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The Carolina Panthers held a conference call for their former running back, Christian McCaffrey, who is currently putting up an Offensive Player of the Year season with the San Francisco 49ers. McCaffrey was first asked whether he thought there was ever a possibility of him being traded during a down season: “In this league, everything […]
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Monday night’s game has massive NFC playoff implications for the San Francisco 49ers and Carolina Panthers. The obvious recent connection between the two organizations is the trade for Christian McCaffrey, who will face his former team for the first time. If not for an unfortunate hamstring injury, we could also be talking about an Eddy […]
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San Francisco 49ers fans have long wondered why the team doesn’t invest more in its offensive line. Trent Williams has taken most of the allotted funds with his $82 million contract. Outside of Williams, the 49ers are rotating their left guards Spencer Burford and Ben Bartch, two free agents this offseason making under a combined […]
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The San Francisco 49ers made a big splash this offseason when they hired Robert Saleh to be the team’s defensive coordinator after he was fired from the New York Jets. Saleh had been the Jets head coach since 2021 and had seen ups and downs during his tenure, which was primarily hampered by quarterback play. […]
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The San Francisco 49ers are getting ready to take on the Carolina Panthers on Monday Night Football this week, looking to stack consecutive wins for the first time since Week 3. San Francisco is coming off a 41-22 win over the Arizona Cardinals in a game that they dominated from the start, while the Panthers […]
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Who will be Kyle Shanahan’s QB reclamation project next year? 49ers mailbag (paywall)“The 49ers were sniffing around O’Connell before the 2023 draft. He’s still got one more year on his rookie contract, and the Raiders would have to release him for him to be available. But if they did, he’d make sense for San Francisco. […]
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It was a shorter injury list for the San Francisco 49ers. Since it’s a Monday game, today is their “Wednesday” on the practice schedule. Here’s a look at the injury report for Thursday: Won’t practice: DE Robert Beal (concussion)LB Tatum Bethune (ankle)Eddy Pineiro (hamstring) Limited: LB Luke Gifford (hip/neck) Kyle Shanahan said he’s “expecting a […]
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Monday night’s matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Carolina Panthers has massive playoff implications. When the schedule was released, very few would believe the Week 12 matchup would have so much on the line, but that is how close the NFC has been in 2025. A victory for the 49ers would increase their playoff […]
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The San Francisco 49ers haven’t been favored in a game by more than 3.5 points all season. That’s not a complete surprise, as Mac Jones was the starter for much of the season, and he played multiple games without George Kittle, let alone the slew of other injuries that occurred along the way. Now that […]
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In 2017, the Carolina Panthers selected Christian McCaffrey with the eighth overall pick. Those from the Bay Area were familiar with McCaffrey’s excellence in college. As a sophomore, McCaffrey ran for over 2000 yards and had over 640 receiving yards, totaling 13 touchdowns. As a junior, in three fewer games, McCaffrey had over 1,600 rushing […]
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The San Francisco 49ers are standing at 7-4, with the Carolina Panthers next on the docket on Monday Night Football at Levi’s Stadium in a must-win game for the former. San Francisco is coming off a big 41-22 win over the Arizona Cardinals that got them back into the playoff picture, but they had some […]
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49ers signing kicker Matt Gay to fill in for Eddy Piñeiro“A Pro Bowl selection in 2021, Gay helped the Rams win Super Bowl LVI and made NFL history in 2023 by becoming the first kicker to hit four field goals of 50-plus yards in a single game.” The Christian McCaffrey you don’t know: A puzzle-solving, […]
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The San Francisco 49ers brought back linebacker Stone Blanton to the practice squad. Blanton signed with the team as an undrafted free agent after the 2025 NFL Draft. He was with the practice squad as recently as October 22, before being released on November 4. Blanton is needed as Tatum Bethune will miss time with […]
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While the 49ers will be far from happy with the porous nature of their defense in 2025 — even with a slew of injuries hampering that side of the ball — there will be an internal acceptance that, for Robert Saleh and his group, this season is as much about the development of young players […]
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The San Francisco 49ers are in the driver’s seat after a 41-22 beating of the Arizona Cardinals this past weekend, standing at 7-4 as the No. 7 seed in the playoffs. Up next is the Carolina Panthers on Monday Night Football, with the Cleveland Browns, a bye week, and the Tennessee Titans to follow. Those […]
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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. The San Francisco 49ers will look to string together consecutive wins this Monday against the Carolina […]
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The San Francisco 49ers are going to have to find a way to grind out wins during the next few games on their schedule to give themselves some wiggle room when they face potential playoff teams in the final three weeks of the season. In this week’s stock up and stock down report, we take […]
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The San Francisco 49ers’ signing Mac Jones to a two-year deal may prove to be one of the more prescient deals they’ve signed to date. Jones started every game from Weeks 2 through 10, save Week 4, and kept the 49ers team afloat and alive in the playoff race. He went 5-3, which was better […]
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Following the Lions’ loss in Philadelphia and a victory in Arizona, the San Francisco 49ers are sitting in the seventh seed in the NFC. If the season ended today, the 49ers would face the Rams at SoFi Stadium for a third matchup. There is much more football to play, but as long as the 49ers […]
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49ers overreactions: Is Brandon Aiyuk’s return even needed for team to win?“If Aiyuk returns off the physically-unable-to-perform list and is able to play at a high level, that’s found money. Whether they need him or not is a good discussion point. “When you have such a big injury like that, you wait until he’s fully […]
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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan called kicker Eddy Pineiro a “very fiery guy” on Monday and said he was “Pumped that we’ve been able to get him on the Niners. The 49ers hosted three kickers on Tuesday, with Eddy Pineiro nursing a Grade 1 hamstring injury that could keep him out a week […]
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Once the San Francisco 49ers got Brock Purdy back from a turf toe injury, there was no need for Adrian Martinez on the active roster. On Tuesday, after clearing waivers, Martinez signed back to the team’s practice squad. During a conference call on Monday, head coach Kyle Shanahan said the team still intends to open […]
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The San Francisco 49ers had a blowout win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, improving to 7-4 and turning things around after getting beaten big against the Los Angeles Rams the weekend before. San Francisco got off to a fast start from the opening kickoff, which Skyy Moore took 98 yards to set up a […]
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Weeks ago, the history the 49ers were making was games without an interception. This is history that is much more satisfying. And it’s a history that started with Hollywood. Brock Purdy finished Sunday’s 41-22 win over the Arizona Cardinals 19-26 (73 percent completion), 200 yards passing, three touchdowns, and a passer rating of 133.5. So […]
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