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The San Francisco 49ers third preseason game of the year saw wide receiver Dante Pettis playing late into the contest. This surprised a lot of people. Pettis was a second-round pick last year and someone many thought would have a significant role in the offense this year. While that can still definitely happen, it appears […]

The San Francisco 49ers hadn’t had great fortune when it came to keeping their guys off the injury list. However, they are bound to see an injection of energy to the team as a number of players are set to return for practice. Jerick McKinnon and Dee Ford are two of the notable names that […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo visited the grounds where he tore his ACL last September on Saturday night. At the Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium, Garoppolo didn’t let the past haunt him. That counts for both the ACL and his awful performance the game before. Prior to playing in Kansas City, Garoppolo shrank against […]

The San Francisco 49ers took the field in their preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs with one of their offseason acquisitions taking the field for the first time. On Saturday night, linebacker Kwon Alexander said that getting back on the field was ‘legendary’. Q: Hey, Kwon Alexander, how nice was it to get back […]

Jimmy Garoppolo had a week to forget, but Matt Breida helped him change course. All the news surrounding the San Francisco 49ers quarterback was of his miserable time throwing the ball. That miserable time included throwing an interception on five straight throws in a scrimmage… but the bad times didn’t last. He took a major […]

The San Francisco 49ers are coming off of a 2018 campaign in which they won just four games, but thanks to a roster full of young talent on both sides of the football, there is a lot of hope in the Bay for the future. The 49ers are not expected to make the playoffs in […]

The San Francisco 49ers have given Chris Foerster a second chance. After a two year hiatus from the league, following his resignation from the Miami Dolphins for a leaked video of him snorting a white substance — likely cocaine — the former offensive line coach has resurfaced in San Francisco as a consultant, according to […]

The San Francisco 49ers made headlines after bringing in a new assistant to their coaching staff. The team hired former Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Chris Foerster to join the team in 2019. This is the first job that Foerster has received since a video surfaced of him snorting a powdery substance during his stint […]

San Francisco 49ers No. 2 overall pick Nick Bosa suffered a severe high-ankle sprain early into training camp. The injury subsequently placed him out for the rest of training camp and preseason, and it’s unknown if he’ll miss any regular-season time. General manager John Lynch doesn’t clarify that any further, as he believes Bosa has […]

The NFL regular season is just two weeks away from today, which means that fantasy football season is upon us. On Thursday, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle assured his fantasy football owners that he’ll be ready for the start of the season. #49ers George Kittle to #fantasyfootball coaches: “I’ll be ready guys. Don’t […]

Jimmy Garoppolo’s 2019 preseason debut didn’t go as planned against the Denver Broncos. Luckily for Garoppolo, the San Francisco 49ers are planning to give him extensive playing time in their third preseason game. Last week, Garoppolo began the game by throwing an interception to Isaac Yiadom of the Broncos on just his second pass of […]

It’s always fun when a kicker or punter gets fans excited. That’s exactly what’s happening with the San Francisco 49ers and kicker/punter Mitch Wishnowsky. Even more impressive, this wasn’t an obvious transition into love. The 49ers used a fourth-round pick on the kicker and many felt that was way too high. It’s not like the […]

The San Francisco 49ers have to plan for the future. Heading into Week 17 of the 2018 season, the Minnesota Vikings had a chance to make the playoffs with a win over the Chicago Bears. Instead, Kirk Cousins and the Vikings offense looked out of sorts; losing 24-10. By falling to the Bears, Minnesota ended […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo had a rough game Monday night. In his first live action since tearing his ACL early last season, Garoppolo completed just one of six passes and threw an interception against the Denver Broncos. He was lucky not to be intercepted a second time on a near pick-six. Is this […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, entering his third season in charge of the team, told reporters on Tuesday he had faith in quarterbacks Nick Mullens and CJ Beathard. Per NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco, Shanahan said, “I believe in both of those guys.” Maiocco also adds that Shanahan would not decide who […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo made his first appearance in a game on Monday night since tearing his ACL and it couldn’t have gone any worse. Garoppolo went 1-for-6, throwing for zero yards and an interception. That type of effort was good enough to earn him the worst passer rating possible, 0.0. Garoppolo has […]

After tearing his ACL in 2018, Jimmy Garoppolo made his long-awaited 2019 preseason debut for the San Francisco 49ers on Monday against the Denver Broncos. It turns out, he has some rust to shake off. On his second attempt of the game, Garoppolo threw an interception off of his back foot on third down. Jimmy […]

The talk about an 18-game regular-season schedule has been talked about a lot this offseason, but San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman still thinks it has very little chance of happening. Sherman is an NFLPA executive committee, so he has a pretty good idea about how the players feel about the issues and if talks […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo had only made seven starts in the NFL through his first four seasons in the league. But after winning all five of his starts with the Niners at the end of the 2017 regular season, Garoppolo had made quite the impression on first-year general manager John Lynch. In fact, […]

The San Francisco 49ers face the Denver Broncos in their second preseason game on Monday, when Jimmy Garoppolo will play in a game for the first time since tearing his ACL in September. That injury derailed a season previously filled with hope, but with Garoppolo back, there is again excitement around a team many expect […]

Earlier this week, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo had a miserable practice session, throwing five straight interceptions at one point. Obviously, that has to be frustrating for any quarterback on any level, but Garoppolo isn’t letting it get to him. “That day I was pretty ticked off. The defense got the best of me,” […]

After a 19-7 win over Dallas in the first preseason game, the 49ers are looking to see what more of the players can do in the second game against the Denver Broncos. San Francisco is going to expand the amount of players that they will be showcasing, unlike what they did in the first game. […]

The San Francisco 49ers have already said that rookie Nick Bosa won’t see the field during the preseason due to a sprained ankle. Their main goal is to get him healthy and ready for the regular season in a few weeks. It seems as if Bosa has made progress in his recovery, shedding the walking […]

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle is dealing with calf tightness and is listed as day to day, according to Nick Wagoner of ESPN. Kittle is coming off of a record-setting season with the 49ers in which he played all 16 games and racked up the most receiving yards for a tight end in […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo didn’t have the training camp session he envisioned on Wednesday. It was simply a bad day for the starter, as per NBCSportsBayArea.com’s Matt Maiocco, he threw five straight interceptions on the same amount of attempts. The picks came from safety Jacquiski Tartt — off a Kwon Alexander tip –, […]

It has been nearly three long years since Colin Kaepernick stepped foot on the gridiron and played professional football alongside the rest of the San Francisco 49ers. The former Super Bowl quarterback has said he’s “still ready” to make a comeback to the league, even if it has been a while since he last threw […]

The San Francisco 49ers finished their Week 1 preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys winning 17-9. For NFL preseason Week 2, they will fly to Denver for a Monday night brawl against the Broncos. As the date of playing nears, there are a few areas of focus to keep tabs on. 3. Players stepping up […]

Going into 2019, it looked like Dante Pettis would be the San Francisco 49ers’ No. 1 wide receiver by default. After all, the rest of the receiving corps is full of rookies and veterans who don’t have much left. But just because Pettis looks like the frontrunner does not mean he is a shoo-in. 49ers […]

The San Francisco 49ers are viewing the 2019 season as a new era with Kyle Shanahan. Essentially, San Francisco is hitting the rewind button, hoping to recall the time before quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo went down with a season-ending injury in 2018. Before last season, there was a sense of optimism for the 49ers with Shanahan […]

Injuries are beginning to mount up for the San Francisco 49ers along their offensive line. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Shon Coleman suffered a dislocated ankle. Coleman sustained the injury during the 49ers preseason opener against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night. The recovery time for his injury is expected to take several […]

The San Francisco 49ers opened their preseason against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night. Deebo Samuel’s 45-yard catch on the Dallas secondary might’ve been the best play of the game. Go 🆙Deebo! C.J. connects with the rookie for a 45-yard gain #DALvsSF pic.twitter.com/e1w0uGC22X — San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) August 11, 2019 If C.J. Beathard didn’t […]

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Trent Taylor suffered a Jones fracture on his right toe on Thursday and completed surgery on the foot on Friday, general manager John Lynch announced on the team’s broadcast during Saturday’s game per Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com. Taylor was among the inactives for the 49ers, which were announced prior to […]

It took only one game for Jalen Hurd of the San Francisco 49ers to realize why he tried to make an NFL career from a different vantage point. Jalen Hurd spent his first three collegiate seasons at Tennessee as a running back. He transferred to Baylor for his senior year and made the switch to […]

The San Francisco 49ers suffered a blow to their offensive line depth on Saturday. Swing tackle Shon Coleman went down four snaps into a preseason game versus the Dallas Cowboys. Coleman was carted off the field and into the locker room with an air cast on his right ankle. Indications point to him missing an […]

There has been a lot of debate this offseason about how many preseason games is the perfect amount, and San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan has made his opinion known. Asked by reporters about the preseason debate, Shanahan said he would rather have zero preseason games if the option was between zero and four. “Yeah, […]

After tearing his ACL prior to the start of the 2018 season, the San Francisco 49ers had to wait a year to see their shiny new running back in action. Jerick McKinnon, formerly of the Minnesota Vikings, made his way off of injured reserve yesterday, but he may be back on it soon, according to […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is taking issue with a lot of the talk surrounding Nick Bosa. It was recently revealed that the second overall pick in April’s draft is dealing with a significant ankle sprain that will sideline him at least for the entire preseason. Since that announcement there’s been a lot […]

The San Francisco 49ers front office is staying busy during training camp. The team announced that they cut wide receiver Chris Thompson, according to Pro Football Talk. Thompson last played for the Orlando Apollos of the AAF, and caught on with Niners shortly after. San Francisco has tons of wideouts with NFL experience on their […]

The San Francisco 49ers and Kyle Shanahan were ecstatic to get Jerick McKinnon back on the field for the first time since his injury last season. However, after practicing for two days following his activation from the PUP list, McKinnon needs a platelet-rich plasma injection in his surgically repaired knee and will miss at least two […]