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San Francisco 49ers star wide receiver Deebo Samuel went down with a worrying leg injury in Week 14 against the Buccaneers, but it looks as if he’s avoided a long-term ailment. Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Tuesday that he’s expecting Samuel to be out of commission for around three weeks, per Matt Maiocco […]

The San Francisco 49ers were hit with a brutal injury blow during their Week 14 beatdown of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as star wide receiver Deebo Samuel exited the game late in the first half. Samuel was carted off the field with an ankle injury, and one 49er great didn’t hesitate to place the blame […]

Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers are set for a pivotal Week 14 matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that could have huge playoff implications. And as Brady and the 49ers cross paths again, it’s interesting to wonder how different the past few years of San Fran’s history would have looked had Brady opted […]

Kyle Shanahan has been a damn good coach for the San Francisco 49ers. Ever since he took over the coaching job for the team in 2017, the team has found consistent success for most of their seasons. A big part of that is not just Shanahan’s coaching, but also his assistants’ work in helping Shanahan […]

The phrase hindsight is 20/20? It sure seems like it was for Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers, who had a chance to make Tom Brady their quarterback in the year 2020. It’s been rumored that Brady, then a free agent, had interest in playing for the Niners. Ahead of the 49ers’ matchup with […]

San Francisco 49ers’ head coach Kyle Shanahan revealed the odds of Jimmy Garoppolo returning during the playoffs from his injury, per Matt Barrows. “Kyle Shanahan says there’s a ‘way, outside chance, late in the playoffs’ that Jimmy Garoppolo can return this season. He said the 7-8-week recovery timetable cited yesterday is for Garoppolo’s foot to […]

The San Francisco 49ers’ Super Bowl hopes suffered a huge blow after news hit that Jimmy Garoppolo had sustained a season-ending foot fracture. Jimmy G has been outstanding as the Niners’ QB1 this season and his loss would be an undeniably significant problem for the team the rest of the way. Niners head coach Kyle […]

Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers are not closing the door on possibly signing Baker Mayfield amid their QB woes, though nothing is certain at this point. The Carolina Panthers shockingly released Mayfield on Monday after the veteran quarterback struggled mightily in his short spell with the franchise. Right after his departure, though, talks […]

Deebo Samuel’s 2022 season has been tested by injury concerns. San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan recently revealed that the current hamstring issue Samuel is dealing with is different than his prior injury, per NBC’s Pro Football Talk. “No, it was something different,” Shanahan said. “We got back at like seven in the morning, I’m […]

This was supposed to be Trey Lance’s year. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback could not have been dealt with a bigger blow after he suffered a season-ending ankle injury two weeks into the new season. It’s been a tough past few months for the 22-year-old, but at this point, it seems like he’s making considerable […]

Jimmy Garoppolo has gone from looking like a quarterback whose time with the San Francisco 49ers was counted to being back as the unquestioned alpha quarterback for the team in 2022. It even came to a point that Garoppolo was on the verge of getting traded before he inked a one-year $6.5 million restructured contract […]

There is a conspiracy theory making its rounds on social media that San Francisco 49ers star offensive tackle Trent Williams is unintentionally telegraphing plays to opponents before they could even happen on the field. Kyle Shanahan is having none of it, saying that there’s no reason for the 49ers to think much of that rumor, […]

Following Week 10’s 22-16 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers are riding high, one step closer to supplanting the Seattle Seahawks atop the NFC West division. Sunday’s action also saw the return of running back Elijah Mitchell, who surprisingly led the 49ers’ backfield with 18 carries. In speaking with […]

The San Francisco 49ers’ win over the Los Angeles Chargers was marred by an ugly incident during the game. In the second quarter of the game, linebacker Dre Greenlaw drilled Justin Herbert with a nasty accidental helmet-to-helmet hit. The LA QB was dazed after the play, and Greenlaw was ejected, much to the shock of […]

San Francisco 49ers fans, the cavalry is coming. That’s right, after trading away then-leading rusher Jeff Wilson at the trade deadline, John Lynch, Kyle Shanahan, and company have officially opened up the practice eligibility window on Elijah Mitchell, the Niners’ lead rusher from 2021. Entering the season as San Francisco’s starting rusher ahead of Wilson […]

The San Francisco 49ers have owned the Los Angeles Rams so far during the 2022 season. The Niners recently cruised to a victory over their Southern California rival in LA. Both teams were also reportedly interested in Christian McCaffrey, but it was the 49ers who acquired the star running back. And now Kyle Shanahan and […]

The San Francisco 49ers beat their division rival, the Los Angeles Rams, for the eighth consecutive time in the regular season, winning 31-14. They outscored the Rams 21-0 after halftime, dominating play. These two teams are almost always locked into physical battles, which has tended to leave the 49ers reeling with injuries. For once, it […]

Reports out of San Francisco 49ers practice indicate that the team may be without a key offensive weapon in Week 8. According to Pro Football Talk, wide receiver Deebo Samuel did not practice on Thursday as he continues to work through a hamstring injury. Per the report, head coach Kyle Shanahan said that Samuel is […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan had all the jokes after the team traded for Christian McCaffrey from the Carolina Panthers. To recall, the 49ers and a then newly hired head coach in Shanahan had the chance to draft McCaffrey in the 2017 NFL Draft. They had the third overall pick at the time, […]

Kyle Shanahan was recently asked what he remembers from the San Francisco 49ers’ Super Bowl loss against the Kansas City Chiefs, per Jake Hutchinson. “That we lost,” Shanahan replied. It probably isn’t Kyle Shanahan’s favorite subject to discuss. But with the Chiefs heading into town for a Week 7 matchup, the question was destined to […]

The San Francisco 49ers offense could soon be getting a key contributor back on the offensive line. Left tackle Trent Williams may return to the field on Sunday. During a recent conversation with reporters, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan stated that Williams could finally make his return in Week 7 against the Kansas City Chiefs. […]

While the San Francisco 49ers technically might not be the most injured team in the NFL, as that’s a pretty tough metric to quantify, it sure feels like they are, as, for seemingly the sixth week in a row, the team left their game, this time against the Atlanta Falcons, with a few fewer players […]

When Nick Bosa left the San Francisco 49ers’ Week 5 game with a groin injury, it sent minor tremors through the team’s fanbase. Now granted, injuries are nothing new to the Niners at this point, as it feels like a quarter of their team has been on the injury report at one point or another […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan dropped a crucial injury update on Nick Bosa ahead of Week 6. 49ers beat writer Eric Branch reported that Kyle Shanahan said the star defensive end has a chance to play on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons. However, Shanahan also said Bosa will not practice on Wednesday. This update […]

Though the San Francisco 49ers secured such a commanding win over the Panthers that Carolina fired their head coach shortly thereafter, the win did not come without a cost, as Kyle Shanahan’s squad lost four players, Emmanuel Moseley, Jimmie Ward, Nick Bosa, and Robbie Gould to a torn ACL, broken hand, groin, and knee contusion […]

The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Carolina Panthers, 37-15, on Sunday. The win pushes the Niners to 3-2 but the victory came at a price. According to 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, defensive backs Jimmie Ward and Emmanuel Moseley along with defensive end Nick Bosa suffered potentially major injuries. Per Kyle Shanahan: Jimmie Ward has […]

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle hasn’t been as dominant as fans expect him to be in recent weeks, but despite his poor production, head coach Kyle Shanahan is not one bit worried. Ever since making his 2022 season debut in Week 3, Kittle has only made six receptions for 52 yards. He was […]

The San Francisco 49ers dominated the Los Angeles Rams at home last Monday to score a 24-9 victory. With that, Jimmy Garoppolo and the Niners are back to their winning ways, as they were able to rebound from a forgettable 11-10 road loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 3. It was not all that […]

The San Francisco 49ers are reportedly frustrated by the lack of calls in reference to Nick Bosa. Jennifer Lee Chan reports that the Niners turn in film each week of Bosa being held by offensive lineman. Chan also reported that head coach Kyle Shanahan is concerned about Bosa constantly being held. At 6’4, 266 pounds, […]

The San Francisco 49ers suffered a razor-thin loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 3, 11-10, and some folks were quick to pin the blame on Niners quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. This was after Jimmy G threw an interception that pretty much ended his team’s hopes of escaping with a victory against the Broncos. For his […]

The San Francisco 49ers are far from the form they expected they would be at this point of the season. At just 1-2 after three weeks of football, the Niners find themselves in a tough spot and with more pressure to win games which they will have to do with Jimmy Garoppolo as the starting […]

Jimmy Garoppolo and the San Francisco 49ers had a rough day in the office, losing a close, low scoring affair to the Denver Broncos, 11-10. Things got extremely sloppy for the 49ers, especially at the end of the game, when Garoppolo threw an interception that was meant for wideout Deebo Samuel and when Jeff Wilson […]

Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos are involved in yet another controversial in-game decision involving a field-goal attempt. In Week 1, Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett decided to put the game out of Wilson’s hands, opting for a 64-yard field-goal that sailed wide. Now in Week 3, it’s head coach Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco […]

After securing his first win as the San Francisco 49ers’ starting quarterback all the way back in January, Jimmy Garoppolo controversially stated that he felt freer on the field than he had in years, dating all the way back to 2017. When asked to corroborate these comments on Thursday by NBC Sports Bay Area, Garoppolo […]

Nathaniel Hackett has been on the receiving end of a major backlash over his play-calling and game management in his first two games as head coach of the. Interestingly, however, San Francisco 49ers tactician Kyle Shanahan thinks his peer is doing just fine. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday ahead of the 49ers-Broncos Week 3 showdown, […]

When The San Francisco 49ers announced that Trey Lance was to undergo surgery on a severely broken ankle with ligament damage, it put a damper on their still-young season. Sure, to some, the idea of putting Jimmy Garoppolo back under center was anything but a downgrade, as the veteran signal caller did lead the team […]

It is safe to say Kyle Shanahan is happy that the San Francisco 49ers decided to keep Jimmy Garoppolo instead of trading or cutting him in the offseason. Garoppolo was thrusted into the QB1 role once again on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks after Trey Lance sustained a significant ankle injury that had him carted […]

The San Francisco 49ers are looking to avenge their brutal season-opening loss in Week 2. Head coach Kyle Shanahan will have to orchestrate the offense without lead back Elijah Mitchell, who suffered an MCL injury that will sideline him for about two months. Mitchell ran for 963 yards last season and picked up 41 yards […]

When the San Francisco 49ers dropped a stunner to the Chicago Bears in Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season, fans scratched their heads in disbelief. Sure, Kyle Shanahan’s team recorded 12 penalties, and the grass was so oversaturated that standing water was present in parts of Soldier Field, but in the end, the players […]