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The San Francisco 49ers are back on the practice field for their organized team activities (OTAs) this week, and they still have quite a few rehabbing players. Among the group is star defensive end Nick Bosa, who tore his ACL early last season and is looking to be back by the start of the 2026 […]
Now we know why the San Francisco 49ers signed a couple of running backs. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said on Thursday that running back Isaac Guerendo tore his pectoralis muscle a month ago while lifting weights. Shanahan says Guerendo could be ready at the end of training camp. Guerendo has had flashes of being […]
George Kittle knows his target of being ready for Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season is ambitious. The 49ers’ star tight end suffered a torn Achilles in their wild-card round win over the Philadelphia Eagles in January, leaving him in a very difficult position for the 2026 season given a typical timeline of nine […]
NFC North 2026: A Closer Look I think we can all agree there is no tougher division in football than the NFC West, as three teams (Seahawks, 49ers, Rams) all had 12+ wins last year, but in terms of the closest division, one in which every team has a legitimate chance of winning it, I [...]
ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweeted that the San Francisco 49ers signed running backs Jordan Mims and Jemar Jefferson. The team also released running back Sincere McCormick and placed safety Darrick Forrest on the Injured Reserve. McCormick has had multiple stints on the 49ers roster and practice squad. Mims was an undrafted free agent in 2023 out […]
It’s a topic that will bring up painful, emotional, and downright no-good memories. We asked San Francisco 49ers fans what one moment in history they would change for the franchise. Depending on your age range, the answer is easy. As randywildman pointed out, if you’re over the age of 40, the first thing that comes […]
The San Francisco 49ers take the field this week for Phase 3 of the offseason program. The closer we get to summer, the closer we get to real football. It’s spring, which means we’ll need to settle for OTAs There’s generally a 10-practice schedule over a three-week period, which kicked off on Wednesday. Practice is […]
Mac Jones wasn’t the only contract the San Francisco 49ers toyed with. The team converted $3.02 million of center Jake Brendel’s 2026 compensation into a signing bonus, per Spotrac. That cleared $2.265 million of cap space. This may be the last season we see Brendel in a 49ers uniform. His contract is void after the […]
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey was inspired by Conor McGregor's movement coach in his preparation for his 10th NFL season, he told The Athletic's Vic Tafur.
49ers backup QB Mac Jones would have preferred a trade. He got a raise instead (paywall)“The 49ers have rewarded Mac Jones for last season’s stellar fill-in work by giving him a $300,000 roster bonus, according to multiple reports. Jones, 27, who signed a two-year, $7 million contract in 2025, will now earn $3.55 million this […]
The San Francisco 49ers’ defense sat at the bottom of the league in pressure rate and sack totals in 2025. Losing Nick Bosa and others throughout the season didn’t help. Try as they may, the 49ers’ defense tried to keep the team in games, but the bottom fell out against Seattle in the divisional round. […]
Injuries to Nick Bosa and Fred Warner gutted a star-driven San Francisco 49ers defense in 2025. They’ve been the driving force in what’s been one of the best defenses in the league dating back to 2019. Losing Mykel Williams for the season didn’t help. Neither did fielding multiple rookies and journeymen along the way. Despite […]
The San Francisco 49ers have more experience than they’d like when it comes to valuing backup quarterbacks. They made it clear that they weren’t bluffing when it came to wanting premium draft capital in return for Mac Jones. Mac Jones showed that he could operate almost as well as the starter in Kyle Shanahan’s offense […]
The 49ers’ on-field preparations for the 2026 season start to take shape this week with the opening of OTAs. In relation to what actually happens in the regular season, OTAs don’t carry much importance, though they provide a look at rookies and free agent additions and a potential insight into the situation with position battles. […]
The San Francisco 49ers reportedly revised backup quarterback Mac Jones' contract heading into the 2026 campaign.
49ers’ Fred Warner wanted a quick rehab from a devastating injury. So he learned how to swim (paywall)“If you’d asked Fred Warner six months ago whether he knew how to swim, the answer would have been: sort of. The San Francisco 49ers’ middle linebacker moved through the water like a lot of people who have […]
The San Francisco 49ers selected Alfred Collins 43rd overall in the 2025 NFL Draft. That round had multiple impact rookies. Nick Emmanwori, Quinshon Judkins for a bit, TreVeyon Henderson, Luther Burden, and Tyler Shough to an extent. Those players were selected ahead of Collins. After the Collins pick, there isn’t a clear-cut “The 49ers should’ve […]
Current narratives and money aside, one of the biggest draft hits in recent memory in the NFL was the San Francisco 49ers taking Brock Purdy with the final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. From being the final pick of the 2022 NFL Draft and competing for the No. 3 spot on the depth chart […]
Every year is a big year under the current regime. The San Francisco 49ers are often projected to be among the best teams in the NFL, and 2026 is no different. The team is a top-heavy roster that hopes some of its younger players develop to help balance it out. There are a few critical […]
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner explained this week how swimming helped accelerate his recovery from a broken and dislocated right ankle last season.
Few things remain in memory when you have years upon years of San Francisco 49ers seasons chiseled into your brain. Brock Purdy’s emergence is one of those things. 49ers general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan met with Tom Tolbert, in Tolbert’s backyard of all places, for the Tom Tolbert show. The entire […]
49ers rookie lost scholarship offers, then his grandmother. How he picked up the pieces (paywall)“Every day for half a decade Black saw Carolyn. She was there for him, and him for her. Before her retirement Carolyn often vacationed in Virginia Beach. She would occasionally book weekend stays at oceanfront hotels for her and the boys. […]
NFL Insider hints at the 49ers needing to make a decision about Nick Bosa after this year“Bosa has a big cap hit in 2027, at nearly $55 million. And yes, he’s coming off a torn ACL and will turn 30 that November. Next year is also the first year of the deal done in the […]
Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers lost to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2020 Super Bowl. Just months later they traded multiple first round picks to take a shot at a physically talented and ultra-toolsy quarterback in Trey Lance. Shanahan was chasing the next Mahomes. Lance was traded to the […]
So, some good news about the 2026 San Francisco 49ers schedule is that most of their last wins against each of their opponents don’t go further back than a year. Well, except for one team that the 49ers beat over a decade ago. We’ll get to that. Regardless, even though they have beaten most of […]