The 49ers have discussed extensions for running back Raheem Mostert and wide receiver Kendrick Bourne, according to Matt Barrows of The Athletic. It’s not immediately clear whether the Niners have engaged in serious talks with either player, but, at minimum, the front office has been planning internally. 
Mostert is under club control through 2021 thanks to the three-year extension he signed last year. The Niners don’t necessarily have to rush things, but Mostert is clearly underpaid – that deal pays him less than $3MM per year on average. At the time, Mostert was mostly a special teams player, but now, after posting 772 yards and eight touchdowns, he finds himself as the team’s RB1. As veteran NFL reporter Josina Anderson says, Mostert requested a pay raise earlier this offseason to reflect his heightened status, although his current deal does include certain rushing incentives (Twitter link). Mostert is 28 and is well aware of the shelf life of RBs, so his request makes plenty of sense.
Bourne, meanwhile, has one year to go before he hits the open market. The Niners cuffed him with the restricted free agent tender at the second-round level, retaining him for a cool $3.27MM in 2020. The 24-year-old (25 in August) has spent the last three years with SF and has been a key part of the offense over the last two. Between 2018 and 2019, Bourne has totaled 72 catches for 845 yards and nine touchdowns. This year, he has a prime opportunity to take things up a notch. With Emmanuel Sanders out of the picture and Deebo Samuel nursing a broken foot, Bourne could open the year as one of Jimmy Garoppolo‘s top targets.
Amazing what Mostert could do when finally given a chance!
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they need to keep both , mostert step up huge when call on and done everything he can to earn a spot on a team year after year and bourne step up big when the offense needed him last season.
Bourne is a TD machine. Good hands, big receiver who’s clutch on 3rd down. If Taylor can come back healthy he and Bourne would really take this offense to another lever as far as production on 3rd and in the red zone IMO. I actually think Bourne has gotten fast this offseason too, in his work our videos he looks noticeably faster. Could be a breakout year for him the same way Mostert broke out this last season. I know losing Sanders sucks, but, if Bourne improves, Deebo can come back and be even better or even the same as last year, Taylor comes back and theh got Aiyuk in the draft plus Kittle..that can be a crazy good offense with Kyle calling them play. Jimmy G already looks better in workouts, his deep pass look more accurate and he’s ditched the knee brace. Only thing I’m a little worried about with this team is the secondary with Sherman going to be another year older and can’t trust Akhello Werherspoon.
Is $3.27MM pretty cool, Zach?