Buffalo Bills announced the release of Kelvin Benjamin

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On Tuesday , the . It’s a rather depressing announcement as Benjamin knocked his rookie season with the Carolina Panthers out of the park and was seen as a solid receiving option. Unfortunately, with injuries and now questions of work ethic, Benjamin finds himself a free agent. The San Francisco 49ers could use some wide receiver help with the recent injuries and personal issues facing the unit. Marquise Goodwin has been out, but returns this week while Pierre Gaon has battled injuries all season.It’s a safe bet that the 49ers will move on from Garon in 2019 and may want to look at bringing in one more wide receiver, be it from the draft or free agency to push Dante Pettis, Kendrick Bourne Trent Taylor and others.Problem is, if Benjamin is someone to kick the tires on, he’s not exactly the mold Kyle Shanahan wants. Benjamin can catch the ball (well, when he wants to) , but his separation skills leave something to be desired. Separation is something Shanahan values above all else and it has helped him when scheming his wide receivers open, something Pettis excels at. Benjamin was a first round pick for the Panthers whom dealt him to the Bills. The Bills cut their losses that same season with the release, which already indicates something is wrong with Benjamin for him to go from first round pick with great rookie season, to trade, to release. With Garon gone (theoretically), the 49ers will have a younger wide receiver unit. They passed on Dez Bryant, as did the rest of the league in the 2018 offseason. Kelvin Benjamin could be worth a workout to bring in, but the fact he’s gone from what he was to being a free agent in just one season is concerning. Should the 49ers spend some cash to bring Benjamin in? SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Jimmy Garoppolo signed a record-breaking , five-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday that will pay him a reported $137.5 million to keep him off the free-agent market next month without forcing the team to use the one-year franchise tag.NFL Network first reported the terms of the contract, which is worth $27.5 million per season to top the previous record set by Detroit’s Matthew Stafford last year by $500,000 per year.San Francisco acquired Garoppolo from New England before the trade deadline for a 2018 second-round pick. As soon as he took the field a few weeks later, he immediately turned around a franchise that started the year with a 1-10 record.Garoppolo took over as starter and led San Francisco to five straight wins to end the season. That solidified the organization’s belief in him and the willingness to offer him the largest average per year contract in NFL history.While Garoppolo lacks the track record of the top quarterbacks in the NFL after spending most of his career as Tom Brady’s backup with New England, what he has shown when he has gotten on the field has been impressive.He completed 67.4 percent of his passes this season, averaging 8.8 yards per attempt with seven TDs, five interceptions and a 96.2 rating. Among quarterbacks with at least 100 attempts last season, Garoppolo ranked first in yards per attempt, fourth in completion percentage. His 308.4 yards passing per game in his five starts also would have led the league had he played a full season.Garoppolo has won all seven starts in his career , including two in New England to start the 2016 season when Brady was suspended for his role in ”Deflategate.” Only four other quarterbacks since the 1970 merger won their first seven starts with Ben Roethlisberger the most recent to do it with 15 wins in a row in the regular season for Pittsburgh in 2004-05. Garoppolo’s 2,038 yards passing in his first seven starts are the fourth-most among all quarterbacks since 1970.Locking up Garoppolo is the first big step this offseason in San Francisco’s rebuilding plan that got off to a strong start last season in the first year under coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch.The duo took over a franchise in turmoil with coaching changes following three straight seasons. While the season started with nine straight losses with Brian Hoyer and rookie C.J. Beathard at quarterback, the foundation for future success was being put in place.Now with the quarterback position settled, the Niners can use their hefty amount of salary cap room to fill in the other pieces, including upgrading the offensive line and skilled position players and adding pass rushers and cornerbacks on defense.—

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