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How Christian McCaffrey and his brothers are staying football-ready
There’s a public park next to the Colorado home of Ed and Lisa McCaffrey where their four sons played as kids. It’s not easily visible to the general public, tucked behind two big hills in a suburb outside Denver. The park almost was taken for granted by Max, Christian, Dylan and Luke while they were […]
Continue readingNick Bosa: Replacing DeForest Buckner no easy task for 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa was the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 and has even bigger goals as he enters his second season. Meeting those expectations figures to be more difficult after the offseason trade in which the Niners sent defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to the […]
Continue readingJohn Lynch calls trading DeForest Buckner ‘toughest thing’ he’s done as 49ers GM
Speaking for the first time since the NFL combine in a pre-draft video chat Monday afternoon, Lynch said agreeing to deal defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to the Indianapolis Colts for the No. 13 pick in this week’s NFL draft on March 16 was the hardest choice of his executive career. “Probably the toughest thing I’ve […]
Continue readingFive 2020 offseason moves for NFC teams: Bill Barnwell predicts trades, free agency, cuts
While the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers might just have finished a thrilling Super Bowl, the NFL is only going to get busier in the weeks to come. The league’s 32 teams are planning their offseason agendas, identifying targets in free agency and beginning to narrow down prospects they’ll want to pay close […]
Continue readingHow defense is sparking Super Bowl hopes in five locker rooms
Playing championship defense is exhausting. Every time a team looks elite on that side of the ball, Lamar Jackson happens. Or pass interference review happens. Or the San Francisco 49ers need 48 points to win in New Orleans. Savvy playcallers run enough shifts and motions to dizzy the best defensive fronts. But defenses are standing […]
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