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- Breer: ‘The Niners are hoping for a healthy competition between Lance and Darnold’by Kyle Posey on March 30, 2023 at 9:26 PM
Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer believes both quarterbacks have a chance to move the 49ers off their stance that Brock Purdy is QB1 this offseason. On Wednesday, we tried to make sense of the 49ers quarterback situation. Trey Lance […]
- Oklahoma TE Brayden Willis confirms he’s formally met with the 49ersby Kyle Posey on March 30, 2023 at 6:58 PM
Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images Willis has a basketball background and is more of a “move” tight end. The University of Oklahoma held its Pro Day on Thursday morning. That’s important, as the 49ers had a formal meeting with tight end Brayden Willis. Willis comes from a spread […]
- 49ers select a running back with 1 of their 3rd round picks in ESPN’s 7-round mock draftby Kyle Posey on March 30, 2023 at 5:13 PM
Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images The 49ers also found their Mike McGlinchey replacement We’ve finally found a credible 7-round NFL mock draft. This one comes via ESPN, where Jordan Reid went through each round, and here’s what he came up with for the 49ers. 99. Jaylon Jones, CB, […]
- What recent history tells us about the picks the 49ers have in the third roundby Jordan Elliott on March 30, 2023 at 3:30 PM
Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images One of the picks the 49ers used in the Trey Lance trade only played 10 snaps last season for Miami The 49ers currently have three selections in the third round of the 2023 draft. Those picks are currently slated at 99, 101, and 102 overall. To get a better […]
- 5 players on the 49ers who should wear No. 0by andrewpasquini on March 30, 2023 at 2:01 PM
Photo by Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Deommodore Lenoir wore 0 in college. But there are a few other players that make sense. The NFL announced on Tuesday that one of the rule changes made at the annual league meetings is that players are now permitted to wear the No. 0 for […]
- The 49ers five thinnest positions heading into the NFL Draftby Marc Delucchi on March 30, 2023 at 1:00 PM
Photo by Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With the bulk of free agency over, what areas of the depth chart do the 49ers need to fill in? With most of the best players on the NFL free agent market signed, the biggest moves of the San Francisco 49ers offseason seem behind them. […]
- Golden Nuggets: Hoping for a good offseason from Javon Kinlawby Yinon Raviv on March 30, 2023 at 9:00 AM
Associated Press Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Thursday, March 30th, 2023 Lynch excited for healthy Kinlaw in 49ers’ D-line rotation “I’m really excited for (Kinlaw) because he’s going into an offseason healthy,” Lynch said at the NFL Annual Meeting. “We’re committed […]
- 49ers meet with Pittsburgh RB Israel Abanikanda prior to excellent Pro Dayby Marc Delucchi on March 29, 2023 at 8:11 PM
Photo by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The 49ers sure seem interested in one of the fastest running backs in the class. The San Francisco 49ers met with NFL Draft prospect Israel “Izzy” Abanikanda on Tuesday night, according to a report by Ryan Fowler of The Draft […]
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- Kyle Shanahan: Sam Darnold has as good of a skillset as there isby Myles Simmons on March 30, 2023 at 4:25 PM
The 49ers signed Sam Darnold to give themselves another option at quarterback with Brock Purdy‘s status unclear after his elbow surgery. Earlier this week at the annual league meeting, head coach Kyle Shanahan said Darnold “has as good of a skillset as there is.” “That’s why he went as […]
- 49ers still hoping for the best from Javon Kinlaw now that he’s healthyby Charean Williams on March 30, 2023 at 1:12 AM
If Javon Kinlaw had stayed healthy and become what the 49ers thought when they drafted him 14th overall, they likely wouldn’t have pursued Javon Hargrave in free agency this offseason. If and’s and but’s. . . . The team’s addition of Hargrave will put Kinlaw in a backup role heading into […]
- Kyle Shanahan: Jimmy Garoppolo’s time with the 49ers was extremely successfulby Myles Simmons on March 29, 2023 at 9:21 PM
At this time last year, the 49ers were preparing to say goodbye to Jimmy Garoppolo as they moved on to Trey Lance as their starting quarterback. But that departure never happened in 2022, as Garoppolo eventually agreed to an adjusted contract to stick with San Francisco as the club’s backup. Then […]
- Jed York: I wouldn’t change anything about moving up to get Trey Lanceby Josh Alper on March 29, 2023 at 11:27 AM
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said on Tuesday that it is “going to be harder” for Trey Lance to win the starting quarterback job this year and that’s not the outlook most people expected to see when the 49ers traded up to get in position to draft Lance in 2021. Lance sat behind Jimmy […]
- Ron Rivera: We’d like to think Sam Howell has the same type of ability, skill set as Brock Purdyby Myles Simmons on March 28, 2023 at 9:42 PM
As head coach Ron Rivera put it, the Commanders never really considered pursuing quarterback Lamar Jackson this offseason. Instead, the club is focused on Sam Howell, who will enter the offseason program as the team’s first quarterback — though Rivera has maintained that doesn’t quite make […]
- Owners table third quarterback rule, but there is a “lot of support” for itby Charean Williams on March 28, 2023 at 8:08 PM
The 49ers lost both of their active quarterbacks to injuries in the NFC Championship Game, essentially turning them into a run-only offense and ending any chance they had of upsetting the Eagles. That prompted a call for a return of the emergency quarterback. The Lions formally proposed a rule that […]
- 49ers expect another Bay Area Super Bowl soonby Michael David Smith on March 28, 2023 at 6:51 PM
The 49ers are expecting to host another Super Bowl at Levi’s Stadium soon. 49ers owner Jed York said today that the team is in the process of getting a $120 million loan from the NFL’s stadium fund for improvements on Levi’s Stadium that would make the stadium fit to host another Super Bowl. […]
- Kyle Shanahan: It’s going to be harder for Trey Lance to win starting jobby Myles Simmons on March 28, 2023 at 5:59 PM
Trey Lance began last year as the 49ers starting quarterback. But his time as QB1 didn’t last long, as he suffered a fractured ankle in just the second game of the season. Because Brock Purdy‘s elbow injury will keep him from participating in the offseason program, Lance will have a chance to […]
- Kyle Shanahan: We’ll see in three months if Brock Purdy will be ready for campby Myles Simmons on March 28, 2023 at 4:26 PM
The 49ers will head into the start of the offseason program next month with Trey Lance and Sam Darnold as their healthy quarterbacks. But Brock Purdy‘s recovery from elbow surgery will loom over the proceedings. Head coach Kyle Shanahan reiterated on Tuesday what G.M. John Lynch said on Monday […]
- John Lynch on Nick Bosa extension: I like our track record of getting them doneby Josh Alper on March 28, 2023 at 10:12 AM
The 49ers have gotten a lot of long-term deals done with key members of the team in recent years and defensive end Nick Bosa is next up on the list of players looking for new contracts. Bosa is set to make just under $17.9 million in the final year of his rookie contract in 2023 [more]