Why 49ers are adding veteran free-agent receiver Robbie Chosen

If the 49ers are going to trade Second-Team All-Pro wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, they want to be able to bring in a veteran receiver to compensate for the loss. In the framework of two Aiyuk trades the 49ers agreed to with the Cleveland Browns and the New England Patriots earlier this week, San Francisco made sure a wide receiver was part of the package it would obtain in return. But the 49ers also are looking at the free-agent market for wide receivers. The 49ers on Thursday agreed to terms with a veteran wide receiver, all right. San Francisco is expected to add veteran receiver Robbie Chosen - formerly Robbie/Robby Anderson - next week, after the team's preseason opener against the Tennessee Titans. Chosen's agents David Canter and Ness Mugrabi confirmed to NFL Media's Tom Pelissero their client is signing with the 49ers. Chosen later explained to longtime NFL insider Josina Anderson why he decided to sign with the 49ers. Chosen entered the NFL with the New York Jets in 2016 under the name Robby Anderson and has 379 career catches for 5,082 yards and 30 touchdowns. But this move has no impact on Aiyuk's situation and certainly does not foreshadow that a trade is imminent. Quite...