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During his rookie season, there were rumors that the San Francisco 49ers were worried about Trey Lance dealing with arm fatigue. Since his rookie season, many around the 49ers have addressed the rumors concerning Lance. This includes his head coach, Kyle Shanahan. But on Thursday, Trey Lance himself was able to speak on the issues. […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy garnered plenty of comparisons to greats from today and from the past during his rookie season. For Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez, he sees a bit of Tom Brady in the former Iowa State passer. Speaking to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Jennifer Lee Chan during […]

The New England Patriots could be looking to trade for San Francisco 49ers star wide receiver Deebo Samuel, according to The Felger and Mazz show on 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston. Executive producer James Stewart told hosts Michael Felger and Tony Massarotti that an NFL talent evaluator reportedly texted him with the rumor that […]

When we watch sports, it’s easy to forget these men and women are human, just like the rest of us. Watching the play of San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle during his career, and the team’s playoff run, it would be hard to tell he was going through a tragic occurrence. Unfortunately, that’s exactly […]

With Super Bowl LVII in the rearview mirror, the 2023 NFL offseason has officially begun. Organizations such as the San Francisco 49ers should have plenty to do in the offseason with the goal of making it to the big game in the future. In 2022, the team was one of the most pleasant surprises in […]

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in one of the most thrilling Super Bowls ever 38-35, Sunday in Super Bowl 57. The game was extremely entertaining, as the Eagles led for the majority of the game, only to watch Patrick Mahomes lead yet another comeback victory. It was actually the Chiefs eighth straight […]

Last month’s NFC title game is still the talk of the town for many San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles players. Deebo Samuel was the latest player to add fuel to the rivalry between the two teams. During a recent appearance on the “I AM ATHLETE” podcast, Samuel took some time to look back at […]

The Houston Texans managed to land their newest head coach early on this offseason when they hired former San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans. It looks like Ryans won’t be the only 49ers coach they hire this offseason, as it looks like the Texans have gone back to the well and taken another coach […]

The San Francisco 49ers have won five Super Bowls in their franchise’s history, and the guy who led them to four of those championships was Joe Montana. Montana was eventually replaced by Steve Young, who ended up leading the Niners to their fifth and most recent Super Bowl championship in 1995. Montana is one of […]

The Jacksonville Jaguars and the Cincinnati Bengals did not have much of an answer for Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in last month’s AFC playoffs. San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle believes that if the Philadelphia Eagles fail to slow down Kelce in Super Bowl 57, then the Chiefs will cruise to their […]

Deebo Samuel believes the San Francisco 49ers would have been the one to make it to Super Bowl 57 had their QB room not been depleted against the Philadelphia Eagles. He expressed confidence the results would have been different had they brought in more QBs for the NFC Championship game. Of course Samuel went viral […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is confident he’ll be fully healthy when the 2023 season rolls around in September. Purdy confirmed on Friday that he is set to undergo surgery for his UCL tear in two weeks time. He also clarified that it’s not Tommy John surgery, so he should be able to start […]

With the San Francisco 49ers offseason underway, the team is now faced with a question at the quarterback position. Both Brock Purdy and Trey Lance are looking to earn the starting job, and only one will come out victorious. Lance was named the starter heading into the 2022 season. He played well in his short […]

It’s safe to say Jimmie Ward is holding a grudge after the Philadelphia Eagles walloped the injury-marred San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. Just a few days before the Eagles take the field in Super Bowl LVII against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, Ward—poised to be one of the most sought […]

Going into the NFL Honors awards show Thursday night in Phoenix, a major question centered around who would win Coach of the Year. One of the candidates expected to get votes was San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan. There were a bunch of worthy choices for this year’s award, but at the end, the […]

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa has won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, winning as the overwhelming favorite with 46 votes. Defensive Player of the Year voting: – Nick Bosa: 46– Haason Reddick: 2– Quinnen Williams: 1– Chris Jones: 1 Micah Parsons did not get a single first-place vote. — Ari […]

Heading into the offseason, the biggest question involving the San Francisco 49ers will be how they address the quarterback position. While Trey Lance earned the job heading into the 2021 campaign, he appeared in just two games before going down with an injury. In his place, Jimmy Garoppolo stepped in as the starter. But his […]

The San Francisco 49ers were obliterated in the NFC Championship by the Philadelphia Eagles, but Deebo Samuel believes things would’ve turned out a lot differently if their QB room wasn’t so beat up. Brock Purdy hurt his elbow early in the game before backup Josh Johnson suffered a concussion. That forced Purdy to come back […]

San Francisco 49ers Swiss Army knife Deebo Samuel recently spoke on the impact of losing Jimmy Garoppolo, who will officially be leaving the Bay Area this offseason. Head coach Kyle Shanahan told the team the QB won’t be back in 2023. Via USA Today: “Kyle came out and said there’s no scenario where Jimmy will […]

It is not a certainty that Trey Lance will be the starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers in 2023 due to the emergence of Brock Purdy, and it seems that Lance is aware of that fact during an interview on the Rich Eisen Show. “Everyone saw what Brock did,” Lance said on the Rich […]

San Francisco 49ers legend Joe Montana has no doubt in his mind who should be the franchise’s starting quarterback between Brock Purdy and Trey Lance. To recall, Montana said recently that the 49ers should consider bringing back Jimmy Garoppolo to start at quarterback, raising several eyebrows since Jimmy G. was basically out of the team’s […]

It’s safe to assume that San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey won’t be watching the Super Bowl 57 showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles this weekend. McCaffrey and the 49ers lost to the Eagles in the NFC Championship game, and it’s quite clear the star RB isn’t over it yet. When […]

San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback Brock Purdy proved to be one of the biggest talking points of the 2022 season. After being the last pick in the draft, Purdy ultimately led his team to the NFC Championship. With his performance, he shocked many around the league, including teammate Christian McCaffrey. During an appearance on Up […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Purdy suffered a brutal UCL tear in the NFC Championship Game. As Purdy looks to get back on the road to recovery, his path has gotten much clearer. Purdy will meet with Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas on Feb. 21, via the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. He will then have surgery […]

Whether you want to call it bad luck, or victims of circumstance, the San Francisco 49ers went through the worst of it in the NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The 49ers saw both of their quarterbacks, Brock Purdy and Josh Johnson, go down with injury, and running back Christian McCaffrey played the position […]

Kyle Shanahan recently stated that he doesn’t see a scenario where Jimmy Garoppolo would return to the San Francisco 49ers this offseason. A Garoppolo return was always in doubt amid the presences of Trey Lance and Brock Purdy. However, a report from The Athletic’s Tim Kawakami said that Garoppolo and Shanahan’s relationship had “gone a bit south” […]

The San Francisco 49ers are reportedly hiring Steve Wilks to be their defensive coordinator, per Tom Pelissero. Wilks, who was formerly with the Carolina Panthers, will replace DeMeco Ryans in San Francisco who recently took over head coaching duties for the Houston Texans. There were plenty of people around the NFL world who expected Steve […]

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk made some noise lately by saying that the Eagles would get exposed by the Chiefs passing game, and that the 49ers would have too if not for injuries at quarterback, via Pro Football Talk. Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay was not a fan of Aiyuk’s comments. “What kind […]

With DeMeco Ryans becoming the Houston Texans head coach, the San Francisco 49ers are in need of a new defensive coordinator. Former Carolina Panthers interim head coach Steve Wilks has been a name of interest for the 49ers and it appears that both sides are interested in a union. Wilks spent the majority of Monday […]

When it comes to the quarterback situation for the San Francisco 49ers, everyone has an opinion on what the team should do going forward. It was only a matter of time before Joe Montana, the gold standard of QBs who have played for the franchise, would chime in with his own. The 49ers have a […]

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is bitter his team is not in the Super Bowl. After getting crushed by the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game, the 24-year-old had some strong words for their chances against the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII. “I don’t know fully about that defense,” Aiyuk […]

Trent Williams and Dre Greenlaw of the San Francisco 49ers have been fined by the NFL for their actions while playing the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship Game. Williams was fined $12,731 for unnecessary roughness after he pounded K’Von Wallace to the ground as the Eagle safety and 49ers wideout Deebo Samuel got into […]

Rest easy, San Francisco 49ers fans, star left tackle Trent Williams isn’t going into retirement. Williams, who is 34 years old, announced that he intends to return to the 49ers next season at Saturday’s Pro Bowl practice amid talk that he was potentially retiring, per Grant Gordon of NFL.com. “Yeah, for sure,” Williams said when […]

The San Francisco 49ers are no strangers to a quarterback carousel, and it looks like they have another on their hands with youngsters Brock Purdy and Trey Lance. How we got to this point was a ride onto itself, but it’s definitely a situation the 49ers brass wasn’t expecting to have going into training camp […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is enjoying the early part of his offseason by spending time on the golf course. Taking part in the Pebble Beach Pro-AM on Thursday, Rodgers couldn’t avoid questions about his playing future, even when gearing up for his tee shot. PGA Tour analyst Colt Knost asked Rodgers about his […]

The San Francisco 49ers somehow managed to reach the NFC Championship Game this season despite losing their top two quarterbacks in the regular season. John Lynch and company have some tough decisions to make this offseason, including what to do with Trey Lance, who suffered a season-ending ankle injury all the way back in Week […]

The Dallas Cowboys have not reached nor won a Super Bowl since defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1995-1996 season. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is probably tired of answering questions pertaining to that nearly 30-year drought. On Thursday, he took a different approach, deciding to toss the team’s rival under the bus, as NBC Sports […]

After a rather poor stint as the Denver Broncos head coach, Vic Fangio decided to take a smaller role in 2022, working as a defensive consultant with the Philadelphia Eagles. But it was clear that Fangio would be able to find a defensive coordinator role in 2023, which is a spot he’s spent most of […]

Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers will enter the offseason with two primary quarterbacks — 2022 standout rookie Brock Purdy and former first round pick Trey Lance — and they’re happy with it. “No, we’re content enough,” the 49ers head coach said when asked during the season-ending press conference if the team would be […]