49ers attach unsuccessful waiver bid in on DE Takk McKinley

No longer lengthy after head coach Kyle Shanahan denied any files of an attempted waiver bid on defensive discontinue Takk McKinley, NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported San Francisco changed into as soon as one in every of four golf equipment to attach in a bid on the light Falcons first-spherical make a choice. The Bengals spoil up landing him.

“I don’t know. I don’t think we attach it in the bid for him,” Shanahan mentioned. “I do know that we were in the inspire of a alternative of of us. I’m assuming that he went to some of us, however yeah, it’s continually tricky for those that’re in the scenario that we’re in, however you would possibly perhaps kind things work and switch some things around, however I don’t think we’re going that direction.”

The head coach sounded admire he knew McKinley landed with one other membership. San Francisco changed into as soon as No. 15 in the waiver expose – smartly in the inspire of the Bengals.

Including McKinley would’ve fallen per the 49ers’ technique this three hundred and sixty five days of including light high draft picks to seem at out and share collectively a pass sail off the brink. McKinley has 17.5 sacks since entering the NFL as the No. 26 total make a choice of the Falcons in 2017.

San Francisco as a substitute will proceed counting on Arik Armstead, Kerry Hyder Jr., Jordan Willis and Dion Jordan as their predominant defensive ends.