“The San Francisco 49ers brought in several players for workouts on Wednesday, including a familiar face—running back Jeff Wilson Jr.
According to the NFL transaction wire, which also tracks team tryouts, the 49ers evaluated the following additional players:
- RB Ameer Abdullah
- QB Carter Bradley
- WR Marquez Callaway
- WR Andy Isabella
- RB Deon Jackson
- RB D’Ernest Johnson
- WR Cornell Powell”
Veteran tackle Colton McKivitz ready for a fight during 49ers contract year
“Kyle was like, ‘Hey you know why you’re here, right?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah.’ And then he says, ‘You didn’t make the team.’
“But I thought he said, ‘You made the team.’ So I let out a big gasp and said, ‘Oh, thank God!”
“Then, he said, ‘No, you didn’t hear me right. You got cut.’ And I just wanted to get out of there as fast as possible.”
McKivitz initially hoped he could just close that chapter of his time with the 49ers and go somewhere else for a fresh start. But he did not find a new team, and the 49ers brought him back to the practice squad.
“You can get pretty jaded,” McKivitz said. “You can think, ‘They don’t want me; they don’t think good enough; I don’t want to be here; I hate this place and get mad at people.’
“And that was me for a couple weeks. And then I turn that into, you know, I get to go against Bosa every day, and I can use him to help forge me into a better player.”
It is all part of the mental game that McKivitz is developing along with working on his strength, conditioning and lowering his body fat leading into this season.
“I made myself take my shirt off during workouts,” McKivitz said. “It’s like, if you don’t like what you’re seeing, do something about it. Put it all out there. That’s just a lot of mental growth. I’ve learned to love myself.”
49ers teammate recalls ‘pretty cool’ Brock Purdy contract moment
“It was pretty cool. He was supposed to tee off, and then, he got the phone call, so it was kind of annoying,” Brendel joked with reporters on Tuesday. “No, it was actually really cool. He had a FaceTime from all the guys. I think it was Coach [Kyle] Shanahan and [GM] John Lynch, a couple of other guys.
“They were all together and just super happy for him. Likewise, I was just there to support him, and it’s just cool. It’s cool to see young guys receive the recognition and the compensation that they deserve.”
Brendel admitted he isn’t much of a golfer but never passes up an invitation from his quarterback.”
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