The 49ers have been viewed as a potential landing spot for the recently released Baker Mayfield, but it doesn't appear that the team is planning to claim him off waivers.Coach Kyle Shanahan was asked about the Mayfield-to-San Francisco rumors following the quarterback's release from the Panthers on Monday.The 49ers coach was complimentary of Mayfield's skill set, but he explained that the fifth-year pa ser joining the team was unlikely."We look into everything, but that would surprise me right now," Shanahan said of Mayfield joining the 49ers Justin Wright-Foreman Jersey , per . "We've got to discu s more this afternoon and stuff. I've always been a fan of his, but I feel really good about our Utah Jazz Jeresy players. We'll look into everything, but I feel pretty good with where we're at right now."MORE BAKER MAYFIELD: | The 49ers had been connected to Mayfield by many NFL analysts and pundits because the team lost starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a season-ending foot injury against the Dolphins. San Francisco had already lost its Week 1 starter, Trey Lance, to a broken ankle in Week 2, so the team was already thin at the position.Even still, Shanahan apparently feels comfortable rolling with rookie Brock Purdy as the starter. , completed 25 of 37 pa ses for 210 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in relief of Garoppolo in Week 13.But why aren't the 49ers considering Mayfield as a potential backup to Purdy? As Shanahan explained, the team already signed veteran Josh Johnson off the Broncos' practice squad. The 36-year-old is entering his fourth stint with the 49ers, and Shanahan believes his experience in San Francisco will allow him to quickly solidify himself as Purdy's top backup."Just having him here in 2020 for that last Grayson Allen Jersey month of the year, we got to see a lot of him just as a player, which we liked the player but more importantly we really liked the guy," Shanahan said of Johnson. "We feel fortunate to get him back here."IYER:Of course, it's also worth noting that the 49ers might not even have a chance to land Mayfield. Why? Because he is on waivers and the 49ers rank 24th among the 31 teams eligible to claim the former Panthers starter. reports that Mayfield is expected to be claimed and is owed Bojan Bogdanovic Jersey just $1.35 million for the rest of the season. So, unle s none of the quarterback-needy teams in front of the 49ers decided to pursue Mayfield at that relatively cheap price, it would have been a long shot for the team to land him.That may have been the bigger factor in Shanahan cla sifying Mayfield landing with the 49ers as a "surprise."MORE: But with or without Mayfield, Shanahan is still confident that the 49ers can be competitive in the Georges Niang Jersey relatively open NFC."I just think we've got a really good team who has worked our butts off to get in this position where we're at now," Shanahan said. "We've got a lot more football left, and I know it's a real big lo s starting with Trey Lance and then the huge lo s of losing Jimmy last night. That is a big deal, but I do also believe our team is built for this."