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Source: 49ers mull options after Trey Lance loses QB2 battle

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The competition to be the San Francisco 49ers’ backup quarterback is over. The 49ers are rolling with Sam Darnold as the No. 2 behind Brock Purdy, coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday. The team will explore all options with Trey Lance, the No. 3 pick in the 2021 NFL draft, a source […]

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Betting nuggets for Washington-New York Giants

• “One of our respected sharps took 4 with Washington.” — Westgate SuperBook assistant manager Ed Salmons. • “Early money was on Washington. Line went from [Giants] -4 to -3.5.” — Jason Simbal, CG Technology vice president of race and sports. • The line opened as high as Giants -4.5 at the Wynn race and […]

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Philip Rivers was 49ers’ QB contingency plan for Super Bowl, Kyle Shanahan says

More Teams. More Games. Domonique Foxworth and Booger McFarland differ on the 49ers’ Super Bowl aspirations, with Booger confident Brock Purdy can deliver in San Francisco. (2:20) Long before the San Francisco 49ers ran out of healthy quarterbacks in their NFC Championship Game loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, they had begun making contingency plans for […]

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Raiders’ Garoppolo energized by Niners reunion with ‘my brothers’

More Teams. More Games. Paul Gutierrez reports on Jimmy Garoppolo passing his Raiders camp physical. (0:37) HENDERSON, Nev. — There were a lot of familiar faces flying around Jimmy Garoppolo during Thursday’s joint practice between his new team, the Las Vegas Raiders, and his old team, the San Francisco 49ers, so the irony was not […]

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NFL training camp 2023 live updates: Garoppolo faces offensive hurdles

As the NFL celebrates the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony teams continue to work at practice on Saturday. NFL depth charts remain in flux ahead of the league’s next preseason matchups, and players are hoping to end their second week of training camp on a good note. This might be hard given the […]

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Seahawks to get top RB Kenneth Walker III back vs. 49ers

He did not have a game designation on their final injury report, indicating that he’s expected to play. Walker missed the Seahawks’ loss to the Carolina Panthers last Sunday as well as the second half of their victory over the Los Angeles Rams the week before after jamming his ankle. Coach Pete Carroll wouldn’t declare […]

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Samuel (ankle) exits, Purdy stars as 49ers handle Buccaneers

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Asked to assess the performance of rookie signal-caller Brock Purdy after he’d led the San Francisco 49ers to a win on Sunday, defensive end Nick Bosa offered a typically succinct response. “We’ve got a quarterback,” Bosa said. Purdy is, in fact, the Niners’ third starting quarterback this season, but in the […]

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NFL Week 14 betting notes: 49ers, Brock Purdy favored over Tom Brady

2. Despite being 5-7 this season, Detroit is favored over 10-2 Minnesota. This would be the 10th time in the Super Bowl era in which a team with an .800 winning percentage is an underdog to a team with a losing record in December or January. The previous nine teams with the .800 winning percentage […]

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49ers say ‘way outside chance’ of Jimmy Garoppolo return

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed Wednesday that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will not need surgery on his broken left foot and will have a much shorter rehabilitation than was feared after Garoppolo suffered the injury on Sunday. But Shanahan stopped short of suggesting Garoppolo’s return is a sure thing even […]

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Sources: 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo might be OK for playoffs

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Perhaps San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo‘s season isn’t over after all. Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday that doctors concluded Garoppolo did not suffer a Lisfranc injury to his broken left foot and will not need surgery. If his rehabilitation goes well, he has a chance to return in […]

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