People on Twitter never forget. And if they do, they’ll just dig up the old tweets anyway.
Rumors have been swirling around Deshaun Watson since Thursday morning Pro Football Talk tweeted that Watson could seek a trade with the Texas Texans.
The 49ers were quickly linked by many to be a logical destination. Once the Twitter sleuths are up and running, you never know what they will find. It didn’t take long before some old tweets from Watson surfaced, showing his love for the 49ers during the Jim Harbaugh era.
Back on November 13, 2011, the 49ers beat the New York Giants, 27-20, to move their record to 8-1 in Harbaugh’s first year as coach. Count Watson among the then 49ers Faithful.
Watson also rooted for the guys in red and gold during Super Bowl XLVIII, when the 49ers came back a second time against the Ravens, but their deficit shot up in a sixth Lombardi trophy.
NFL players – at least not those named George Kittle – seem to lose their fans as soon as they reach the league. But it gives us at least a glimpse into what Watson thought as a teenager when he was just a fan of the league.
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Watson is only 25 and one of the NFL’s elite fullbacks. Jimmy Garoppolo stands out as the team’s most likely internal option to start in 2021 under center. Yet generation talents like Watson are not becoming very available and the 49ers need to see if he wanted to play for the team he wanted to play for earlier. root for.
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