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49ers All-Pro LT Trent Williams a no-show due to contract issues
San Francisco 49ers All-Pro left tackle Trent Williams is a training-camp holdout due to contract issues, coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday.,Williams, an 11-time Pro Bowl selection, is owed $74.76 million over the next three seasons but none of the money is guaranteed. He is entering the fourth sea...
49ers GM: Brandon Aiyuk to report, remain 'integral part of team'
49ers wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk is reporting for the start of training camp and expected to practice with the team, general manager John Lynch said Tuesday. ,The reigning NFC champions and Aiyuk are locked in a contract stalemate. NFL Network reported the last "meaningful negotiations" took place ...
Report: WR Brandon Aiyuk requests trade from 49ers
Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk officially requested a trade from the San Francisco 49ers after failing to come to terms on a contract extension, NFL Network reported Tuesday.,The report comes one week before the 49ers open training camp. Aiyuk did not participate in the team's offseason program and ski...
49ers sign 1st-round pick Ricky Pearsall
Wide receiver Ricky Pearsall signed his four-year rookie contract with the San Francisco 49ers, the team announced on Friday. ,All contracts involving first-round selections include a fifth-year team option. He will receive $12.5 million fully guaranteed and a $5.9 million signing bonus, per multipl...
Brandon Aiyuk: 49ers 'don't want me back'
Brandon Aiyuk shed light on his increasingly dim contract negotiations with the San Francisco 49ers.,The wide receiver posted a TikTok video on Monday of a FaceTime call he had with rookie Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels.,In the video, Aiyuk tells Daniels, "They said they don't want...
49ers' Christian McCaffrey on cover of Madden NFL 25
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey is the cover athlete on the Madden NFL 25 video game, EA Sports announced Tuesday.,The video game will be released Aug. 16.,McCaffrey is the first member of the 49ers to don the cover of the series. ,He also becomes the first running back to recei...
Report: 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey gets $38M extension
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey is signing a two-year, $38 million extension, ESPN reported Tuesday.,The deal reportedly includes $24 million in guarantees for the 2023 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, who led the league with 1,459 rushing yards last season.,With an average ann...
49ers sign WR Jauan Jennings through 2025 season
The San Francisco 49ers have signed restricted free agent wide receiver Jauan Jennings through the 2025 season on a deal worth a reported $15.4 million. ,The agreement includes $10.5 million guaranteed, ESPN reported Wednesday. ,The 49ers announced it as a one-year extension after tendering Jennings...
Report: 49ers sign OT Chris Hubbard
The San Francisco 49ers added depth to their offensive line by signing tackle Chris Hubbard to a one-year, $1.375 million contract, NFL Network reported Tuesday morning.,Hubbard, 33, started all nine games in which he played with the Tennessee Titans last season. He has played in 94 career games (58...
Oh, snap: Jets, Aaron Rodgers open on MNF again
For the second time in two seasons with the New York Jets, Aaron Rodgers opens the regular season on "Monday Night Football.",Rodgers, who was hurt on his first possession in the 2023 regular-season opener on MNF, is recovered from a torn Achilles and planning to kick off his 20th NFL season near hi...
Could Trey Lance's 49ers career already be over?
At least the San Francisco 49ers appear to be attempting to keep all of their options open. That is the best way to describe the handling of their starting quarterback situation with Brock Purdy and Trey Lance both recovering from injury, and Jimmy G now in Las Vegas. ...
Colin Kaepernick's Fumble Was The Most Devastating Play Of Week 9
Week 10 starts in a few hours, so while we can, let's finish cleaning house on Week 9. Down by three with ten seconds remaining, the 49ers were one yard away from the St. Louis end zone and appeared on the verge of victory. But Colin Kaepernick fumbled in what was not only the most detrimental pla...
Which NFL Stadiums Are The Most Convenient To Drive To?
When the 49ers begin playing in the new Levi's Stadium this season they'll be 43.3 miles away from San Francisco's downtown as seen in the chart above from Redditor Tashre. But the Niners, now playing in Santa Clara, aren't the only NFL team having to drive outside their team's namesake city. Accord...
Two Boys Kissing: How Our Favorite Sports Photo Of 2013 Came To Life
In January, photographer Deanne Fitzmaurice was on assignment for Sports Illustrated when she went to a San Francisco gay bar, HiTops, during the 49ers-Falcons NFC Championship game. She was assigned to get a photo that would accompany a story about the diversity of 49ers fans. Her photo, above, was...
The Ravens Won The "Fuck" Bowl, Too: An Analysis Of Twitter Profanity During The Super Bowl
Twitter reports that the Super Bowl generated 24 million tweets last night. Most of them were terrible, so I just looked at the ones that said "fuck." ...
This Photo Of Two Male 49ers Fans Making Out Is Awesome
So, it took me a whole week to stumble upon this pic, which appeared on page 48 of last week's Sports Illustrated. It was taken during the NFC championship game at a San Francisco gay bar named—wait for it—Hi Tops. One dude in a tight T-shirt is pumping his fist, and there are some pint glasses on t...
Why Your Team Sucks 2012: San Francisco 49ers
Some people are fans of the San Francisco 49ers. But many, many more people are NOT fans of the San Francisco 49ers. This 2012 Deadspin NFL team preview is for those in the latter group. Read the other Why Your Team Sucks 2012 previews here....
Four Theories On How The Giants Went From Awful To Amazing
We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries....
MC Hammer: Rapper, Activist, Entrepreneur, And A Motivational Speaker For The 49ers
MC Hammer has never strayed too far from the sports. He is, after all, a former sports blogger. Over the years, Hammer has helped the 49ers’ sign Michael Crabtree in ‘09, he’s done commercials for the Atlanta Braves, he’s written open letters to Barry Bonds, and he even had his very own bobblehead n...
The 49ers Don't Care About Spygate II Because Their Offense Is Simplistic. Fact.
I'm not sure what's more amazing: A re-imagining of the conversation between Josh McDaniels and Mike Singletary during the Denver Broncos "Call 'Em All Apology Hour" for Spygate II, or this nugget from ESPN's story about it ......