SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As the first round of the NFL draft unfolded in each of the past two years, San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan spent those nights sharing the same feeling: boredom. The malaise was the product of a trade the Niners made in 2021, dealing their first-round […]
Continue readingIn 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 readingSANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers’ loss in Super Bowl LVIII offered a sobering reminder to every NFL team: if you want to win the Lombardi Trophy, you’re probably going to have to go through the Kansas City Chiefs. For the Chiefs, the 25-22 overtime victory earned them their third Super Bowl title […]
Continue readingAfter Iowa’s 93-83 win over Ohio State, Clark received a custom-made vest from Kristin Juszczyk, whose NFL-inspired designs went viral toward the end of the football season. Juszczyk, who is married to San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk, hand-created pieces worn by Taylor Swift, Simone Biles and Taylor Lautner. The widespread enthusiasm over her work […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Stephen A. Smith wonders if 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan has the fortitude to win a Super Bowl after blowing another lead in the big game. (2:27) SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As various San Francisco 49ers filed through the locker room at their facility, less than 48 hours removed from losing Super […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Dan Orlovsky discusses Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers’ decision to take the ball first in overtime. (1:26) Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs capitalized on the NFL’s postseason overtime rules to once again beat the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl. While several Chiefs players and coaches said they […]
Continue readingIs the twist ending better than the one you can see coming from a mile away? For most of Sunday’s Super Bowl LVIII between the 49ers and Chiefs, it felt like the game we were watching was entirely different from what we would have expected to see from these teams. A matchup of the NFL’s […]
Continue readingMuch like after his team coughed up a 10-point fourth-quarter lead to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV, Shanahan came to the same conclusion following Sunday night’s 25-22 overtime loss to those same Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. “There’s nothing different to say,” Shanahan said. “I don’t care how you lose, when you […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Chris Berman and Booger McFarland look ahead to the rematch between the 49ers and Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. (1:19) Chris Berman is back to make his NFL pick for Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. Berman has picked the winner in four of the […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Joe Montana joins “The Pat McAfee Show” to talk about Brock Purdy‘s composure and how he sees himself in the 49ers quarterback. (2:19) LAS VEGAS — As the final seconds ticked away in Super Bowl LIV, the devastated San Francisco 49ers stood in stunned silence on the Hard Rock Stadium sideline […]
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