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.
โYeah, of course, it was there,โ Shanahan said, via Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com. โEveryone 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. Iโm not a guy whoโs going to get excited and just go with the momentum, at all. I usually do the opposite, question it to make sure Iโm absolutely confident, and not go with the momentum or the excitement.
โTalking 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: โWe 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.
โIโm in no hurryย to be going anywhere,โ Herzlich said, via Dan Duggan of NJ.com. โSo weโll see how the next couple of months progress. If the Giants stay my home, which would be fantastic, then I feel like Iโm in great hands. Iโve got great coaches and a great general manager and then obviously the Tisches and the Maras, whether Iโm playing for the Giants or not, theyโre always family. Itโs 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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