49ers' Offseason Moves Aim for NFC West Throne

0:00On April 4th last season, the NFC West owned the NFL with Seattle, taking the Super Bowl and the Rams hitting NFC runner-up. San Francisco finished right there. Just one game shy of the division crown, despite brutal injuries to stars like Nick Bosa, Fred Warner, and Brock. Party. They plugged in Mac Jones at quarterback to stay alive, but crashed out in the divisional playoffs with a 41-6 beat down by Seattle. This offseason, the 49ers move fast, signing wide-out Mike Evans to a three-year deal and trading a third-round pick to Dallas for defensive. Tackleosa Odi-Gizua to boost the past Russian side. Injuries linger, though, with George Kittle rehabbing a torn Achilles in left tackle Trent Williams in contract talks that might see him walk. That puts huge pressure on their six picks in the 20-26 draft under Coach Kyle Shanahan. Experts mock them grabbing offensive Tackle, Caleb Lomu at 27 overall, to groom behind Williams, Ed rusher Gabe Jacobs in Round 2 for more.

1:03Heed off the edge, then loading up in Round 4 on interior lineman Tray Zoon, safety VJ Payne, speedy receiver Deon Berks and Edge George Gums, Jr. These moves aim to rebuild the line, add speed and fix the pass rush, setting San Francisco up to chase that NFC West thrown again next year. That wraps NFL news today, brought to you with AI.