49ers' 2025 training camp begins with hope, a few question marks

49ers Talk with Matt Maiocco

NBC Sports Bay Area

Nfl, Football, Matt Maiocco, San Francisco 49ers, Sports

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

With all 49ers players slated to report to Santa Clara on Tuesday, training camp officially begins for an organization primed for a bounce-back season. "49ers Talk," hosts Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan were in attendance for GM John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan's opening press conference and a few question marks lingered. How will a wide receiver room marred by injury and contract disputes gel with quarterback Brock Purdy, did San Francisco do enough with their offensive and defensive lines and will the rookies emerge to play prominent roles on a team with aspirations for a title? Matt and Jennifer discuss how their questions will be answered. Also, Matt Maiocco makes a big announcement in regards to a new role with NBC Sports Bay Area.

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0:00.0	The 49ers have finally reported to training camp, and the spotlight shines on the team's
0:09.0	wide receiver position.
0:11.0	Dibeo Samuel was traded to the Washington commanders in the offseason.
0:15.0	Brandon Iyuk's timetable for a return is nowhere near being set.
0:19.0	There is some level of uncertainty surrounding Joanne Jennings
0:22.5	contract situation, and Ricky Piersall has yet to be cleared for practice. The 49ers signed
0:28.0	a veteran receiver on the first day of camp to add some death to a thin position group. Jennifer
0:33.6	Lee Chan and I have reported to Santa Clara, and we will bring you up to date on all the latest happenings around the 49ers as they get set to hit the practice field.
0:42.2	We'll also hear from Kyle Shanahan and Brock Purdy.
0:45.1	We'll have all that and much more on this episode of 49ers talk coming at you right now.
0:50.6	Welcome to another episode of 49ers talk on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.
0:56.9	Introducing your hosts, Matt Mayoko and Jennifer Lee Chan.
1:01.7	All right, this is 49ers talk.
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1:21.7	Bigotires, the team you trust. And I am Matt. She's Jennifer. And it's finally here, Jennifer, after months of talk,
1:31.7	training camp has arrived. And the 49ers have some work to do this summer, don't they?
1:38.3	Yeah, they do. There's a lot of young players that are going to be competing for starting positions.
1:43.3	But really, I think,
1:44.6	like you said, in the opening, it's the wide receiver position that's really underneath the
1:49.3	spotlight because of all of the uncertainty of who's going to be on the field as a target for
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