Getty Jauan Jennings and Christian McCaffrey celebrate a touchdown on January 14, 2023. The analysts and NFL executives have spoken: It’s not Brock Purdy, Deebo Samuel, George Kittle or Christian McCaffrey who they believe are the quartet the San Francisco 49ers need to have the heaviest reliance on for Sunday, January 29. All four will…
Getty Kyle Shanahan throws the challenge marker on December 24, 2022. Kyle Shanahan has seen the tape and noticed the next opposing starting quarterback on deck for the San Francisco 49ers “can make every throw.” Except, this is not Derek Carr who Shanahan and the 49ers are now preparing for. It’s Jarrett Stidham. The Raiders,…
Getty DeMeco Ryans on October 16, 2022 in Atlanta. The Denver Broncos just emerged as the latest potential hot spot for San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans. The AFC West franchise announced it fired head coach Nathaniel Hackett after just 15 games on Monday, December 26 — with the final straw being the embarrassing…
Getty Nick Bosa celebrating for the San Francisco 49ers. When the San Francisco 49ers selected Nick Bosa with the second overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft, the franchise surely thought they landed a game-changing player, but as his fourth year comes to an end, it’s hard to imagine just how impactful the Ohio State…
Getty Nick Bosa celebrating a big play for the San Francisco 49ers. With a crucial Week 14 contest against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers scheduled for Sunday, Kyle Shanahan updated fans, pundits, and everyone in between on the San Francisco 49ers‘ overall status moving forward during his final media availability session of the week. For the…
Getty Marcus Mariota of the Falcons runs into Samson Ebukam of the 49ers on October 16, 2022. The San Francisco 49ers will soon welcome back a key rotational piece in their trenches, with Samson Ebukam anticipated to play on Sunday, November 27 against the New Orleans Saints. But could Ebukam, who’s in the final year…
Getty Hufanga Talanoa intercepting a pass for the San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco 49ers fans, he did it again: when the chips were down and Justin Herbert’s Los Angeles Chargers were driving down six with 49 seconds to go, who came flying from the defensive backfield to end the drive with a game-clinching interception but…
Getty Deebo Samuel absorbs a hit on October 9, 2022 in Charlotte. Any chance the San Francisco 49ers will make it back-to-back years in trading for a defensive lineman with the NFL trade deadline looming? Better yet, any possibility it’s a former No. 7 overall pick who’s been the subject of trade rumblings who could…
Getty Trent Williams in camp with the San Francisco 49ers. Heading into the 2022 NFL season, the San Francisco 49ers‘ biggest cap hit belonged to franchise left tackle Trent Williams. While this wouldn’t be the biggest issue imaginable, as the Niners were roughly $4 million under the cap ceiling, if the front office wanted to…
Getty San Francisco 49ers helmet. The San Francisco 49ers have changed their ball-hawking fortunes during 2022 training camp. So much so, that they’ve already surpassed last season’s total by one insider’s tally. After snatching just nine interceptions in 2021 (Jimmie Ward was the leader with two picks, both coming against the Los Angeles Rams on…
Getty The 49ers’ Nick Bosa during Week one of the 2021 season versus the Detroit Lions. The market has just changed forever for NFL defensive linemen, by virtue of a longtime rival of the San Francisco 49ers. After weeks of wondering if Aaron Donald had played his last NFL game, the Los Angeles Rams defensive…
Getty The 49ers before the NFC title game played on January 30, 2022. A defensive line unit for the San Francisco 49ers that was carrying an astonishing 17 different trench options is now one less a defender. And the decision comes off the heels of the 49ers’ Monday morning, May 23 signing as mentioned in…