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49ers take quantity-based approach to reinforcing defensive line
In what was easily their biggest D-line makeover since coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch arrived in 2017, the Niners agreed to deals with three defensive linemen — ends Leonard Floyd and Yetur Gross-Matos and tackle Jordan Elliott — from the outside, traded for another (tackle Maliek Collins) and re-signed one of their […]
Continue readingSource: Texans trade Maliek Collins to 49ers for 7th-round pick
Collins, 28, is San Francisco’s fourth addition to the defensive line since the NFL’s early negotiating window opened on Monday. The Niners have also agreed to terms with ends Leonard Floyd and Yetur Gross-Matos and with tackle Jordan Elliott. San Francisco’s overhaul of the defensive line coincides with many of their key players in that […]
Continue readingPenn State RB Miles Sanders to enter NFL draft
Sanders, who ran for 1,274 yards during the 2018 season, is considered the ninth-best running back prospect in this year’s draft, according to ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. What you need to know from Round 1: • DraftCast: Live pick-by-pick analysis » • Kiper’s Top 300 » | McShay’s Top 300 » • Best available prospects […]
Continue readingSaints’ Ryan Ramczyk uncertain of NFL future due to cartilage defect
The 29-year-old player, who missed the past two games with the knee injury, said he’s going to talk with doctors in the offseason to see whether there is anything that could fix the issues that have lingered for the past three seasons. “I don’t know,” Ramczyk said about a possible fix. “I think those are […]
Continue reading49ers expect Deebo Samuel (MCL, ankle sprain) back in regular season
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan spoke with reporters Monday morning, he didn’t have much in the way of injury updates on key players such as receiver Deebo Samuel and quarterback Brock Purdy. That’s because Samuel and Purdy were among a handful of Niners still having further tests done to […]
Continue reading49ers lose starters Javon Kinlaw, Emmanuel Moseley to IR
Defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw (right knee) and cornerback Emmanuel Moseley (torn left ACL) are the team’s ninth and 10th players to land on injured reserve this season, though Kinlaw could be one of its eight players designated to return once he has been on the list for at least four games. Moseley will soon have […]
Continue readingNFL draft: Which teams have gotten the best value since 2012? We rank all 32
No team has gotten more value out of the NFL draft over the past decade than the Seattle Seahawks — thanks to an elite 2012 class — and no team has drafted less value than the New York Jets, according to our study of the last 10 drafts. Funny thing about the Seahawks and Jets: […]
Continue readingSource: Minnesota Vikings RB Dalvin Cook has dislocated shoulder
Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook dislocated his shoulder during Sunday’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Cook is expected to miss at least the next two games — Sunday at the Detroit Lions and the following Thursday against the Pittsburgh Steelers — with the hope being he can […]
Continue readingMinnesota Vikings RB Dalvin Cook carted off with shoulder injury, to have MRI on Monday
Vikings running back Dalvin Cook was carted off the field late in the third quarter after suffering a shoulder injury and was ruled out for the remainder of Minnesota’s Week 12 game at San Francisco. Coach Mike Zimmer did not have an update on Cook’s condition following the Vikings’ 34-26 loss to the 49ers but […]
Continue readingSan Francisco 49ers DT Javon Kinlaw out for season after knee surgery
After spending most of the 2021 season managing a nagging right knee issue, Kinlaw underwent surgery with Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles earlier this week that will bring his season to an early end. Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday that Kinlaw will soon land on injured reserve with the hope that the 24-year-old […]
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