As one wide receiver option comes off the board, another is placed on the table. Veteran WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling picked the San Francisco 49ers over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Kendrick Bourne could join him out west but NFL insider Jonathan Jones suggests the Steelers could show interest as well. Bourne was released by the New England Patriots today.
“After a potential trade with the Vikings fell through, WR Kendrick Bourne requested and received his release from the Patriots, source tells @NFLonCBS,” Jones tweeted Wednesday. “The 49ers, his former team, appear to be a top suitor, but Bourne could draw interest from others like Miami and Pittsburgh.