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49ers add exciting receiver depth with Marshall Jr. addition originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SANTA CLARA — The 49ers bolstered one of, if not their most uncertain position heading into the 2024 NFL season.
San Franciso is signing former Carolina Panthers second-round wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr., NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported Wednesday, citing sources.
Marshall, a speedster out of LSU, ran a 4.40 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine in 2021 and was selected by Carolina with the No. 59 pick in the draft that year.
Marshall, in three seasons with the Panthers, started 16 of his 36 career games and recorded 64 combined receptions for 767 receiving yards (12.0 Y/R average) and one touchdown.
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound receiver will provide the 49ers with important practice squad depth as they continue working toward a resolution with disgruntled wideout Brandon Aiyuk.
Coach Kyle Shanahan and 49ers president of football operations/general manager John Lynch both were excited about landing Marshall and believe San Francisco can be the right fit for the 24-year-old looking to turn his career around.
“Excited to get him here on our practice squad,” Shanahan said of Marshall. “We felt that way with him coming out. We really had him high on our list in college, and to give him the opportunity to come here on practice squad, get a chance to see him. Feel he can help our team out.”
“That’s just a good football player we were very fortunate to get in the building,” Lynch added. “I don’t know what went on in Carolina. I know that I got on the phone with Terrace, along with [wide receivers coach] Leonard Hankerson and Kyle and just told him about the way we do things, what we thought of him coming out of college and that this could be a great landing spot for him.
“He’s going to have to earn everything, but it’s a fun place for receivers to come and thrive. Whatever your best is, I think you’ll find it here. We’re excited for that opportunity, excited for…
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Publish date : 2024-08-29 00:56:33
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