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49ers' Jerick McKinnon On If He Will Be Back With The Team: "F*ck No"

Brad Graham • Jan 21, 2021

That's one way to leave a lasting impression.

Welp.

San Francisco 49ers' RB Jerick McKinnon joined teammate Deebo Samuel's Instagram live and created a bit of a stir amongst 49ers fans.

#49ers RB Jet McKinnon was asked if he will be back with the Niners in 2021.

McKinnon’s response: “F*ck no! On to the next city”

h/t @akashanav pic.twitter.com/CBgTS2j8I8
— 𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓢𝓕𝓝𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓻𝓼 (@TheSFNiners) January 21, 2021

McKinnon was never able to get solid footing after tearing his ACL in his first offseason with the 49ers. McKinnon wound up spending back-to-back seasons on the injured reserve list while the 49ers honored his contract.

In his only available year, we saw Jerick's contributions be extremely minimal to say the least. Jet did show some flashes of his old self during the beginning of the year but didn't contribute much after that. He racked up a total of 331 rushing yards and 5 TDs in 2020.

Over last 6 regular season games of 2020, Jet only rushed 4 times and caught 8 passes.

Jerrick McKinnon said “Fuck no” when asked if he’d return back to the Niners.

Deebo wanted no part of McKinnon’s answer and appeared a little awkward by it. pic.twitter.com/kTmX8OZMsJ
— Leo Luna (@LeoLuna93) January 21, 2021

Just recently, team leader Jimmie Ward was also on Instagram Live talking about how the 49ers front office needs to "Come Correct" with teammate Jason Verrett's contract as the CB is a free agent.

Jimmie Ward asked Jason Verrett if he will resign with the #49ers on IG live 👀🍿 pic.twitter.com/By3w6FFF4c
— 𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓢𝓕𝓝𝓲𝓷𝓮𝓻𝓼 (@TheSFNiners) January 17, 2021

As we discussed with the Ward-Verrett video, we continue to see a trend of players seemingly having a negative tone towards the front office.

We will continue to monitor these situations closely.

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