Lynch opened Monday’s session by spending the first three minutes thanking his personnel department for their work leading up to this week’s draft. He then offered a disclaimer on Aiyuk before inevitably receiving multiple questions about him. “I’ve communicated on many occasions: our wish is that he’s here and part of the Niners for the […]
Continue readingSANTA 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 readingEach of those deals — tight end George Kittle (2020), linebacker Fred Warner (2021), receiver Deebo Samuel (2022) and end Nick Bosa (2023) — offered a unique challenge with varying degrees of tension. Samuel’s negotiations were the most contentious, including a trade request that wasn’t granted. Bosa’s deal took the longest, nearly keeping him out […]
Continue readingSpeculation about Aiyuk’s future with the team has persisted for more than a year and reached a crescendo this offseason as Aiyuk prepares for the final year on his rookie contract. That includes rumored trades all over the NFL map, including to Tomlin’s Steelers. Speaking to a small group of reporters Monday afternoon at the […]
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 readingThe Washington Commanders had a lot of salary cap space (approximately $90 million) and plenty of holes to fill. With a new general manager and coach, it led the Commanders down a path of rebuilding a roster yet doing so while protecting their future. Washington signed 20 players in free agency, including four of their […]
Continue readingThe initial NFL free agency rush of 2024 was more frenetic than ever, as hundreds of players were given millions of dollars to relocate to new cities. Leading the way were a pair of former Pro Bowl quarterbacks looking to rekindle old success in new locales, but Kirk Cousins and Russell Wilson were hardly alone […]
Continue readingThe initial wave of 2024 NFL free agency is in the books. Several big-name running backs were on the move, including Derrick Henry joining the Baltimore Ravens, Saquon Barkley moving to NFC East rival Philadelphia Eagles and Josh Jacobs going to the Green Bay Packers to replace Aaron Jones, who was released and stayed in […]
Continue readingOriginally signed to provide defensive end depth opposite Nick Bosa, Ferrell emerged as a Week 1 starter for the 49ers, holding that position the whole season before suffering a knee injury that landed him on injured reserve in Week 18. Ferrell, 26, finished his first season in San Francisco with 28 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 16 […]
Continue readingThe Kansas City Chiefs and five-time All-Pro defensive tackle Chris Jones have reached an agreement on a five-year deal that includes $95 million guaranteed, his agents told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday night. The specific details of the deal still are being finalized, but Jones will sign a five-year deal in which all the money […]
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