The San Francisco 49ers may have hurt their own leverage by publicly praising quarterback Brock Purdy, complicating already tense contract talks.

With Jed York's previous comments, the San Francisco 49ers may have given away some leverage when it comes to Brock Purdy.

If the Patriots feel they're all set with their other receiving options for Drake Maye, Bourne becomes expendable. And given his comfort with Shanahan's system, he might be the perfect low-cost acquisition to start to send the 49ers back in a positive offseason direction.