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 […]
Continue readingThe Washington Commanders had a lot of salary cap space (approximately $90 million) and plenty of holes to fill. With a new general manager and coach, it led the Commanders down a path of rebuilding a roster yet doing so while protecting their future. Washington signed 20 players in free agency, including four of their […]
Continue readingSANTA CLARA, Calif. — On their second swing at finding an experienced linebacker this week, the San Francisco 49ers landed on eight-year veteran De’Vondre Campbell. Campbell and the Niners agreed to terms on a one-year deal Friday morning, a source told ESPN. That agreement comes a couple of days after the Niners thought they had […]
Continue readingKendricks, 32, is expected to try to help the 49ers replace Dre Greenlaw, who tore his Achilles during the Super Bowl. A team captain who finished second on the Chargers with 117 tackles last season, Kendricks was released by Los Angeles as a salary cap casualty March 5 after joining the team on a two-year, […]
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 readingMore Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith wonders if 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan has the fortitude to win a Super Bowl after blowing another lead in the big game. (2:27) SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As various San Francisco 49ers filed through the locker room at their facility, less than 48 hours removed from losing Super […]
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. 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw suffers a lower leg injury in the first half while running onto the field. (0:16) LAS VEGAS — After a difficult season — one in which his teammates said most players wouldn’t have even been able to stay on the field as much as he had — […]
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. Chris Berman and Booger McFarland look ahead to the rematch between the 49ers and Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. (1:19) Chris Berman is back to make his NFL pick for Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. Berman has picked the winner in four of the […]
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