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Brandon Aiyuk didn’t make any new fans in Vegas after a comment he shared on Instagram earlier this week ahead of a Week 17 clash between the Las Vegas Raiders and San Francisco 49ers on New Year’s Day, but the wide receiver clarified on Friday that it was all in good fun. Brandon Aiyuk's Instagram […]

It’s Week 13 in the NFL and fantasy football season, and fantasy managers are staring down some difficult lineup decisions. That brings us to the fantasy football Week 12 start ’em sit ’em wide receivers. Which players are worth playing this week, and which should you keep on the bench? Week 13 fantasy football start […]

The San Francisco 49ers are coming out of their bye week on a high after they beat the Los Angeles Rams in Week 8. The 49ers are hoping to extend their mastery of the Los Angeles teams when they host the Chargers at home in Week 10 of the 2022 NFL season. A win here […]

The San Francisco 49ers have had one of the more interesting starts to the 2022 season in the NFL. They have a 4-4 record, but have swung violently between looking like the best team in the NFC West, and one of the worst teams in the league. Losing their starting quarterback in Trey Lance for […]

The San Francisco 49ers are now just days away from opening their 2022 NFL season vs. the Chicago Bears. The team that was just minutes away from a Super Bowl trip at the end of last season made plenty of changes this offseason that they hope will help get them over the hump in 2022 […]

San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York recently revealed that he would be happy to keep Jimmy Garoppolo with the team if necessary as the Niners are still unable to find a trade deal for the embattled quarterback. Be that as it may, it doesn’t sound like this new development is going to threaten Trey Lance […]

Joint practices are often a good way for teams to mingle with each other. These practices are a way for players from different teams to learn from each other in a safe environment. Most fans and players who attended the joint practice between the San Francisco 49ers and the Minnesota Vikings agreed that it was […]

Brandon Aiyuk is undoubtedly a major playmaker for a San Francisco 49ers offense that consistently finds ways to move the ball and score lots of points. In theory, this makes him a desirable candidate for any fantasy manager. Is he, however, a guy that fantasy managers need to roster following a bumpy season in 2021? […]

Brandon Aiyuk did not exactly have a groundbreaking campaign for the San Francisco 49ers last season. There were a lot of highs, but it would probably be presumptive to say that he’s already proven that he’s going to be the Niners’ superstar wide receiver of the future. There’s going to be a lot of pressure […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan wants his team to be tough and irritating. However, while competition and getting heated with each other are fine, he doesn’t want his players end up punching each other. That’s where he draws the line, and that is exactly what he had to emphasize after stopping practice last […]

The San Francisco 49ers finished third in the NFC West in 2021 but came within a field goal of representing its conference in the Super Bowl. Despite the success, head coach Kyle Shanahan is preparing a 49ers roster to support new starting quarterback Trey Lance, who has just 178 NFL snaps under his belt. The […]

Tuesday’s San Francisco 49ers practice was headlined by a scuffle between the offense and defense. Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk and linebacker Fred Warner got into it on two separate occasions. Brandon Aiyuk and Fred Warner have fought twice in practice. Second scuffle.#49wz — Rohan Chakravarthi (@RohanChakrav) August 2, 2022 Aiyuk and Warner have both solidified […]

Tensions flared during the San Francisco 49ers’ training camp on Tuesday. According to ESPN’s Nick Wagoner, a full-on brawl broke out at Niners camp, centered around Brandon Aiyuk and Fred Warner, who apparently squared up to one another as if they were in the boxing ring ready to exchange some huge blows. Per Wagoner, a […]

There was some buzz recently about San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance and a rumor that the team needed to alter his throw mechanics because so-called “arm fatigue” with his previous delivery. The Niners have vehemently denied such an issue ever existed. With all the talk of arm fatigue making the rounds, 49ers wide receiver […]

The San Francisco 49ers’ wide receivers will be the team’s barometer for the 2022 NFL season. It’s as plain and simple as that. NFL teams are investing more and more in their skill positions as the rules of football continue to change and move toward allowing more leeway for offenses to score heavily. In the […]

As the San Francisco 49ers continue to work on a potential Jimmy Garoppolo trade, the franchise is set to move forward in a new direction in 2022. After making the NFC Championship last year, the Niners will have Trey Lance under center this season, signaling a significant change for the organization. In order for Lance […]

The San Francisco 49ers secured a playoff bid in the final week of the 2021 NFL season by defeating the Los Angeles Rams in an overtime thriller. Making the postseason as a wild-card team, the 49ers begin the postseason on the road against the NFC East Champion Dallas Cowboys. Dallas finished 12-5 in the regular […]

With another dominant win in the books for the San Francisco 49ers, things are starting to look up in the Bay Area. After improving to 8-6 on the year with Sunday’s big victory over the Atlanta Falcons, the 49ers seem to have to re-established their groove and are getting hot at the right time. Currently […]

The San Francisco 49ers have had everything looking their way in recent weeks. They’re making a strong push for a playoff spot in the NFC and need a big win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. However, Deebo Samuel’s latest injury update brings major concerns to San Francisco’s chances. According to Adam Schefter, “Deebo Samuel, […]

Now that they’ve won back-to-back games after coming away with a dominant victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers are starting to look like Super Bowl contenders once again. Coming off an injury-plagued season where they were running on fumes, it was widely expected that the 49ers would be back with […]

The San Francisco 49ers nearly clinched a win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football. However, they left 37 seconds on the clock, which was just enough time for Aaron Rodgers to work his magic. It was a gut-wrenching loss for San Francisco. It’s time to continue our NFL takeaways series with a […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan couldn’t care less about the fantasy football players making a big deal of Brandon Aiyuk’s usage rate in Week 1. Aiyuk is one of the most promising young wide receivers in the NFL today. In his rookie season in 2020, he accumulated 60 receptions for 748 yards and […]

The San Francisco 49ers never trailed in their opening week matchup against the Detroit Lions. A win was expected, but what wasn’t was how little wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk factored into it. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was vocal to reporters on Aiyuk’s lack of involvement, adamant that he made the right decision based on what […]

Fantasy football is in full swing as we head into Week 2 of the NFL season. The wide receiver position is stacked this year, making it the easiest position to stream. Starting superstar players is always necessary, but you could give yourself an advantage playing a nice streaming option in the FLEX spot as well. […]

The San Francisco 49ers seem all but set to throw out Jimmy Garoppolo in the season opener as the team’s starting quarterback. Of course, third overall pick Trey Lance had a small chip in his finger on his throwing hand and his Week 1 status had been up in the air. Well, on Monday, Lance […]

Like last year’s Stefon Diggs and Justin Jefferson, it’s impossible to predict which wide receivers will break out to join the ranks of the elite. But, taking looks into previous seasons’ underlying metrics, tracking personnel and coaching changes, and much more can help us to spot those breakouts ready to happen. Without further ado, let’s […]

The San Francisco 49ers will try to end their season on a high note in Week 17. However, Brandon Aiyuk’s season is already over. The Niners have been removed from playoff contention for some time now, but they still hold the power to complicate some of their rivals’ chances of advancing in the playoffs, such […]

With a 5-9 record and just two games left on their schedule, the San Francisco 49ers are set to miss the playoffs a season after making it to the Super Bowl. But one of the bright spots for the 49ers this season has been rookie wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, who is on the cusp of […]

Being mentioned in the same breath as Jerry Rice is remarkable and that is something that Brandon Aiyuk of the San Francisco 49ers can achieve this season. While Aiyuk still has some work to do, Rice spoke about the prospects of Aiyuk potentially breaking his rookie receiving record in 2020. Via Kelana Martin of the […]

Brandon Aiyuk has begun to evolve into a key contributor for the San Francisco 49ers and he’s drawing the attention of other wide receivers in the NFL. Ahead of San Francisco’s bout with the Washington Football Team, Aiyuk reacted to Dez Bryant comparing him to Julio Jones. Dez Bryant calls WR Brandon Aiyuk ‘Julio lil […]

The 49ers have battled several major injuries so far in the 2020 season. They went from NFC champions, to last place in their division. One of the few bright spots of their season thus far has been rookie wide receiver, Brandon Aiyuk. Aiyuk was taken with the 25th pick in the 2020 NFL draft and […]

It seems one of San Franisco’s promising young stars has caught the eye of a 49ers legend. 3-time Super Bowl champion Jerry Rice spoke about Niners rookie Brandon Aiyuk and said he already sees a lot of promise in the Arizona State standout. “He’s going to get much better,” Rice said, per Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com. […]

The San Francisco 49ers lost a slew of key players when wide receiver Kendrick Bourne tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week. Bourne was deemed to have “close contact” with fellow wideouts Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk, as well as Pro Bowl offensive tackle Trent Williams. But there was one slight problem: Bourne was the […]

The San Francisco 49ers roster got more depleted on Wednesday, as they placed two more key starters, left tackle Trent Williams and wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, on the reserve/COVID-19 list, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. The designation will cause them to miss Thursday’s Week 9 contest against the Green Bay Packers. #49ers LT Trent Williams […]

The Seattle Seahawks host the San Francisco 49ers at CenturyLink Field in a pivotal NFC West matchup on Sunday. Seattle (5-1) looks to avoid losing a division contest for the second time in as many weeks, while San Francisco (4-3) aims for its third consecutive victory. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson holds a 31-8 record in […]

It is that daunting time period in between Weeks 7 and 8 of the NFL season that you are forced into making that tough decision of where your fantasy football team is, what moves need to be made, and if you have the right pieces in place to even come close to earning a postseason […]

Week 6 of the 2020 NFL season did not produce those huge breakouts from unknown players as previous weeks have, making this week’s waiver wire pickups a bit tougher to predict. In what felt like a very ho-hum week of football with no real breakout outliers, fantasy football did not end up having that kind […]

The San Francisco 49ers’ offense is clicking on all cylinders in the first of their NFC West matchup with the Los Angeles Rams. Coming off an abysmal week, it appears quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is seemingly starting to find his rhythm. Garoppolo found wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk in the end zone to secure the hat trick […]

The Philadelphia Eagles struck first thanks to a touchdown run by quarterback Carson Wentz. San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk wasted no time responding in spectacular fashion. Aiyuk took a screen pass 38 yards and went airborne over cornerback Sidney Jones into the end zone, via NFL Twitter: AIR AIYUK! Brandon Aiyuk hurdles into […]