More Teams. More Games. Dan Orlovsky joins “The Pat McAfee Show” to share his thoughts on how Jordan Love can beat the 49ers. (2:05) In the long and storied history of the NFL playoffs, many rivalries have been born and grown through sheer repetitiveness. There’s no better example than the San Francisco 49ers and the […]
Continue readingSANTA CLARA, Calif. — After dealing with plenty of bad injury news during the season’s first eight weeks, the San Francisco 49ers are finally closer to full strength. Despite losing cornerback Jason Verrett to a season-ending left Achilles tear in Wednesday’s practice, the Niners got plenty of good news on the injury front Friday, as […]
Continue readingCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The San Francisco 49ers placed one starter on injured reserve Saturday but replaced him with another one returning from that same list. The Niners announced Saturday that they’ve placed offensive tackle Colton McKivitz on injured reserve with a sprained left MCL in his knee, which means he must miss at least the […]
Continue readingCoach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that Williams will likely miss four to six weeks with a high right ankle sprain and that Al-Shaair could miss about eight weeks with a sprained MCL in his right knee. Neither player is expected to require surgery, according to Shanahan. A more precise timetable for Williams won’t be known […]
Continue readingThe 2022 NFL season will kick off a week from Thursday as the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams host the Buffalo Bills (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC) — which means teams are cutting their rosters in preparation. Teams were required to cut to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Cuts came earlier as […]
Continue readingOn Monday, Niners coach Kyle Shanahan offered updates on left tackle Trent Williams and receiver Deebo Samuel as the team prepares for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the Los Angeles Rams. Williams, who is dealing with a right ankle injury, will be monitored as the week goes on, which leaves his game status unclear. Samuel […]
Continue readingOn fourth-and-19 from Green Bay’s 12, Niners defensive end Jordan Willis burst through the middle and blocked punter Corey Bojorquez‘s punt. The ball popped straight into the air before finally landing near rookie safety Talanoa Hufanga. Hufanga scooped it up at Green Bay’s 6 and coasted into the end zone for San Francisco’s first touchdown […]
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. — After a trio of injury scares to key players in the past week, the San Francisco 49ers are likely to have all three of those players available for Saturday night’s NFC divisional-round showdown with the Green Bay Packers. Neither linebacker Fred Warner nor quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo appeared on Thursday’s injury report, […]
Continue readingThis time, Garoppolo is dealing with what coach Kyle Shanahan called Monday a “slightly” sprained right (throwing) shoulder. According to Shanahan, the injury occurred in the second quarter. Garoppolo joins linebacker Fred Warner (sprained right ankle) and defensive end Nick Bosa (concussion) on the list of key Niners nursing injuries to watch this week as […]
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