The 49ers are in the market for a No. 2 option at tight end.
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Aldon Smith is returning to NFL after four-year hiatus [report]
After four years away from professional football, Aldon Smith is finally making his return.
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Warriors not high on two projected top-five picks [report]
If you’ve followed the upcoming NBA Draft or NCAA basketball this year, you know two of the more well-known names in the purported upper echelon of prospects are James Wiseman and LaMelo Ball.
How you can watch Deebo Samuel play football live, today — sort of
There’s football happening today, kind of.
49ers have $15.7 million in salary cap space per NFLPA, but not really
The NFLPA has released its public salary cap report as of April 1, including effective salary cap numbers of all 32 NFL teams.
49ers Trading Block: What return to expect from potential trades involving Breida, Goodwin, others
The 49ers are in a cap crunch and have a few assets they’re reportedly willing to move, which include Matt Breida and Marquise Goodwin.
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49ers interested in former Pro Bowl tight end [report]
The 49ers are in the market for some insurance.
George Kittle defends Jimmy Garoppolo on First Take
ESPN’s First Take is an entertaining show because the entire premise is Stephen A. Smith and Max Kellerman presenting controversial sports opinions to get attention.
NFL approves playoff expansion effective for 2020 season
NFL clubs voted today to expand the postseason by two teams beginning with the 2020 season.
Barrows speculates which player is at the top of John Lynch’s draft board
What if John Lynch had his pick of the litter? If hypothetically all of the non-quarterbacks were available, would Lynch still target a WR, or is there someone else on the top of his draft board?
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49ers draft interviews include dynamic defensive tackle, prolific edge rusher, potential Taysom Hill copycat [reports]
On Friday, John Lynch gave a sort of abbreviated state of the union of the 49ers.
Bucky Brooks explains why Cam Newton ‘would work’ in San Francisco
Poor Jimmy Garoppolo. All the guy does is take the 49ers to the Super Bowl in his first full season as a starter, and a week doesn’t go by without speculation that San Francisco is ready to move on.
The 49ers’ master plan may be a bet on Jimmy Garoppolo
However you feel about Garoppolo, there’s not a valid argument to be made that he’s a bad quarterback.
49ers Mock Draft 1.0: Pair of trades provide Kittle complement, interior bulldozer, Sherman understudy
The NFL Draft is still scheduled to begin on April 23 and run through April 25.
Steve Young recounts the most upset he ever was on a football field
Steve Young led the 49ers to their fifth Super Bowl title in the 1994 season, but that doesn’t mean everything was smooth sailing.
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Defensive line pair departs as 49ers’ find themselves in need of depth [reports]
One of the defining characteristics of the 49ers’ 2019 campaign was the team’s ability to find more than serviceable depth options, especially on the defensive line, as injuries mounted.
49ers Mailbag: What to do at 13? Free agent options? Who would make the best baseball player?
The NFL Combine has passed, and so too has the first wave of free agency.
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Jimmie Ward turned down more lucrative offer to stay with 49ers [report]
There were three key expiring free agents on the 49ers’ docket this offseason: Emmanuel Sanders, Jimmie Ward and Arik Armstead.
Mel Kiper has 49ers taking receiver, cornerback in first round of latest mock draft
Following the trade of DeForest Buckner to the Indianapolis Colts, the 49ers now have two picks in the first round of the upcoming NFL Draft at No. 13 and No. 31.
Defensive line options for 49ers at each stage of the draft
The 49ers no longer have DeForest Buckner.
SEC Network’s Cole Cubelic breaks down which WR draft prospect best fits Shanahan’s offense
© Mark J. Rebilas | 2020 Feb 2 In need of a wide receiver, the 49ers find themselves with the 13th pick in one of the strongest WR drafts in recent memory. The question is, who will they take? The consensus top three — Jerry Jeudy (Alabama), Henry Ruggs III (Alabama), CeeDee Lamb (Oklahoma) —…
Emmanuel Sanders defends Garoppolo’s overthrow in Super Bowl on First Take
Sanders took the high road and defended his former quarterback, but did concede that the play could’ve made both players San Francisco legends.
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49ers sign speedy former Chargers wide receiver as Seattle swipes alternative option [reports]
The Belle Glade Blur is coming to Santa Clara.
Here’s a video of Kendrick Bourne throwing down an alley-oop in a high school basketball game
There’s not a lot going on in the sports world right now, so apropos of nothing, let’s watch a video of a young Kendrick Bourne slamming home an alley-oop during a high school basketball game.
Suplexes, tabletops and clotheslines: The NFL was brutal — and incredible — in 1977
There have been just a few rule changes in the NFL since the 1977 season, most of which are designed to ensure players can actually continue to play without combusting on the field.