NFC Notes: 49ers, Giants, Lions

49ers

49ers HC Kyle Shanahan explained that everyone knows how much he likes Kirk Cousins, so the new five-year, $137.5 million extension they handed out to Jimmy Garoppolo shows what he thinks of him as a player.

โ€œYeah, of course, it was there,โ€ Shanahan said, via Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com. โ€œEveryone knows how I feel about Kirk. And for anybody who knows how I feel about Kirk, I think this shows how I feel about Jimmy, the fact that we ended up doing this. Iโ€™m not a guy whoโ€™s going to get excited and just go with the momentum, at all. I usually do the opposite, question it to make sure Iโ€™m absolutely confident, and not go with the momentum or the excitement.

โ€œTalking about Kirk, understanding where he could be in the next year, for me to feel this way about Jimmy? It says a lot about Jimmy.โ€

  • 49ers’ chief contract negotiator Paraag Marathe said “neither” the team or QB Jimmy Garoppolo wanted to use the franchise tag as part of contract negotiations: โ€œWe knew that was out there. But neither (side) wanted it to get to a point where that was a piece of the negotiation.โ€ (Matt Barrows)

Giants

Veteran LB Markย Herzlich says he’s hoping to return to the Giants for the 2018 season.

โ€œIโ€™m in no hurryย to be going anywhere,โ€ Herzlich said, via Dan Duggan of NJ.com. โ€œSo weโ€™ll see how the next couple of months progress. If the Giants stay my home, which would be fantastic, then I feel like Iโ€™m in great hands. Iโ€™ve got great coaches and a great general manager and then obviously the Tisches and the Maras, whether Iโ€™m playing for the Giants or not, theyโ€™re always family. Itโ€™s a great place to be.โ€

Lions

  • The Detroit Lions announced that they have hired former Alabama DL coach Bo Davis to the same position on Friday.
  • Alex Marvez reports that the Lions are retaining both of their special teams coaches — Joe Marciano and Devin Fitzsimmons.

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