL and NFLPA shared videos of the rookies at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as they take the field in their full team uniforms for photo opportunities. Pearsall can be seen in these videos.
Group 2️⃣ is fitted.
Which 2024 game will be the most difficult for the San Francisco 49ers? There are a few to choose from. The NFL schedule-makers did the 49ers no favors. They will travel more air miles than most teams and have the worst rest disadvantage in the league at -21. That means they have multiple games in which the other team is coming off a bye or a mini-bye. Even when the 49ers seem to have an advantage because they're coming off a mini-bye, their next game is against a team returning from their bye week. The Baltimore Ravens, on the other hand, have the best rest advantage in the league (+16).
Last week I highlighted the 49ers' top five non-divisional games. Those are the most important
San Francisco 49ers fans are accustomed to seeing QB Brock Purdy complete passes to tight end George Kittle. On Saturday night, the duo hooked up a few more times at Levi's Stadium. But it was on a stage rather than on the field.
Country music star, Luke Combs, was in concert at Levi's Stadium, when part of the way through his show, he called Purdy and Kittle on stage to join him. After downing a beer with Combs, Kittle then motioned for Purdy to throw him another. Of course, his quarterback obliged. In the video, it appears that Combs raised his hand for another, but Purdy looked him off, choosing to go to his star tight end
The San Francisco 49ers need wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. And Aiyuk needs the 49ers. But the two sides are reportedly not close on a new deal that would keep the star receiver in San Francisco for years to come.
Sunday morning, on SportsCenter, ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported that the 49ers and Aiyuk are not close in contract negotiations, leading many to wonder if Aiyuk will hold out (not show up) or hold in (show up but not participate) for the remainder of the offseason and even training camp.
"This one's tricky because he was implicated in some trade talks around the draft," Fowler said. "He wants a new contract; has one year left. I'm told the 49ers certainly are open to doing a deal, but talks have not progressed enough where things are close. And
