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49ers QB Trey Lance happy in San Francisco despite uncertain status
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Trey Lance has no desire for a fresh start even though his path to becoming the franchise quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers has many roadblocks. After the Niners traded three first-round picks to draft him third overall in 2021, Lance has started...
49ers optimistic QB Brock Purdy will be healthy to start season opener
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy is set to resume throwing next week and the 49ers are optimistic he will be healthy enough after offseason elbow surgery to begin the season as the starter. Purdy was on the field watching his teammates Tuesday at the...
NFL approves limited flexible scheduling for Thursday night games
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Thursday nights in the NFL have long been the most drastic feature of its made-for-TV schedule, a prime-time slot that raised concerns about player safety and produced plenty of competitive duds before it moved to a streaming-only platform. Now the league will...
Super Bowl goes back to Bay Area; 49ers to host in 2026 at Levi's Stadium
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The Super Bowl will return to the Bay Area in 2026 at the home of the San Francisco 49ers, following a vote of approval by NFL owners on Monday at their spring meetings. This will be the third time for the big game in the Bay Area. Levi's Stadium, which...
NFL expands sports medicine diversity program to 19 schools
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The NFL has expanded a program for minorities and women in sports medicine, aiming to increase diversity among athletic trainers and medical staff across the league in line with similar initiatives for coaches and the front office. The league announced Monday at...
New 49ers DC Steve Wilks looks to build on defense's past successes
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — When San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan was looking for a coordinator to take over the NFL's stingiest defense after DeMeco Ryans left for a promotion in Houston, he wanted a coach who would keep the Niners' successful system in place. When Steve Wilks was...
NFL season kicks off with Super Bowl champion Chiefs hosting Lions; Jets' Rodgers on MNF
Patrick Mahomes and the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will kick off the NFL season against the upstart Detroit Lions in a matchup of high-powered offenses and will host Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles in a Super Bowl rematch on “Monday Night Football” in Week 11. ...
49ers sign QB Brandon Allen, 2 others to 1-year deals
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers signed quarterback Brandon Allen, defensive lineman Marlon Davidson and tight end Troy Fumagalli to one-year deals on Monday. San Francisco was looking for an extra quarterback for the offseason program with projected starter Brock...
Quarterbacks come off board at record rate in NFL draft
The Brock Purdy impact was in full effect in this year's NFL draft. A year after the San Francisco 49ers found their starting quarterback with the final pick of the draft, teams were far more aggressive when it came to drafting quarterbacks in the later rounds. Three...
49ers add more help to already stout defense in NFL draft
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Already armed with a defense that ranked No. 1 overall a year ago, the San Francisco 49ers surprisingly used the NFL draft to strengthen the depth of that unit, taking defensive players with five of their nine picks. They bypassed what seemed to be some...
