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49ers are back in first round of NFL draft after two years off

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As the first round of the NFL draft unfolded in each of the past two years, San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan spent those nights sharing the same feeling: boredom. The malaise was the product of a trade the Niners made in 2021, dealing their first-round […]

The all-playoff era team: The best players of the past decade

It’s a simple premise and yet a near-impossible challenge. The story of the past decade of college football is littered with superstars — from Lamar Jackson‘s mystifying talent to Baker Mayfield planting the Oklahoma flag at Ohio State to Tua Tagovailoa rescuing Alabama from the brink of defeat to a former walk-on in Stetson Bennett […]

49ers-Chiefs Super Bowl overtime decision: Did Kyle Shanahan blow it?

I thought I was done with Super Bowl LVIII, but one conversation that keeps happening has pulled me back in. I touched on San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan’s decision to take the ball first in overtime in my recap column last Monday, but after stories broke that some 49ers players didn’t know the rules and […]

WR Brandon Aiyuk finds a way to stand out on 49ers offense

More Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith and Marcus Spears discuss the pressure on Brock Purdy to prove himself against Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl LVIII. (2:39) WHEN BRANDON AIYUK runs — arms pumping, hair flying — everything in his 6-foot, 200-pound body says get out of the way. With 6:30 left in the third […]

18 NFL replacements who helped shaped playoff race

More Teams. More Games. Isaiah Likely makes an impressive one-handed catch and fights to the end zone for a 35-yard TD. (0:17) The Baltimore Ravens faced a fourth-and-7 at the Miami Dolphins’ 35-yard line on Sunday, a situation when quarterback Lamar Jackson would normally look for Mark Andrews. But with the tight end sidelined after […]

49ers beat Commanders, get help to clinch NFC’s No. 1 seed

More Teams. More Games. Brock Purdy avoids the sack and spins out of the pocket, then looks downfield and finds an open Brandon Aiyuk for a touchdown. (0:29) LANDOVER, Md. — As the San Francisco 49ers filed into their locker room following Sunday’s win over the Washington Commanders, they were greeted by team CEO Jed […]

Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers fall to Baltimore Ravens

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Through his first 23 NFL starts, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has had his share of bumps in the road, most notably the torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow suffered during last season’s NFC Championship Game. But Purdy had never had the type of on-field struggles that he […]

49ers WR Deebo Samuel to return; Trent Williams ‘real questionable’

Niners receiver Deebo Samuel, who has missed most of the past three games with a shoulder hairline fracture, practiced in full every day this week and has no injury designation for Sunday. And while Samuel will return, the Niners are hoping that left tackle Trent Williams (right ankle) will also be back, though his situation […]

49ers’ Brock Purdy in concussion protocol, uncertain vs. Bengals

More Teams. More Games. Dan Orlovsky says Sam Darnold is physically the most talented quarterback Kyle Shanahan has had since Matt Ryan in Atlanta. (1:03) SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Less than 48 hours after their loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Monday night, the San Francisco 49ers had a surprise and significant addition to their […]

NFL ‘couldn’t confirm’ Trent Williams threw closed-fist punch

More Teams. More Games. After Brock Purdy takes a knee, tensions rise between Giants and 49ers, leading to OL Trent Williams punching A’Shawn Robinson. (0:23) SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Just before halftime of Thursday night’s game between the San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants, Niners left tackle Trent Williams appeared to throw a right-handed […]

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