The San Francisco 49ers have had to scramble recently to fill out their wide receiver ranks with all of the injuries they have endured. Yet, a veteran receiver they inked back in January has proven to be a surprising diamond in the rough at training camp.
San Francisco signed veteran wide receiver Russell Gage back in January. Not much was thought of it at the time since Gage has not played a regular-season game in the NFL since 2022 and tore his patellar tendon back in 2023, which is a very serious injury that has been known to end players' careers.