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San Francisco 49ers take North Dakota State’s Trey Lance with No. 3 pick in NFL draft
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After a month of endless speculation and debate that left coach Kyle Shanahan amused at the public discourse, the San Francisco 49ers let the world know who their next franchise quarterback would be Thursday night. No, it wasn’t longtime betting favorite Mac Jones. Nor was it Ohio State’s dual-threat dynamo, Justin […]
Continue readingSan Francisco 49ers like five QBs as fit with No. 3 overall pick in 2021 NFL draft; will be Kyle Shanahan’s call
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Three weeks after the San Francisco 49ers’ bold trade up to the No. 3 pick in the 2021 NFL draft, coach Kyle Shanahan said the team was already comfortable enough to draft three of the top five quarterbacks, but the team could “get there” with Nos. 4 and 5. Over the […]
Continue readingNFL Mock Draft with all trades for 2021: Bill Barnwell proposes deals for all 32 picks, including the Jaguars, Jets and Patriots
Every year, I offer up my own piece of vaguely NFL draft-related content by producing a mock draft consisting entirely of trades. There are 32 picks in the first round and for each of those selections, I try to construct a trade that makes sense for two or more teams given their respective needs and […]
Continue readingMost impactful moves and 2021 offseason goals for all 32 NFL teams
With 2021 NFL free agency winding down, we are looking back on what went down and looking forward to what’s ahead. While there were a number of significant free-agent signings such as the Tennessee Titans picking up a pair of edge rushers, the Baltimore Ravens upgrading their offensive line and the Super Bowl champion Tampa […]
Continue readingNFL moves to 17-game regular season in 2021: What it means for teams, players, revenue and fans
Welcome, NFL fans, to the Sweet Seventeen. As has been expected for months now, NFL owners voted Tuesday to expand the regular season from 16 games to 17 starting this year. This is not a drill, people. This is happening. And sure, you might have heard that it was going to happen, but you probably […]
Continue readingNiners didn’t want to get ‘left at altar’ by staying at No. 12, believe Jimmy Garoppolo gives them best chance now
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan came out of their offseason bunker Monday and shed light on their plans for the newly acquired third pick in next month’s NFL draft, what is to become of Jimmy Garoppolo and how they arrived at their decisions on all […]
Continue readingSan Francisco 49ers acquire No. 3 pick in 2021 NFL draft from Miami Dolphins, who then trade No. 12 to Philadelphia Eagles
The Miami Dolphins have upended the NFL draft order for 2021, sending the No. 3 pick to the San Francisco 49ers for the No. 12 pick, which the Dolphins then traded to the Philadelphia Eagles. As a result, the Dolphins finished Friday’s moves with the No. 6 pick in this year’s draft and multiple future […]
Continue readingWhy drafting a quarterback in the first round might not be Carolina Panthers’ preferred plan
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NFL is in the midst of a feeding frenzy in terms of trading for established quarterbacks. The Detroit Lions swapped Matthew Stafford for the Los Angeles Rams’ Jared Goff, a pair of future first-round picks and a third-rounder this year, and the Philadelphia Eagles traded Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts […]
Continue readingWhich QB domino is next to fall? The latest on the Bears, Texans, 49ers and more
First it was the Jan. 30 blockbuster swap between the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams — Matthew Stafford for Jared Goff and draft picks. Then, on Thursday, the Philadelphia Eagles traded onetime MVP candidate Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts. The quarterback carousel is certainly spinning — the question is, who’s next? Several teams […]
Continue readingBold NFL offseason predictions for all 32 teams: Trades for Deshaun Watson, Sam Darnold, Carson Wentz, more
With Super Bowl LV in the rearview, the 2021 NFL offseason is here, albeit an odd one. Amid the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, much — if not all — of the offseason will be virtual. While the annual scouting combine is essentially scrapped this year, the NFL draft will go on as planned at […]
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