Marquise Goodwin‘s return trip to San Francisco didn’t last long. The 49ers have released the receiver, a source told Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports (Twitter link).
In a bizarre transaction, we heard yesterday that Goodwin was reverting back to the 49ers from the Eagles per the terms of the trade they completed last year. At the time we heard Goodwin wasn’t long for the 49ers, and that turned out to be an understatement. Goodwin was dealt to Philly in a late-round pick swap last year, but opted out of the 2020 season and never played a down for the Eagles.
Goodwin had a breakout 2017 season with the 49ers after four years in Buffalo, when he erupted for 962 yards on only 56 catches for a 17.2 yards/reception average. That earned him a three-year, $20.3MM extension the following offseason, but things went downhill quickly after that.
He struggled with injuries the next two seasons, and was a disappointment when on the field, quickly getting buried on the depth chart. The Texas product with blazing speed turned 30 in November and will now hit a free agent market that hasn’t been too kind to wideouts so far.
PLEASE STOP WRITING REVERTING BACK! REVERTING MEANS TO GO BACK!
Pet peave of mine but writers should know this.
that’s the technical term for the transaction
Direct from the Department of Redundancy Dept
Lol you spelled “peeve” wrong in your angry grammar correction post
NASCAR racing….. ATM machine…..
Goodwin was never the same after that brutal concussion
Do the 49ers get cap relief by releasing him?
If he’s healthy, I could see the old staff from the 49ers bringing him to the Jets.