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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan got Brandon Aiyuk’s attention when he said that Deebo Samuel is the fastest wide receiver on the team, and Aiyuk is using that as motivation this season. “Yeah, I wasn’t here for his first year, but I watched him a lot my rookie year,” Brandon Aiyuk said, via […]

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Clelin Ferrell almost became public enemy number one in the Bay Area after a close injury call with Niners quarterback Brock Purdy during training camp. Luckily, Brock Purdy avoided any serious injury on the play, but that didn’t stop Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan from becoming a nervous wreck, reports […]

San Francisco 49ers star defensive end Nick Bosa is holding out of training camp as he looks for a new contract. The 49ers are set to have their first padded practice on Monday, but it doesn’t look like Bosa is going to have a new deal by then. Kyle Shanahan addressed Bosa’s situation on Sunday […]

While the emergence of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy surprised pretty much everyone across the league, his arrival wasn’t quite as shocking to head coach Kyle Shanahan. NFL and 49ers fans got a first glimpse of Brock Purdy when he came in for Jimmy Garoppolo early in the game versus the Miami Dolphins and […]

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel is already viewed as a star player, but head coach Kyle Shanahan said Samuel is more motivated than ever this offseason with a hilarious admission, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. “Never had a grown man send me so many pictures of himself with his shirt off, but […]

The San Francisco 49ers return a formidable team on both offense and defense from 2022. The 49ers’ defense, led by defensive end Nick Bosa, linebacker Fred Warner and others, finished third in yards allowed in the NFL last season. The defense wasn’t able to overcome the loss of QB Brock Purdy in the NFC Title […]

The San Francisco 49ers are poised to enter the 2023 season with one of the best quarterback rosters in recent memory among NFL teams. With NFC title game leader Brock Purdy, Trey Lance, and new addition Sam Darnold all manning the same QB room, the competition is expected to be fierce. The 49ers have at […]

San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young loves what current head coach Kyle Shanahan is doing on offense. He praised his old team’s current play-caller for his innovative style, but in true 90s 49ers player fashion, he couldn’t help but throw in a little dig at the Dallas Cowboys and their current head […]

The San Francisco 49ers were lost after cutting ties with head coach Jim Harbaugh in 2014. The franchise had gone so long without a locker room igniter before the current Michigan program leader arrived and then immediately plunged back into a period of darkness after his exit. A strong but different voice was needed again. […]

Sam Darnold is adjusting well with the San Francisco 49ers, and he’s keeping an optimistic attitude as he learns more about Kyle Shanahan’s system. Darnold joined the 49ers this offseason after signing a one-year deal with the team last March. He played for the Carolina Panthers in the last two years and with the New […]

All things being equal, Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers plan on having Brock Purdy as the starting quarterback in 2023. However, Purdy is still recovering from injury, which means Trey Lance has a chance to show his stuff as 49ers quarterback in OTAs. And one important player who Lance has impressed is superstar […]

San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan is widely regarded as one of the best offensive minds in the NFL. Considering what 49ers tight end George Kittle recently had to say, Shanahan’s genius might be underappreciated. Kittle told The Ringer’s Kevin Clark and Steven Ruiz on the “Slow News Day” podcast that Shanahan will sometimes call […]

The best head coaches in the NFL are ones that not only attain a high football IQ, but that also are able to take their expertise and build a sustainable franchise year in and year out. These coaches are capable to withstand on and off-the-field hurdles while still keeping a competitive team. By doing so, […]

With Brock Purdy seemingly on track to be healthy enough to be under center for the San Francisco 49ers come Week 1 of the 2023 NFL season, both Sam Darnold and Trey Lance can be expected to begin that campaign as insurance in the quarterback position. Some, however, believe that the 49ers could still work […]

The Brock Purdy injury updates have been mainly positive since the San Francisco 49ers quarterback underwent elbow surgery on March 10. The latest comments from 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan in regard to Purdy’s progress followed that trend.  Shanahan told reporters Tuesday that Brock Purdy’s injury recovery is “right on track.” The 49ers’ coach couldn’t say […]

San Francisco 49ers fans everywhere are looking forward to seeing Brock Purdy return to the field in 2023 after what turned out to be a truly amazing campaign by the 262nd overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Purdy played an integral role in the Niners securing a spot in the playoffs and most would […]

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is recovering from UCL surgery this offseason, and Kyle Shanahan expressed confidence that Purdy will be the same player once he completes his recovery process when speaking at a Dwight Clark Legacy Series event, according to David Lombardi of The Athletic. “As long as Brock’s elbow heals right, he’ll […]

The San Francisco 49ers are heading into the 2023 season with plenty of questions at the quarterback position. Last year, Brock Purdy took the position and ran with it, but a torn UCL has him in jeopardy for the start of 2023. This gives Trey Lance and Sam Darnold an opportunity to turn some heads […]

The San Francisco 49ers are heading into a huge season, headlined by question marks at the quarterback position. Albeit the answers needed at the most important position, head coach Kyle Shanahan can take solace in the fact he will have Christian McCaffrey lining up all over the Niners offense in 2023. Shanahan was asked about […]

The 2023 NFL season schedule release is set to take place officially at 8 PM EST (5 PM PST) on Thursday night, but there are quite a few games that have been made public to fans already. One such game is the 2023 NFC Championship rematch between the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles, which […]

We have reached Day 3 of the 2023 NFL Draft, and while most of the top players are off the board now, there is always good value that can be found in the later rounds of the draft. However, that didn’t stop Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers from picking the first kicker of […]

The San Francisco 49ers are expected to make more moves in the 2023 offseason. This is especially true given the number of roster spaces on their depth chart that remain open. They can, of course, do so through the draft. Here we’ll look at which rookie prospects the 49ers will draft with each of their […]

Every day, it seems a new NFL team is put through the Lamar Jackson test. Quarterback situations and cap space are thoroughly analyzed to see if that franchise will be an ideal destination for the star quarterback. Friday, the microscope was placed on the San Francisco 49ers, who face a bit of uncertainty regarding their […]

The latest picture of former San Francisco 49ers coaches at the NFL Owners Meetings will make fans of the team nostalgic. The 49ers’ official Twitter account shared a photo that included Kyle Shanahan, Robert Saleh, Mike McDaniel and DeMeco Ryans. The picture shows just how impressive Kyle Shanahan’s coaching staff has been in recent seasons. […]

The NFL has made its award of Compensatory Draft picks and the San Francisco 49ers are the big winners with seven additional selections in the upcoming April 27-29 Draft. The NFL has announced its compensatory draft pick list pic.twitter.com/oJkmCD1iPE — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 9, 2023 Compensatory picks are regularly awarded to teams that lose […]

The San Francisco 49ers had a difficult and unfortunate finish to an otherwise fairy-tale season. Despite losing not one, not two, not even three, but FOUR quarterbacks, the Niners won the NFC West and finished among the final four teams in the 2022-23 NFL season. The sting of losing the NFC Championship Game remains, though. […]

The Los Angeles Rams have likely started compiling their list of prospective targets even though free agency is still about a month away. On both sides of the ball, this squad just needs a lot of added help and depth. This is especially in the trenches. Coming off one of their worst seasons in recent […]

The San Francisco 49ers’ otherwise fairy-tale season came to a rather unfortunate finale. Remember that the Niners managed to win the NFC West and finish among the final four teams in the 2022–23 NFL season. Of course, they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in an unexpectedly lopsided fashion, 31-7. Still, the 49ers can be proud […]

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 […]

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” […]

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 […]

The San Francisco 49er quarterback room was the key talking point of their season. Injuries struck the group at the start of the season, and ultimately, played a role in their season-ending early. Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo both suffered season-ending injuries during the regular season. In the playoffs, rookie quarterback Brock Purdy went down […]

As the San Francisco 49ers fell to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Championship, starting quarterback Brock Purdy suffered a torn UCL. Brock Purdy still hasn’t decided if he will have surgery to prepare the tear. But if he does elect to go that route, it appears that he will be back in full force […]

San Francisco 49ers’ head coach Kyle Shanahan downplayed the possibility of a 49ers-Jimmy Garoppolo reunion, via Cam Inman. “I don’t see any scenario of that,” Shanahan said in reference to a potential Garoppolo return. Jimmy Garoppolo was the 49ers’ backup quarterback to open the 2022 campaign behind Trey Lance. However, Lance suffered a season-ending injury […]

Kyle Shanahan could not challenge what he could not see. On the heels of an NFC Championship thrashing by the Philadelphia Eagles, the 49ers head coach went into detail on why he did not throw the flag on a crucial DeVonta Smith “catch” in the game’s opening drive. “The replay we saw didn’t definitively show […]

The San Francisco 49ers’ season just ended with a whimper and even more injuries. They got absolutely blown out by the Philadelphia Eagles, 31-7, on the road in the NFC Championship Game. It was an anti-climactic and painful finish to a campaign that was once filled with so much promise. Here we’ll discuss the 49ers […]

With the San Francisco 49ers and Golden State Warriors both playing in the Bay Area, head coaches Kyle Shanahan and Steve Kerr have spent some time together. But Shanahan has now revealed that when he and Kerr get together, it could get rowdier than a 49ers or Warriors championship run. Shanahan spoke to the media […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said team defensive end Charles Omenihu is expected to play in the NFC Championship Game in Philadelphia on Sunday, according to team beat writer Eric Branch. Omenihu was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence at his home in San Jose on Monday. Kyle Shanahan said the team […]

Like the San Francisco 49ers’ most recent victims — the Dallas Cowboys — the Philadelphia Eagles also feature a stout defensive line that can swallow opposing offenses alive. The Eagles’ pass rush is expected to be a big thorn in the side of San Francisco, but the 49ers trust head coach Kyle Shanahan to provide […]