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49ers 90-in-90: Demarcus Robinson has a chance to be the most important newcomer on offense

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Breaking down the 90 players on the 49ers’ offseason roster in 90 posts (over 90 or so days). Today is wide receiver Demarcus Robinson

The San Francisco 49ers signed Demarcus Robinson this offseason, despite knowing the veteran was facing a “likely” three-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy related to a DUI arrest from November 2024, where Robinson was arrested for speeding and driving under the influence.

If Robinson’s suspension holds up, that means he’ll miss two divisional games and leave the 49ers with only Jauan Jennings as an established veteran among the receiver core. While Robinson’s absence would be a temporary blow to a team getting used to not having Deebo Samuel and still without the services of Brandon Aiyuk, nobody would confuse Seattle, New Orleans, or Arizona for an elite secondary.

San Francisco signed Robinson to make an impact for 17 games. The good news is that he can still, even if he misses September.

Basic Info​

Age: 31

Experience: 9 accrued seasons

Height: 6’1

Weight: 203 pounds

Cap Status​

Robinson signed a two-year deal with the 49ers this offseason worth $8 million, including $6 million fully guaranteed. That would be the largest contract Robinson signed as a pro, and double the amount that the Los Angeles Rams gave him in 2024.

Robinson has a signing bonus of $2.32 million as well as an option bonus of $2.09 million. The 49ers added four ghost years onto Robinson’s deal to help with cap purposes. So, he’ll earn $464,000 of that signing bonus through 2029, and $418,000 of his signing bonus, which will be paid through 2030.

What will be Robinson’s role?​

Kyle Shanahan isn’t going to reinvent the wheel with Robinson. He had a career high in receiving yards last season under Sean McVay. The prevailing thought might be due to injuries to Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, but some of Robinson’s most targeted games happened when those two were in the lineup.

Robinson’s best game of the season came in Week 9 on the road against Seattle, when both Nacua and Kupp were in the lineup. Robinson had six receptions on eight targets for 94 yards and two touchdowns against the Seahawks.

One area where Robinson should certainly help the Niners is in the red zone. He caught five of his ten targets — which were second on the team — last season, and each of those resulted in touchdowns. The one area where the Niners' wide receivers struggled the most last season was when they got inside the 20-yard line.

Here’s a video of every target Robinson had against the NFC West in 2024. He ran just about everything, from shallow crossing routes to double moves down the field. That’s important so defenses don’t get to key on a singular route.

Not only does Robinson bring the threat of winning in the red zone, but he also proved that he can win at every level with the Rams. If I were to critique one part of his game, it’s winning after the catch on underneath routes.

Shanahan knows his personnel. Players like Ricky Pearsall, Jacob Cowing, and Jordan Watkins all excel at creating after the catch. There’s no need to pepper targets to Robinson underneath since that’s not his strong suit.

Source: https://www.ninersnation.com/2025/7...-to-be-the-most-important-newcomer-on-offense

 

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Golden Nuggets: Kyle is diabolical

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Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Wednesday, July 9th, 2025

49ers’ Brock Purdy: The moment Kyle Shanahan panicked him during 2022 cutdowns

“We’re in the quarterback room, and then Kyle opened up the door,” Purdy recalled. “He goes, ‘Hey, Brock, can you grab your stuff and come talk to me?’ I was like, ‘Bro.’ I was like, ‘Am I getting cut?’ I was like, ‘Dang, dude.’”

“And then he goes, ‘No, I’m kidding. Set your stuff down,’” Purdy said. “He’s like, ‘Congrats, bro,’ and then dapped me up.”

Purdy added, “I was like, dude, my heart was pounding.”

‘I need my binky’: 49ers’ Brock Purdy reveals Trent Williams’ impact—and his funny Toyota tale

“He does this ninja move thing, and then pushes guys in the ground,” Purdy said. “And then, outside of that, just pass [protection] and stuff, he’s locked down over there. And so, year after year, for me, blindside as a quarterback, right-handed quarterback, knowing that my left side is good, I can’t even describe to you. It’s like a sense of freedom.....He’s like my little safety blanket,” Purdy said with a laugh. “I’m like, ‘I need my binky and I need him to be in the game.’”

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“I literally went up to him and I was like, ‘Hey, dude, Toyota’s helping us out. We got 10 of them for all the O-linemen and stuff. Just curious, do you still want yours or not?’” Purdy said. “And he’s like, ‘Hell, yeah.’ He’s like, ‘I’ll paint that thing pink.’ And I’m like, ‘All right.’

“But then, sure enough, he forgets about it somehow. Everyone gets their cars and stuff, and they’re like, ‘Trent, what’d you think about yours?’ And he’s like, ‘Brock, what did I get? A truck or a car?’ And I was like, ‘Bro, Trent doesn’t even know.’”

49ers legend draws comparison between Brock Purdy and Joe Montana

“Joe Montana was, in my mind, the greatest processor that I’ve ever seen,” Jones told Haberman. “He knew where he was going to go with the ball. And it could be the fifth read on a play, but he knew instantaneously that it was going to that guy just because of the way the defense ended up moving or checking or bouncing. He’d read it immediately, no matter what, and he knew where he was going with the ball a majority of the time.”

“What I started to see early on in Brock’s career was, man, he processes fast, and gets rid of the ball, and is accurate, and a lot of times, hits the open man,” Jones shared. “And I think it’s been fantastic to watch him......You don’t have to have the strongest arm in the NFL, and his arm is plenty strong,” Jones added. “But Joe wasn’t [John] Elway or Jim Kelly or Dan Marino [when it came to arm strength], but he’s the one with all the Super Bowl rings. And it’s because his anticipation and his accuracy and his ability to read the defenses were unlike anybody that I’ve ever seen.

Source: https://www.ninersnation.com/2025/7...ning-camp-offseason-trent-williams-toyota-nfl