Latest news and updates about the 49ers
Christian McCaffrey and 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan have received recognition for their contributions to a remarkable 2025 season for San Francisco, with both named as finalists for awards that will be announced at the NFL Honors ceremony during Super Bowl week. McCaffrey is a finalist in three categories, with the 49ers’ do-it-all running back […]
From Niners Nation | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
The San Francisco 49ers will need a new defensive coordinator for the fifth straight season after Robert Saleh took a head coaching job with the Tennessee Titans earlier this week. Looking back, the 49ers had DeMeco Ryans as their coordinator in 2022 before he left for a head coaching job with the Houston Texans. They […]
From Niners Nation | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
Kawakami: The 49ers are set up for an all-in 2026 — can they get Justin Jefferson? (paywall)After cleaning out a big chunk of their depth chart and payroll last March, the 49ers don’t have to hesitate or guard their bank account this offseason. After falling a few star players short against the Seahawks in two […]
From Niners Nation | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
The Tennessee Titans hired Robert Saleh to be their next head coach, multiple reports confirmed on Monday evening. The Titans flew Saleh into Nashville one day after his San Francisco 49ers were eliminated from the playoffs. The two sides clearly hit it off immediately. Mike McCarthy wasn’t a finalist. The Buffalo Bills’ stunning dismissal of […]
From Music City Miracles | about 1 month ago | 6 reads
We will discuss potential defensive coordinators for the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday morning. After his Wednesday press conference, Kyle Shanahan may have tipped his hand on who his next coordinator will be. Kyle Shanahan was asked if he plans to cast a wide net, and who the internal candidates are for the job is: […]
From Niners Nation | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The San Francisco 49ers had a laundry list of injuries this season. Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch provided a handful of updates during their press conference. Star pass rusher Nick Bosa is “tracking really good” toward a return for training camp, although there is no official timetable for Bosa’s return. Rookie Mykel Williams should also […]
From Niners Nation | about 1 month ago | 1 read
The San Francisco 49ers had a wild saga with wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk this offseason, voiding his guarantees as the wideout stayed away from the team for the entire 2025 season. Aiyuk, who suffered a torn ACL and MCL in October of 2024, was expected to be a focal part of the 49ers offense upon […]
From Niners Nation | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
Now the Falcons general manager search is really ramping up. On Wednesday, we learned that the Falcons put in for a flurry of interview requests with Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham, Texans assistant GM James Liipfert, and 49ers director of scouting and football operations Josh Williams. They join Steelers assistant GM Andy Weidl, who […]
From The Falcoholic | about 1 month ago | 8 reads
The San Francisco 49ers have had deep playoff runs under Kyle Shanahan. They’ve been in a position to win the Super Bowl twice, been in the NFC Championship, and, most recently, the Divisional playoff round. San Francisco made the postseason multiple times during the early 2010s under Jim Harbaugh, making similar runs. So what do […]
From Niners Nation | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Trent Williams is under contract through the 2026 season, but the contract voids after that. So, unless the 49ers extend the then 38-year-old, we have one season left to watch a Hall of Fame left tackle. You’ll always hear about the great organizations getting out a year ahead of the positional need. Theoretically, the 49ers […]
From Niners Nation | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Atlanta Falcons have submitted a general manager interview request for San Francisco 49ers director of scouting and football operations Josh Williams, who was a finalist for the Jacksonville and Miami general manager searches. The Falcons recently hired former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski. Atlanta also requested Texans assistant general […]
From Niners Nation | about 1 month ago | 8 reads
The Dallas Cowboys officially have another Pro Bowl player on their team. It was announced on Wednesday morning that tight end Jake Ferguson has been added to the NFC roster to replace San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle. This marks the second career Pro Bowl selection for Ferguson and gives the Cowboys a sixth […]
From Blogging The Boys | about 1 month ago | 5 reads
On 95.7 The Game, NFL analyst Ross Tucker said this about the San Francisco 49ers: “In the coming months, people will appreciate what the 49ers accomplished… To win on the road, with those injuries, against the defending Super Bowl Champs. There will always be disappointment, but this was a very successful season.” Making the playoffs […]
From Niners Nation | about 1 month ago | 3 reads
49ers’ George Kittle, Fred Warner, Mykel Williams upbeat about injury recoveries (paywall)“George Kittle was supine on the Eagles’ sideline on Jan. 11 when Philadelphia’s trainer knelt beside him and asked what he needed. “I need a cart,” Kittle said. “I’m not going to be able to walk this one off.” The San Francisco 49ers tight […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 1 read
The San Francisco 49ers announced on Tuesday afternoon that they signed 14 free agents to Reserve/Future contracts: OL Isaac Alarcon DL Evan Anderson CB Eli Apple WR Junior Bergen DL William Bradley-King DB Derrick Canteen LB Andrew Farmer II S Darrick Forrest LB Jalen Graham QB Adrian Martinez OL Drake Nugent OL Brandon Parker WR […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The San Francisco 49ers are now in offseason mode after their disappointing loss to the Seattle Seahawks over the weekend. It was a tough finish to an otherwise impressive year for head coach Kyle Shanahan and Co., as the 49ers navigated through a number of crushing injuries to still win 13 games, including a road […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The San Francisco 49ers will see a defensive coordinator change for the fifth straight season, as Robert Saleh accepted a job to be the next head coach of the Tennessee Titans. Saleh’s departure came one year after he joined the 49ers to be their replacement for former defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen, but it was likely […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The San Francisco 49ers are expected to move on from Brandon Aiyuk this offseason. That’s not the only wide receiver the team could lose by the time the NFL Draft rolls around. For the first time since entering the league in 2020, Jauan Jennings could be wearing a different uniform. Now that the 49ers’ season […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
The Tennessee Titans have just made 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh their next head coach. That may seem like a weird news post for a Cowboys blog, but the ripple effect could impact Dallas’ search for its next defensive boss. Current defensive line coach Aaron Whitecotton, who is among the interviewed candidates for the DC […]
From Blogging The Boys | about 2 months ago | 1 read
One of the worst-kept secrets this offseason is San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback Mac Jones and how other teams will have interest in him. Jones had five games in which he threw for at least 275 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was fantastic in the games he started this season. Jones looked like a starter. […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
When you get your butt kicked in the fashion the San Francisco 49ers did on Saturday night against the Seattle Seahawks, it should be easy to acknowledge who the better team was. A 35-point loss was going to happen with Fred Warner, or if John Lynch made a trade at the deadline, or any other […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
The Seattle Seahawks played their first Divisional Round game since the January 2020 loss to the Green Bay Packers, and they did so with a level of focus and execution that showed up clearly on tape. Despite a week filled with external noise and rivalry-driven narratives, Seattle delivered a dominant 41–6 victory. From an All-22 […]
From Field Gulls | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
Tuesday morning has arrived, and another NFL team has decided on its new head coach. Overnight, the Tennessee Titans locked in on Robert Saleh, the former New York Jets head coach and San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator, to lead them into the future. Saleh’s will be the fourth new hire of this year’s head coaching […]
From Acme Packing Company | about 2 months ago | 5 reads
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle sounded optimistic when asked about expectations for returning next season after an Achilles injury suffered on January 11: Surgery went really really good. I’m incredibly happy with it. A little background into it. He said best case scenrio, when you tear an Achilles, is that you tear it […]
From Niners Nation | about 2 months ago | 1 read
In Today’s Links: Leo Williams’ big 4th-down sack and what it means for the Seattle Seahawks’ new culture, the 49ers just can’t seem to beat us (anymore?), injury updates including Zach Charbonnet’s knee and Sam Darnold’s oblique, the ‘Hawks coaching staff seems like they wanted the Los Angeles Rams, a few reviews of last Saturday’s […]
From Field Gulls | about 2 months ago | 2 reads