With 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 readingI 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 […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith is a silent observer as Dan Orlovsky and Shannon Sharpe get heated over Brock Purdy‘s Super Bowl performance. (3:08) The heavily backed Kansas City Chiefs winning on Sunday was already a bad result for sportsbooks, but the addition of the Super Bowl’s second-ever overtime made it even worse. […]
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. 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 […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith and Shannon Sharpe look ahead to the 49ers’ matchup with the Lions and the potential absence of Deebo Samuel. (1:30) SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers don’t yet know whether they will have wide receiver Deebo Samuel for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game. They do, however, know […]
Continue readingAfter making a catch over the middle with 5:35 left in the opening quarter, Samuel was battling for more yards when multiple defenders converged on him. Samuel’s forward progress was stopped, but he remained down on the field after the play and received medical attention. Initially, Samuel was evaluated for a concussion, but he was […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. 49ers take the lead as Brock Purdy rolls right and flips one to George Kittle for a 32-yard touchdown. (0:17) SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The 31st time was the charm for the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers entered Sunday’s NFC divisional round playoff matchup with the Green Bay Packers 0-30 under […]
Continue readingInjury news powered by Rotowire with additional commentary by Stephania Bell. Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore Saturday 4:30 p.m. ET Latest Steelers Injury news Kenny Pickett, QB, Q Jan 1: Pickett (ankle) will likely serve as the backup quarterback in Saturday’s game against the Ravens, according to Chris Adamski of TribLive.com. […]
Continue readingMore 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 […]
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