Source: 49ers attend Terrell Owens’ son Terique’s pro day workout

Source: 49ers attend Terrell Owens’ son Terique’s pro day workout originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Missouri State wide receiver Terique Owens measured up to his Hall of Fame father during his pro day on Friday.

Owens, the son of Terrell Owens, got the attention of the more than 20 NFL scouts in attendance with a strong time of 4.51 seconds in the 40-yard dash, a source told NBC Sports Bay Area.

In comparison, Terrell Owens ran the 40 in 4.63 seconds at the NFL Scouting Combine in 1996. The 49ers picked Owens in the third round of the draft with the No. 89 overall selection.

Terique Owens did not receive an invite to the NFL Scouting Combine, but he took part in a pro day at the University of Missouri that included many prospects from smaller schools. The 49ers had two scouts in attendance, according to the source.

Terique Owens measured at 6-foot-1 7/8, 200 pounds. His dad was 6-2 7/8, 213 pounds when he was entering the NFL.

The younger Owens posted a vertical leap of 38.5 inches and a broad jump of 10-4. Terrell Owens’ vertical was 33 inches with a broad jump of 10 feet during his pre-draft workout.

Terique Owens played college football at Contra Costa College and Florida Atlantic before moving on to Missouri State. He caught 28 passes for 528 yards and four touchdowns in 10 games in his final season of college football.

His dad played the first eight seasons of his career with the 49ers. Terrell Owens ranks third all time with 15,934 receiving yards and 153 receiving touchdowns. He was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.

Report: Titans’ trade for L’Jarius Sneed stymied by contract talks

The Chiefs gave cornerback L’Jarius Sneed permission to seek a trade on Feb. 28. More than three weeks later, nothing has changed.

Nate Taylor of TheAthletic.com reports that the Chiefs and Titans had the framework for a trade last week, but Tennessee could not come to terms with Sneed on a long-term deal.

The Chiefs placed the non-exclusive tag on Sneed earlier this month, and Sneed does not want to play on it.

Instead, according to Taylor, Sneed is seeking a three- or four-year deal that will make him one of the highest-paid players at his position.

That has not happened and might not happen, especially now with free agency soon to enter its third week.

The Vikings, Colts, Patriots, Lions, Falcons and Jaguars also reportedly expressed interest in Sneed, whose franchise tag number of $19.8 million counts against the Chiefs’ salary cap. The Lions traded with the Bucs to acquire cornerback Carlton Davis, and according to Taylor, the Patriots, Vikings and Falcons have “stopped engaging” with the Chiefs about Sneed.

Jaire Alexander‘s $21 million per year average is the highest in the NFL at the position, with Denzel Ward and Jalen Ramsey also at $20 million per season or more. Four other cornerbacks average at least $19 million per season.

Sneed has never made the Pro Bowl and was called for 18 penalties last season, including the postseason.

The Chiefs were seeking at least a second-round pick for Sneed, according to Taylor, but the trade compensation has become the easiest part of a complicated deal that now may or may not happen.

Cowboys seem to be willing to let Dak Prescott hit the market in 2025

By opting for a modest kicking of the salary-cap can in 2024, the Cowboys embark on the last year of quarterback Dak Prescott’s contract at a cap number of $55.455 million. With no ability to tag him in 2025, and no apparent inclination to extend the deal now, the Cowboys seem to be willing to let him finish the contract and see what happens.

Dak had tremendous leverage, if the Cowboys felt compelled to sign him to an extension. If, as it seems, they’ve decided to let things play out and take their chances in 2025, it gives him less power to squeeze from them a market-value deal. This approach eventually could defer to the actual market, which will value services via one or more teams that pursue him next year.

How much will someone offer him? Kirk Cousins left the Vikings this year for the Falcons. He’s getting $45 million per year — $10 million per year less than the current high-end average. If Dak had hoped to use his sky-high cap number and his solid performance (in the regular season) to catch or beat the current maximum number of $55 million per year, the Cowboys quite possibly have decided to wait and see whether another team will make him that kind of an offer.

He’ll still count for more than $50 million next year if he leaves. Re-signing him before the void triggers would help better control the dead money.

Maybe they will, maybe they won’t. For now, they’ve decided not to let the fear of either his current cap number or his future departure force them to pay more than they want to pay. Come next March, Dak will have to decide whether to take the Cowboys’ best offer or to start from scratch with a new team that will have a far lower national profile than the one for which he currently plays.

The first step, if that happens, will be for another team to offer him more than what the Cowboys are willing to pay.

Javon Kinlaw: I want to go back to playoffs, Jets have everything needed

Defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw played in three playoff games since the start of the new year and that’s three more than the Jets have played in since 2011, but he believes that can change this season.

Kinlaw signed with the Jets as a free agent last week after being part of several playoff teams during his four years with the 49ers. Kinlaw said his history with head coach Robert Saleh and defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton — both came from the 49ers — played a role in bringing him to the AFC East, but added that he sees a roster stocked with players who can end the NFL’s longest playoff drought and fulfill his desire to be back in the postseason.

“I know what it’s like in those games, money-wise especially,” Kinlaw said, via the team’s website. “I know what it’s like — the physicality, the energy. I want to go back. This team has everything it needs to make a push to the playoffs.”

There was a lot of talk last offseason about the Jets being able to make a playoff push and they were 7-4 in 2022 before everything fell apart, so being capable of a playoff run and actually making one are two very different things. The Jets will hope that Kinlaw and their other offseason acquisitions finally put them in the latter category.

Report: Jayden Daniels ‘probably leader in clubhouse’ for Commanders

Report: Jayden Daniels ‘probably leader in clubhouse’ for Commanders originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The New England Patriots‘ decision with the No. 3 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft could come down to whatever the Washington Commanders do right before them at No. 2 overall.

The general consensus is the Chicago Bears will select USC quarterback Caleb Williams at No. 1 overall. That’s when the draft really gets interesting because the Commanders would then have to select between LSU’s Jayden Daniels and UNC’s Drake Maye as the next-best quarterback available.

The Patriots, assuming they keep the pick, don’t trade down and still want a quarterback, would then be left with whoever the Commanders passed on.

So, which way are the Commander leaning with about five weeks to go before the draft begins?

“The more I’ve started to ask around, the more it seems like Jayden Daniels is probably the leader in the clubhouse to be a Commander,” Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer said Thursday on NBC Sports Boston’s Areblla Early Edition, as seen in the video player above.

“It does match up with what (Commanders offensive coordinator) Kliff Kingsbury has looked for in his quarterbacks over the years. Obviously, Jayden Daniels had a great season last season at LSU, and he’s arguably the most ready to play of the three (top-tier QBs) at the top of the draft because he’s played the most football. He played five years in college.

“I think right now, again, this could change in the next few weeks, I just think Jayden Daniels is the leader in the clubhouse to be the second overall pick.”

Kingsbury was the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals from 2019 through 2022. While he was there, the Cardinals drafted quarterback Kyler Murray with the No. 1 overall pick in 2019, and he has a similar skill set to Daniels. They are both good passers and can also pick up lots of yards running the ball.

The Patriots having to settle for Maye wouldn’t be a bad outcome for them. Not at all. Our Phil Perry published the quarterback version of his Prototypical Patriots series earlier this week and Maye was the best fit for New England at the position.

Maye has many of the physical tools that scouts love. He’s 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds with a rocket arm and impressive athleticism. His stats in 2023 were not as strong as his 2022 numbers, but the North Carolina offense didn’t have a ton of talent at wide receiver last season.

There really isn’t a bad scenario for the Patriots here. Both Daniels and Maye both are projected to be franchise quarterbacks and have skill sets that are good fits for the modern NFL game.

What’s important is the Patriots do select a quarterback. It’s the most important position, and it’s not often you have a top-three pick. The last time New England had a top-three pick was in 1993. The Patriots must take advantage of this great opportunity and invest in their next franchise quarterback.