San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings, who is scheduled to make $7.5 million in the final year of his deal, wants a new contract or a trade, sources told ESPN on Monday.
It marks the second straight summer that the 49ers are in this situation with a receiver who wants to be paid or traded -- and this year's situation is indirectly tied to last year's scenario with Brandon Aiyuk.
Jennings has approached the 49ers about his request, but little progress has been made, a source told ESPN. If a new deal is not reached by the time training camp starts next week, Jennings plans to request a trade to a team willing to pay him.
He is not expected to be a training camp holdout, but he is not expected to be happy, either, as the 49ers saw last summer with Aiyuk.
Aiyuk, who is recoving from a torn ACL, is scheduled to make close to $25 million this season.
The 49ers extended Jennings through 2025 last year, and feel they have treated him fairly, a source said, but Jennings still wants a new deal or a trade.
Jennings is following the model that tight end Jonnu Smith used this summer with the Miami Dolphins. Smith asked the Dolphins for a new deal and, when they would not meet his wishes, he requested a trade and wound up being dealt to the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he signed a one-year, $12 million extension.
