SANTA CLARA, Calif. — With 10 selections heading into the NFL draft, the San Francisco 49ers are well-positioned to restock a roster in need of short- and long-term reinforcements. “I think it’s really important that a big chunk of your roster is young and infusing some of that into our team, whether it’s immediately helping […]
Continue readingSANTA 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 […]
Continue readingSpeculation about Aiyuk’s future with the team has persisted for more than a year and reached a crescendo this offseason as Aiyuk prepares for the final year on his rookie contract. That includes rumored trades all over the NFL map, including to Tomlin’s Steelers. Speaking to a small group of reporters Monday afternoon at the […]
Continue readingWith the NFL’s new league year set to begin Wednesday and the early free agent negotiating window opening Monday, the Niners aren’t flush with cap space — they have $1,096,806 in space, according to ESPN’s Roster Management System — and almost certainly won’t be spending money in bulk this offseason. That doesn’t mean the 49ers […]
Continue readingSANTA CLARA, Calif. — For the fourth time in his tenure as San Francisco 49ers coach, Kyle Shanahan is looking for a defensive coordinator. Unlike the previous three searches, this one is a result of a job vacancy that Shanahan himself created. On Feb. 14, he announced that the team was parting ways with coordinator […]
Continue readingIs the twist ending better than the one you can see coming from a mile away? For most of Sunday’s Super Bowl LVIII between the 49ers and Chiefs, it felt like the game we were watching was entirely different from what we would have expected to see from these teams. A matchup of the NFL’s […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Kyle Shanahan describes the locker room after the 49ers’ loss to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. (0:30) LAS VEGAS — Given a chance to put the narrative that has surrounded them for most of the past five years to rest, the San Francisco 49ers instead funneled all of it into […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Tom Brady expresses his surprise that Bill Belichick does not have a head-coaching job after leaving the Patriots. (0:23) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Kelly on AVP: Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Kelly and Alex Van Pelt circled the date […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith explains why he feels the Chiefs’ defense will be the reason they win Super Bowl LVIII vs. the 49ers. (1:45) Super Bowl LVIII kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, with the San Francisco 49ers facing the reigning champion Kansas City Chiefs. This is a rematch of […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan reacts to the field conditions his team has been practicing on leading up to the Super Bowl. (0:21) LAS VEGAS — The San Francisco 49ers held their first on-field activity of the week at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas on Monday. It won’t be their last. According […]
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