Quarterback Brock Purdy was in the middle of an early March workout at tight end George Kittle's Nashville, Tennessee, gym when the news landed: The San Francisco 49ers had made a big splash in free agency, signing star receiver Mike Evans to a three-year contract.
As Purdy absorbed the information and looked around, he noted the signed Evans jersey hanging on Kittle's wall. He credited Kittle for his recruiting efforts in bringing Evans, a potential future Hall of Famer, to San Francisco.