PALM BEACH, Fla. — While attending the NFL Annual Meeting, 49ers owner and CEO Jed York was asked about being tapped with the label of being cheap after a purge of the team's roster during free agency."I've been called worse," York said Tuesday with a laugh to local Bay Area media. "I think you guys have called me worse, at least a couple of you. Look, I get it. Fans care. You want to win and when you're in a world where everybody is watching the NFL the first week of free agency, at least the first three days of free agency, it's a frenzy."You see a huge spike in social following and things like that because it's something to get engaged in and when you're not overly active in that space, it's easy to say, 'Ah, you don't want to win.' "Just as general manager John Lynch expressed one day prior, York emphasized a necessary salary retooling to have the ability to afford an expensive multi-year extension for Brock Purdy.Along with the quarterback, San Francisco still boasts All-Pro players in Trent Williams, George Kittle, Christian McCaffrey, Nick Bosa, Fred Warner and Kyle Juszczyk, who all garner hefty salaries. "I think we have a handful of Pro Bowlers and potentially even...
York reacts to being called ‘cheap’ after 49ers’ free-agency losses
Apr 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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