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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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When you went to the San Francisco 49ers team page at any point during the past week, you noticed there were two things that were different. Robert Saleh wasn’t on there anymore. That made sense, as Saleh had accepted a head coaching position in the AFC. But defensive backs coach Daniel Bullocks was nowhere to […]
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At some point this week, Raheem Morris will officially be announced as the 49ers’ defensive coordinator. After accepting the opportunity to once again work with old friend Kyle Shanahan, Morris will be tasked with elevating a young defense that still has plenty of issues back towards the top of the NFL. Despite plenty of flashes […]
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The San Francisco 49ers announced that Al Guido has been named Chief Executive Officer after 10 years as its President. Guido has been with the 49ers for a dozen years. He’s served as the Chief Operating Officer and President. Per the team’s press release, Jed York will continue in his role as Principal Owner. Football […]
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The San Francisco 49ers obviously have needs in the 2026 season, but none more so than both offensive and defensive lines. We’ve wondered if this would be the year they take an offensive tackle in the first round, and this latest mock draft from NFL.com’s Eric Edholm addresses the inevitable moment in the (hopefully distant) […]
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49ers set to hire Raheem Morris as DC, reuniting him with Kyle Shanahan (paywall)“On the heels of Robert Saleh, a disciple to a wide 9 and 4-3 defensive scheme, Morris does not present the most seamless transition. The last time he called defensive plays was in a 3-4 defense as Rams defensive coordinator from 2021-23. Los […]
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The 49ers have settled on their replacement for Robert Saleh and, despite plenty of talk about them staying in-house for his successor, they have decided against going with the continuity of Gus Bradley. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Sunday that the 49ers plan to hire Raheem Morris as their next defensive coordinator. This move comes […]
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49ers Insider Drops Strong Message on Browns DC Jim Schwartz “[Schwartz] is a guy who obviously Kyle Shanahan respects a lot,” Lee Chan said in her YouTube video published on Jan. 30. “I don’t know that he’s the best fit for the 49ers and how they’re built defensively. 49ers are built to rush from the […]
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All that’s left is the Super Bowl, and then football, the greatest sport, ends. That means the second-greatest sport begins: Waiting for football to start. And part of waiting is anticipating the 2026 salary cap. The San Francisco 49ers could be a lot more active in 2026 free agency. For 2025, they tried to address […]
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Over on the feed, you may have seen a snippet from former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo on the team’s 31-year drought to a Lombardi Trophy. When asked how frustrating it would be as an owner to go 31 years without a championship, DeBartolo said it as succinctly as possible: “I wouldn’t.” Obviously, this […]
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NFL informs 49ers, other teams that salary cap is projected to exceed $301 million in 2026“According to NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero, the league has informed teams that the 2026 NFL salary cap is projected to land between $301.2 million and $305.7 million per team. The projected increase represents a substantial jump from the 2025 […]
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It wouldn’t be a week of dialogue without somebody from the San Francisco 49ers sharing their thoughts about the substation and how it relates to injuries, would it? In an interview with Front Office Sports, 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk was asked about the electric facility next door to the team’s practice facility, to which Juszczyk […]
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Well, it’s draft season. So, not profiling multiple defensive linemen would be a mistake for the San Francisco 49ers’ projections. Toss in how unproductive the pass rush was last season, and we could be looking at two or three more defensive linemen added to the fold for whoever the 49ers choose for defensive coordinator. Nick […]
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The San Francisco 49ers had quite a bit of roster turnover during the 2025 offseason. Starters or players who played a meaningful role in 2024 that were no longer on the roster come training camp: Deebo SamuelAaron BanksJordan MasonMaliek CollinsJavon HargraveLeonard FloydDre GreenlawDe’Vondre CampbellCharvarius WardTalanoa Hufanga That isn’t an insignificant list. It goes without saying […]
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