Former 49ers linebacker Craig Puki has died, the team announced Friday. He was 66.“The 49ers mourn the passing of former LB Craig Puki. Our thoughts are with his friends and family,” the team tweeted.The 49ers drafted Puki in the third round of the 1980 draft out of the University of Tennessee. He played three NFL [more]
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Report: Super Bowl LX is expected to be awarded to San Francisco
It’s not official yet, but it reportedly will be soon.During next week’s meeting in Minneapolis, owners are expected to award Super Bowl LX to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, reports Ben Fischer of Sports Business Journal. The game will be played in February 2026, and it will be televised by NBC.Last month, Rams COO Kevin [more]
Fred Warner: Defense wins championships, we need to be better
49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel recently said that there was “no question” that his team was better than the Eagles last season, but they lost the NFC Championship Game after losing both of their available quarterbacks to injuries.Other 49ers have shared similar feelings and linebacker Fred Warner said recently that it “felt like we never [more]
Rep. Eric Swallwell accuses former NFL player Bruce Miller of threatening execution
Threats of violence routinely are made on social media, the kind of threats that never would be made or tolerated in any other setting. A member of Congress believes a former NFL player recently threatened to execute him.Specifically, Rep. Eric Swallwell believes Bruce Miller made the threat on social media, via direct message on Twitter.“Almost [more]
George Kittle admits it will be “different” not having Robbie Gould
Robbie Gould has never missed a field goal in the postseason, going 29-for-29. That includes 21-for-21 in nine playoff games with the 49ers.Gould is gone, though.He remains a free agent, but the 49ers have replaced him with a rookie. They drafted Michigan’s Jake Moody in the third round.“I’ll say this: Never once in my career [more]
Christian McCaffrey calls trade to 49ers “the best thing that ever happened to me”
Christian McCaffrey has admitted that he initially was “angry” with the Panthers for trading him. Now, after 14 games (including the postseason) and seven months with the 49ers, the star running back is counting his blessings.“In hindsight, I firmly believe it’s the best thing that ever happened to me,” McCaffrey said at the annual Dwight [more]
Multiple short weeks could create various competitive issues in the NFC
Before the schedule was released, we explored whether the league’s new ability to schedule teams for two short-week, Sunday-to-Thursday games would become an indirect parity tool, making things harder for some of the best teams and, in turn, easier for some of the bad teams.It didn’t really happen that way. The best teams from 2022 [more]
San Francisco 49ers schedule and results 2023: Dates, times, TV, opponents for Weeks 1-18
The San Francisco 49ers are a dominant team with questions at quarterback. Who will be the starter in a perfect lineup, will it be 2021 third overall draft pick Trey Lance, or 2022 Mr. Irrelevant Brock Purdy? Whoever it may be, Kyle Shanahan has built a system for them. With numerous weapons, such as Christian [more]
Steve Wilks isn’t thinking about his next opportunity
Former Cardinals coach Steve Wilks did a great job as the interim coach of the Panthers, great enough to again be regarded as a viable head-coaching candidate. Throw in the fact that he now has a job that has become a mini-pipeline for head coaches, the 49ers defensive coordinator could end up getting another opportunity [more]
Steve Wilks: We’ve had a lot of success around here and want to build on that
After DeMeco Ryans departed the 49ers to become the Texans head coach, San Francisco hired Steve Wilks to be the club’s next defensive coordinator.Head coach Kyle Shanahan has said that he brought in Wilks in part to help keep continuity within what’s been a successful scheme for years. In 2022, the 49ers were No. 1 [more]
49ers sign all nine draft picks, 12 undrafted rookies
The 49ers have their entire 2023 draft class under contract.The team announced that they have signed all nine of their picks from last month. They also announced the signing of 12 undrafted rookies at the same time.With no picks in the first or second rounds, the 49ers waited until the third round to make their [more]
Rams, 49ers each play four teams coming off bye weeks
The Rams and 49ers are set to see a lot of well-rested opponents this season.Both of the NFC West teams are slated to play four teams that are coming off of their bye weeks this season. No other teams will face more than two opponents in that situation,The Rams are slated to face the Steelers [more]
Sunday Night Football: Cowboys will be featured three times in 2023
The full 2023 NFL schedule has been released and this year, NBC’s slate includes 17 Sundays, two Thursdays, and a Saturday.The annual kickoff game will be televised on the network, with the Lions visiting Kansas City to play the defending champion Chiefs. Then the Cowboys will visit the Giants to begin the season’s Sunday Night [more]
Raiders-Chiefs, Giants-Eagles, Ravens-49ers to play on Christmas
Christmas is on a Monday this year, and the NFL has scheduled a tripleheader on December 25.The first Christmas game will be the Raiders at the Chiefs at 1 p.m. ET. Up next will be the Giants at the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. ET. And in prime time on Christmas night, the Ravens will be [more]
49ers cut Tyron Johnson
The 49ers waived receiver Tyron Johnson on Thursday, the team announced. The team signed Johnson to a futures contract Feb. 6.He originally entered the NFL after signing with the Texans in 2019. In his three-year career with the Texans (2019, 2022), Chargers (2020), Jaguars (2021) and Raiders (2021-22), Johnson has appeared in 26 games with [more]
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