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What’s your favorite Jauan Jennings moment with the 49ers?

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 […]

49ers News: Salute to Jauan Jennings

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 49ers WR Jauan Jennings lands with the Vikings

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 […]

What the 49ers saw in De’Zhaun Stribling to select him No. 33 overall

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 […]

Vikings requested an interview with 49ers’ assistant GM RJ Gillen

The Minnesota Vikings just went through the NFL Draft without a general manager. Their former GM, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, rejoined the San Francisco 49ers in late February. The 49ers are no strangers to having members from their front office interviewed or outright poached. We’re talking about one of the most successful franchises this decade. In a […]

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Who still makes sense for the 49ers in free agency?

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 […]

49ers News: Can De’Zhaun Stribling’s Judgement Index predict NFL success?

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 […]

Veteran could be the odd man out in 49ers WR room

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 […]

The 3 most anticpated games for the 49ers in 2026

The San Francisco 49ers’ opponents for the 2026 regular season have been set for some time. While fans wait for the NFL to release the official schedule and make travel plans, what are the three most anticipated games in 2026? For this exercise, I’ll leave out the matchups with division rivals. The season opener in […]

What was the 49ers biggest loss this offseason?

Even some San Francisco 49ers players said that last year, the biggest offseason addition was defensive coordinator Robert Saleh. He flexed his muscles early in the season when the team was healthy, but couldn’t do much when most of the tools inside the toolbox weren’t there anymore. Saleh is once again a head coach. The […]

NFL Draft hindsight: Which player should the 49ers have drafted?

For as much talk about the San Francisco 49ers reaching, there wasn’t enough about which players they should have taken instead of the ones they did. We’ll do that today. The NFL Draft has come and gone. Sometimes, it’s not about who you drafted, but who you passed up. It’s the beauty of hindsight. Everybody […]

49ers News: Kyle Van Noy? More like Kyle Van Noy-ner

2-time Super Bowl champion eyes 49ers as desired landing spot“I’d really like to play with my little brother, Fred Warner, with the 49ers,” Van Noy told Kay Adams. “I think they got something cooking over there. I know they love Joey Bosa because of Nick and all that—I get that. But I would love to […]

Kyle Van Noy campaigns to play with Fred Warner and the 49ers

Next on the San Francisco 49ers’ schedule are the rookie minicamp and mandatory minicamp on June 9. The team has a handful of workouts sandwiched in between those dates. The 49ers are heading into the next phase of the offseason with their two best edge rushers recovering from ACL injuries. The 49ers told us they […]

After Trent Williams’ new deal, the 49ers have the most cap space in the NFL

Over the Cap has the contract details for San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams, who signed a two-year, $50 million deal a couple of weeks ago. Trent Williams contract details The contract Williams signed replaces his prior deal. Williams gets $48.5 million guaranteed, including a $22.2 million signing bonus and his 2026 salary. Per-game […]

The real issue with the 49ers selecting a running back in the draft again

For a third straight season, the San Francisco 49ers selected a running back. Isaac Guerendo from Louisville was selected in the third round of the 2024 NFL draft, Jordan James of Oregon was selected in the fifth round of the 2025 NFL draft, and Kaelon Black of Indiana was taken with a third-round pick in […]

Is left guard still a big need for the 49ers?

The 2026 NFL Draft has come and gone, and the San Francisco 49ers are off to the next phase of their offseason program, with rookie minicamp coming up soon. Heading into the offseason, the 49ers had a plan to address quite a few of their needs, becoming much more active in free agency with additions […]

NFL insider believes De’Zhaun Stribling could’ve gone at No. 35

The San Francisco 49ers have been catching quite a bit of flak for their 2026 draft class, especially their choices to deviate from the consensus board with a couple of perceived reaches throughout the draft. The most notable selections being scrutinized so far have been taking wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling, considered a late-second round or […]

49ers News: Less than 130 days away 

Why the Seahawks expected 49ers to pick a RB and what it means for Christian McCaffrey (paywall)“In a story breaking down Seattle’s eight-man draft class, which began with the selection of Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price with the No. 32 pick, ESPN’s Brady Henderson reported the Seahawks had “concern” that the 49ers might grab Price […]

The 49ers are projected to have one of the easiest schedules in the NFL

The San Francisco 49ers benefited from a last-place schedule in the 2025 regular season. A soft landing in the second half aided the Niners to a 12-win season. Despite winning double digits last year, Kyle Shanahan’s squad is projected to once again have a relatively easy path in 2026 after finishing third in the division, […]

Which Day 3 pick from the 49ers’ draft will play the biggest role in 2026?

The focus last week was on the first few picks the San Francisco 49ers made in the NFL Draft. Most of the discussion centered around those picks was about whether they would’ve been available the next time the Niners were on the clock. The analysis about the players themselves was few and far between. Let’s […]