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Road warriors? 49ers to play in first NFL game in Australia vs. Rams in 2026 (paywall)“The date and time of the Australia game is not set, though the first week of the season is the expectation. The flight from San Francisco to Australia is roughly 16 hours, and the time difference in Melbourne is generally […]
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The San Francisco 49ers added another Hall of Famer. The wait is over for Roger Craig, as the legend and pioneer joined the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class along with the following players: Larry FitzgeraldLuke KuechlyAdam VinatieriDrew Brees It’s no surprise that the loudest cheers were for Craig. The voters finally got it […]
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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey was named the AP Comeback Player of the Year award on Thursday evening after being limited to four games during the 2024 regular season. McCaffrey bounced back in a major way in 2025, so much so that he was named a finalist for the AP Most Valuable Player […]
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On the same week San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York hinted that the team would play a game in Mexico City, the team announced it would play the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia, next season in the NFL’s first-ever game in Australia. The game will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Rams […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Niners fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. With the Super Bowl just days away, it’s time to get everyone on the record. Who […]
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The San Francisco 49ers faced the Seattle Seahawks to begin and end the regular season, then again in the Divisional playoff round. If there is any team in the league that could provide takeaways from playing Seattle, it’s the Niners. With the Super Bowl a couple of days away, we wondered what the 49ers could […]
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The San Francisco 49ers’ 2025 offseason was far from flashy. Mac Jones ended up being the most important addition. After an exodus of free agents, names like Luke Gifford, Luke Farrell, and Demarcus Robinson made up the Niners’ free agent class. The 49ers have never been shy about making a trade. Skyy Moore, Brian Robinson, […]
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The San Francisco 49ers were saved by Mac Jones this season. One of the biggest wins of the season was on the road against all odds against the Los Angeles Rams. Before the 49ers signed the former Patriots quarterback, Minnesota was interested in Jones, and the backup quarterback will draw interest this offseason, given his […]
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Roger Craig ran The Hill. Now he looks poised to reach the Hall of Fame mountaintop (paywall)“Craig grew up in Iowa and played collegiately at Nebraska, so identifying hills wasn’t exactly his specialty. On his first crack at choosing a training path in the Bay Area, the running back picked something rocky and treacherous. Luckily, […]
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Much of the talk around the San Francisco 49ers over the past few weeks has been around their impressive season, as the team managed to win 13 games despite being hit by the injury bug. Several of those games were one-score contests early in the season before the 49ers went on a strong five-game win […]
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You can watch San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan during the pregame coverage of Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium on NBC. We haven’t seen Shanahan in his media hat. You know what else we haven’t seen? Shanahan throwing a football indoors and smashing a television. You’ll see festivities during Super Bowl week that […]
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The San Francisco 49ers have several players doing media tours this week. Fred Warner sat down with SB Nation’s Jeanna Kelly to share his thoughts on everything from Raheem Morris to his thoughts about some of his teammates. What are your thoughts about Raheem Morris? What did you learn about this team during the time […]
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You do not win 12 games after sustaining multiple injuries at the foundational positions your team is built on without players performing above expectation. It’s easy to remember the bad plays and outcomes, but we often forget the backups who stepped up and filled in when they weren’t expected to play in the first place. […]
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San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York said in an interview during Super Bowl media week that his team would “most likely” serve as the home team for an international game during the 2026 regular season. It’ll be a record nine international games for the NFL, with most teams already confirmed. However, there are two cities, […]
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The San Francisco 49ers had a defense-focused draft in the 2025 NFL Draft, taking five straight defenders to kick off the three-day event. Among that group were three defensive linemen: first-round pick Mykel Williams, second-round pick Alfred Collins, and fourth-round pick C.J. West. All three played meaningful roles for the 49ers in 2025. Williams was […]
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Baldy names 49ers’ top offseason priority to close the NFC gap “Defensively, you have to get a lot better,” Baldinger said. “Seattle’s defense is the number one defense in football (in points allowed). New England’s was the fourth-best defense in football. Denver’s was the third-best. Houston was [the second-best]. You’ve got to have a top-ten […]
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Congratulations. You’ve just been hired as the San Francisco 49ers general manager. Unfortunately for you, the duration of your contract is based on the first move you make. Let’s try to keep it realistic here. You’re not going to trade Brock Purdy or move all of your future draft capital for one player. We can […]
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The San Francisco 49ers drafted a 20-year-old in the 2025 NFL Draft. The thought was that Mykel Williams would grow into a role that mirrored Arik Armstead. Williams was not a unanimous choice among fans. I was in the camp that would have selected Walter Nolen, who had two serious injuries as a rookie, including […]
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On Monday, we discussed a free-agent pass rusher from the Atlanta Falcons who could follow Raheem Morris to the San Francisco 49ers. We don’t expect the entire free agent pool from Atlanta to follow Morris, but we’ll go over three other fits today that make sense. TE Kyle Pitts The 49ers need a big, fast, productive […]
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The 49ers knew the 2025 NFL Draft would be a hugely important one for the future of their team and particularly their defense. San Francisco focused heavily on that side of the ball last year, spending each of the franchise’s first five picks on defense and using six selections in total on that unit. Though […]
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49ers expect to give up home game to play internationally in 2026“So far, the league has confirmed the following locations for international games during the 2026 regular season: Melbourne, Australia (Melbourne Cricket Ground) — Los Angeles Rams participating Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Maracanã Stadium) Munich, Germany (FC Bayern Munich Arena) London, England — three games […]
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Gus Bradley is becoming a defensive coordinator this offseason. Only it’s not with the San Francisco 49ers. The Tennessee Titans are hiring Bradley to become their next defensive coordinator under recently-hired head coach Robert Saleh, according to Albert Breer. Bradley and Saleh were together on the 49ers staff this past season, and Bradley was in […]
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The San Francisco 49ers have a lot of opportunity to bolster their roster this offseason, as they’ll have ample cap space to make moves if desired, while also holding seven projected draft picks in the 2026 NFL Draft. While the 49ers do have a couple of holes to address (pass rush among them), it could […]
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The San Francisco 49ers ended up trading a fifth-round pick for Bryce Huff to the Philadelphia Eagles. While Huff remains under contract for another season, he, like many others on the Niners defense, has zero ties to new defensive coordinator Raheem Morris. The 49ers wanted Huff to complement Nick Bosa and take the pass rush […]
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When the San Francisco 49ers interviewed only three candidates for the defensive coordinator job, it felt like the two minority candidates were nothing more than a formality before hiring Gus Bradley. We will see if Bradley heads elsewhere after the 49ers hired Raheem Morris to replace Robert Saleh as their defensive coordinator. There was speculation […]
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