on a visit<\/a>. The Niners were honest with Blackmon, which is why there wasn\u2019t a deal. Shanahan said the team told Blackmon that he wasn\u2019t guaranteed to start.<\/p>\nShanahan also spoke about Hufanga, saying he believes Talanoa can return to the team sometime during training camp and is optimistic that he\u2019ll be 100 percent healthy. Now, \u201csometime\u201d could mean July 28 or August 17, which is a wide range of dates.<\/p>\n
Hufanga tore his ACL on November 12. The middle of August gives him about a nine-month recovery timetable. So, while it\u2019s not far-fetched that Talanoa will be back to his old self by the time the 49ers are playing preseason games, there\u2019s always the risk of betting on a player returning from injury.<\/p>\n
It sounds like Shanahan and Lynch are more interested in signing more depth at safety as opposed to bigger names such as Justin Simmons, Quandre Diggs, or Blackmon.<\/p>\n
Gipson seems like the \u201csafest\u201d re-signing, given his familiarity and durability. Blackmon had two season-ending injuries during his rookie contract.<\/p>\n
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