San Francisco 49ers

Former 49ers head coach Jim Tomsula made his first public appearance since his firing at the end of the 2015 season Sunday, helping run drills at the NFL Combine in his new position as the Washington Redskins defensive line coach.

What was reported on Wednesday became official on Friday. Colin Kaepernick has opted out of his contract and is now a free agent. Kaepernick met with John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan last week at the team facility and indicated that this would be his course of action.

Jason La Canfora of NFL Network is reporting that the 49ers are “doing work” on Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. La Canfora believes that the 49ers are one of a handful of teams Romo could “legitimately land” with in 2017.

Reports surfaced on Thursday that Colin Kaepernick plans to stand for the National Anthem next season, after kneeling during the song for every game in the 2016 regular season.

That won’t be the case this year come March 9, in large part due to all the money Baalke saved throughout the years. 49ers GM John Lynch had a message regarding free agency to a re-energized Bay Area fan base.

The 49ers won’t be signing Kirk Cousins to a deal in 2017 after the Washington Redskins chose to use their franchise tag on the Pro Bowl quarterback.

After DeShone Kizer, the rest of Mayock’s top 5 quarterbacks in order are: Deshaun Watson, Mitch Trubisky, Pat Mahomes, and Davis Webb.

After 10 years with the organization, assistant general manager Tom Gamble is leaving the San Francisco 49ers.

Sources have told 49ers beat writer Matt Maiocco that quarterback Colin Kaepernick made a visit to the team’s Santa Clara headquarters on Wednesday, likely to meet with new general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan for the first time.

The speculation that Kirk Cousins may not want to return to the Washington Redskins, and that he could end up as San Francisco’s quarterback next season, continues to ramp up as we get closer to the NFL Combine on February 28.