Jauan Jennings felt as if he deserved more money.
A strong argument can be made that he enters the 2025 NFL season vastly underpaid.
The 49ers would have preferred working out an extension that would have kept Jennings under contract beyond this season.
Instead, Jennings receives a reworked contract that includes the possibility of earning an additional $3 million in play-time incentives , sources confirmed to NBC Sports Bay Area.
And the 49ers benefit from the assurance that Jennings will get on the field and do everything in his power to have a productive season.
In other words, neither side could declare a victory in this struggle.
With the opening of the regular season just four days away, it is more obvious than ever that Jennings needs the 49ers and the 49ers need Jennin