Gipson gives the 49ers insurance at the safety position, where starting free safety Jimmie Ward is in danger of missing Week 1 because of a hamstring injury. “There’s a chance,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said last week when asked if Ward was in danger of missing the opener. “It was a pretty bad hamstring injury. […]
Continue readingNiners coach Kyle Shanahan announced Monday that free safety Jimmie Ward pulled a hamstring Sunday in practice and will be out “some time.” Asked if Ward could miss the Sept. 11 opener against the Chicago Bears, Shanahan said that was a possibility. “There’s a chance,” Shanahan said. “It was a pretty bad hamstring injury. It’s […]
Continue readingThe 2022 NFL training camps continued Monday with just under four weeks until the regular season begins Sept. 8. Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid played the role of kicker in practice today after making a PAT in the Saturday preseason game, while the Green Bay Packers’ Mason Crosby returned to kicking workouts for the […]
Continue readingSan Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance said Saturday that things are slowing down for him as he seeks to improve in his first training camp as a starter, but there are still uneven moments. After a solid day Friday, Lance had a couple of miscues Saturday, but he still has shown a steady progression. Cleveland […]
Continue readingIt was a big birthday Wednesday around the NFL. None was bigger (or older) than Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady turning 45. There were many “goat” tributes to be had across social media. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, 38, was asked at the end of his Wednesday news conference if he’ll still be […]
Continue readingSANTA CLARA, Calif. — While San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan’s definitive declaration that this team now belongs to quarterback Trey Lance might have come as news to outside observers, it was just another day at the office for Lance himself. “Honestly, the only difference is I was hoping you guys would stop asking me […]
Continue readingINGLEWOOD, Calif. — With just under 10 minutes left in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game, the moment San Francisco 49ers safety Jaquiski Tartt had dreamed of since he was young hung in the air for a second — and then another and another and another. Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford had just uncorked a misguided […]
Continue readingGREEN BAY, Wis. — The San Francisco 49ers simply will not go away. The same Niners that were once 3-5 and headed for a long offseason full of questions are now headed to the NFC Championship Game for the second time in three seasons. To get there, San Francisco had to pull out the type […]
Continue readingSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Coach Sean McVay stood at a podium in the bowels of Levi’s Stadium, clearly frustrated after the Los Angeles Rams fell for a fifth consecutive time to the San Francisco 49ers, plunging themselves into a two-game losing streak. “I choose to believe these last couple of weeks are not who we […]
Continue readingMcGlinchey suffered the injury in the first half of the Niners’ 31-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium. After the game, Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said he was unsure of the severity of McGlinchey’s injury, but further testing revealed the tear Monday morning. The injury will require surgery that will land […]
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