Still no resolution on wide receiver Jauan Jennings as 49ers tinker with roster

SANTA CLARA It s still wait and see on Jauan Jennings but ers general manager John Lynch conceded for the first time his absence isn t necessarily just because of his calf injury Two things can be true Lynch described reporters Wednesday during a press conference alongside coach Kyle Shanahan He wants a new contract and he s got a calf I think people want to assume one or the other Lynch also announced for the first time Jennings had requested a bargain although he didn t specify when Awhile ago he did and we ve moved on from that Lynch announced In the meantime the ers signed veteran Marques Valdes-Scantling and also retained Russell Gage Jr on the -man roster to go along with Ricky Pearsall Jr Skyy Moore and Jordan Watkins on the -man roster plus Robbie Chosen Malik Turner and seventh-round draft pick Junior Bergen on the practice squad Gage will not be official until Thursday as the ers need to make a corresponding move Other news from the approximately -minute press conference before the ers took the field for practice Left guard Ben Bartch elbow and right guard Dominick Puni knee look to be on track to be in the lineup Week against Seattle on Sept We re optimistic about it Shanahan announced We re trending in the right direction but we won t know until next week We got Bartch out last week and we hope to get Puni out for Monday s practice and we re on lesson for that Lynch defended place kicker Jake Moody who missed an extra point and flubbed a kickoff in a - win over the Los Angeles Chargers in the preseason finale Jake had a really good preseason Lynch commented I exposed it engaging after a hell of a challenge in Las Vegas a lot of people had questions I guess when you have a season like he did last year those things are going to be there until you kind of put that away Slot corner Upton Stout is expected to be back on the field Wednesday after missing time with a calf injury Lynch recognized that while the ers lost a lot of players in free agency he likes what he sees with the younger version of the ers Sometimes there s roster mechanics that go on Lynch reported Like Kyle explained it s never a final and I m sure it will be fluid but we like our final group of guys It never stays static Shanahan mentioned he s settled with the roster after the unease of free agency departures such as Javon Hargrave Leonard Floyd Maliek Collins and others Of the ers draft picks are on the -man roster with Bergen on the practice squad Related Articles ers will mix and match radio play-by-play while Papa s away ers grab Seahawks outcast Marques Valdes-Scantling put Cowing on IR claim defensive tackle Two wide receivers and no punter the ers work-in-progress roster shows its flaws Instant analysis of ers -man roster and those left off it like The Hulk ers need Renardo Green and their draft class to take big leap in We lost a lot of our group that day and we didn t sign a bunch of guys Shanahan reported The draft makes you feel better because you fill up specific of those holes but you re not going to feel good until you really see those guys make your squad and play More to come on this current story