NFC Notes: Jauan Jennings, 49ers, Seahawks, Tariq Woolen

Jauan Jennings

49ers GM John Lynch said that there’s no timetable for WR Jauan Jennings to return from his calf injury.

โ€œJauanโ€™s working with our health and performance staff, trying to get back out on the field,โ€ Lynch said, via 49ersWebzone.com. โ€œJauan got his calf in the offseason, strained it, and calves can kind of linger, unfortunately. And came out, practiced some, and wasnโ€™t feeling great, and so weโ€™ve kind of put him off to the side. But Jauanโ€™s working hard, like he always does. Donโ€™t have any timetable, but weโ€™ll see. Looking forward to getting J.J., as we call him, out there on the field. Heโ€™s such a big part of who we are and what we want to be. Eager to get him back, but wonโ€™t do it until heโ€™s ready.โ€

49ers

  • 49ers GM John Lynch said he doesn’t expect WR Brandon Aiyuk (knee) will be cleared in time for Week 1, and there still isn’t an official timetable for his return, via Cam Inman.
  • 49ers HC Kyle Shanahan said first-round DE Mykel Williams suffered a hyperextended knee and will likely miss “some time,” per Nick Wagoner. 
  • Shanahan added that it looks like Williams avoided a long-term injury and is still being evaluated. 

Seahawks

Seahawks CB Tariq Woolen is entering the final year of his rookie contract and is set to be a free agent in 2026. Although Woolen admitted that his future stays on his mind, he’s not trying to stress about it. 

โ€œItโ€™s funny,” Woolen said, via Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times. โ€œItโ€™s human nature โ€” of course itโ€™s on your mind when you think about great things like that. But at the same time, I canโ€™t be too worried, I have to be where my feet are at. Thatโ€™s being here as a Seahawk. Thatโ€™s giving everything Iโ€™ve got to the place that drafted me. Of course, judgment day is going to come but Iโ€™m not worried. I just have to keep doing the same thing Iโ€™ve been doing and thatโ€™s playing football and keep being a great teammate.โ€

Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald said Woolen is having a “tremendous camp.”

โ€œI think heโ€™s having a tremendous camp,” Macdonald said. โ€œAll the things that weโ€™re challenging him to do, he does. Heโ€™s there every day.”

Now entering his second season under Macdonald, Woolen said he has a better understanding of their system and his assignments going into 2025. 

โ€œNow that I know the defense, I know whatโ€™s being asked of me,” Woolen said. โ€œI know I have to press a lot. Thatโ€™s the most Iโ€™ve ever pressed in my career, and I did well at it. I want to be more consistent at it, and whenever I do play off, I want to be more consistent in that as well.โ€

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