49ers minicamp takeaways (paywall)“This was not necessarily a surprise. But when Romello Height ran the hoop/bend drill, it looked distinct. For those somehow unaware, Height was the 49ers’ 70th overall pick, an edge rusher out of Texas Tech. As I said with Dieter, my first impression of Height was misunderstanding which Texas Tech edge rusher […]
Don’t be shocked that San Francisco 49ers fourth-round pick offensive tackle Carver Willis may be kept far away from the position in the pros. He isn’t. He’s known since college. “Any talks about the NFL have never involved tackle,” Willis said when meeting with the media during the 49ers’ rookie minicamp. “Ever. Even with coaches […]
Five Major Takeaways from 49ers Rookie Minicamp“You can tell he played left tackle for six years in college. He’s built like a left tackle, which means he carries his weight effortlessly. In fact, he wears no. 74 — Joe Staley’s old number — and even moves a bit like him. Willis is moving to guard […]
How Raheem Morris plans to bring more ‘multiplicity’ to 49ers’ defensive line (paywall)“League rules prevented the 49ers’ rookies from working on site until Thursday. Stribling, however, has been training all week in nearby Los Gatos, which is where he prepared for the combine.” Kawakami: Big plays, no drama? De’Zhaun Stribling and the 49ers’ WR dreams […]
The NFL will release the 2026 schedule next Thursday, March 14th. One game is known for sure already: The Los Angeles Rams open against the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday, September 10th in Melbourne, Australia. We will know the rest of their games in less than a week. “The league already has announced that the […]
The date for the NFL schedule release has been set, and the league has turned it into an event. May 14th is the day fans will find out when their team will face their opponent list. As far as the San Francisco 49ers go, they already have two international games, including the season opener in […]
The San Francisco 49ers announced that they’ve signed six of their rookie draft picks on Friday afternoon: De’Zhaun StriblingKaelon BlackCarver WillisEphesians PrysockEnrique Cruz Jr. That means the rookie defensive linemen, Romello Height and Gracen Halton, remain unsigned. With rookie minicamp underway, each rookie from the draft class was assigned a number: Stribling: 15Height: 94Black: 26Halton: […]
This time last year, we asked how you felt about the job John Lynch was doing as the general manager of the San Francisco 49ers. Lynch took over a roster that was arguably the worst in the NFL back in 2017. Lynch had an opportunity to draft two potential franchise quarterbacks that year, but, like […]
The Minnesota Vikings signed veteran WR Jauan Jennings to a one-year deal. It’s an $8 million contract with incentives that could push the total value to $13 million. Jennnings is entering his sixth season after five good years with San Francisco. His big breakout was in year four when he was able to take advantage […]
New San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Raheem Morris spoke to the media for the first time on Thursday. Most know about Morris’s prior relationship with head coach Kyle Shanahan. But some may not realize that Morris coached Lynch during his early days in Tampa Bay. Morris said that he was close to Shanahan and Lynch […]
Jauan Jennings won’t go down as a legend for a storied franchise like the San Francisco 49ers, but he had some incredible moments during his tenure with the Niners. “Third and Jauan” came through when the team needed him most. We’re going to look back on some of Jennings most memorable plays as a pro […]
The NFL draft is over and the Washington Commanders have reportedly made a big hire as the cycle moves on t0 2027 and beyond. Tim Gribble had been Washington’s director of college scouting for six years and was part of the front office for almost 25 years. He left 3 months ago to join the […]
Former 49ers WR Jauan Jennings signs one-year deal with Vikings“The Minnesota Vikings have reportedly signed former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings to a one-year deal worth up to $13 million.” What the 49ers saw in De’Zhaun Stribling to select him No. 33 overall“OK, let’s go back to 2024 when Stribling was at Oklahoma […]
Former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings signed a one-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings. The deal is worth $8 million. If Jennings hits all of his incentives, he’ll have an opportunity to earn up to $13 million. Jennings has earned over $18.5 million in his career. He’s been living on one-year deals for […]
Neil Stratton of ScoutSpeak tweeted that the San Francisco 49ers are losing area scout Ryan Kessenich to the Washington Commanders, where Kessenich will serve as their Director of Scouting. Kessenich has been in the NFL for over two decades. He joins Adam Peters in a place where Kessenich’s scouting career began. He was an assistant […]
Deebo Samuel is one of the top NFL free agents still available for the taking, with it now being May. With Samuel having a very strong resume and still being a solid player at this stage in his career, it should not take him much longer to land his next contract. Teams looking for help at the wide receiver position should be open to taking a chance on Samuel. Because of this, a new team is being connected to the seven-year veteran. In a recent article for Pro Football Focus , Bradley Loc...
The Seattle Seahawks’ new ownership group may be just like the old one: a team of basketball owners. On Thursday, Sportico reported that Aditya Mittal and Wyc Grousbeck, two investors in the NBA’s Boston Celtics, are assembling a bid to acquire the Seahawks from the Paul Allen Estate, which is led by Paul’s sister Jody […]
Rams fans can watch their team’s Week 1 game against the 49ers on the same service that brought them Squid Game and Love is Blind: Netflix. According to the AP, someone with knowledge of the scheduling has reported to them that Netflix will air L.A.’s week 1 matchup against San Francisco from Melbourne, Australia on […]
Who is De’Zhaun Stribling? John Lynch and the San Francisco 49ers believe he’s “the total package.” Lynch threw out cliches after the draft, calling Stribling a “Big, strong guy, plays with tremendous physicality and has legit speed for his size that shows up on tape.” From an athletic perspective, it’s easy to see why the […]
The San Francisco 49ers made one of the more surprising moves in the 2026 NFL Draft when taking running back Kaelon Black with the No. 90 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Black was expected to go on Day 3, but the 49ers pulled the trigger at the end of the third round. What was […]
The San Francisco 49ers are well-equipped with cap space, holding over $70 million currently, according to OverTheCap, easily the most of any team in the NFL. That’s a good sign because the 49ers can now be players in the final wave of free agency, with teams no longer being penalized by the compensatory formula for […]
Last week, the Minnesota Vikings hosted former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Jauan Jennings for a free agent visit that lasted a couple of days and appeared to be a good fit for both parties involved. Jennings left Minnesota without a deal, and everything has been fairly quiet since then. There may be a reason […]
Ever since Travis Hunter’s rookie season ended due to a non-contact knee injury during the bye week, there have been some wild assumptions made about his future on-field usage. He wasn’t lighting the league on fire on offense or defense, and since he’s already missed half of a season, he should just play on one […]
The 49ers see something special in De’Zhaun Stribling. So does this little-known test (paywall)“Smithmier, 71, has been administering something called a Judgment Index to Ole Miss players for the past three years. It’s not a personality test like Myers-Briggs or an intelligence test like the Wonderlic. Instead, it seeks to get inside a person’s head […]
The 49ers unsurprisingly placed an emphasis on revamping their wide receiver room this offseason. While the selection of De’Zhaun Stribling with their top pick in the draft may have raised some eyebrows, it is a position group where the Niners look to be set up well for the present and the future. But the crowded […]