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Maiocco details 49ers’ plan for Jimmy Ward
Defensive back Jimmie Ward was the 49ers’ first-round draft pick in 2014. It’s a fact that’s easy to forget, considering he’s only once played all 16 games in a season, and only appeared in seven games during 2017 before he was knocked out with a broken forearm.
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![49ers assistant coach to join Chip Kelly’s staff at UCLA [report]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/82/2018/01/03145037/Jan3Kelly.jpg)
Nov 27, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; The new head coach for UCLA football Chip Kelly is introduced to the media during a press conference today at Pauly Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports49ers assistant coach to join Chip Kelly’s staff at UCLA [report]
The 49ers are reportedly set to lose a member of their coaching staff this offseason, as former San Francisco head coach Chip Kelly has recruited an old friend to join him down at UCLA.
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Dec 31, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers running back Carlos Hyde (28) celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the third quarter of the game against the Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY SportsBarrows: ‘Seattle Seahawks could be the landing place’ for Hyde, Reid
The San Francisco 49ers are eager to build around quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo this offseason, but as the franchise focuses on building through free agency and the draft, general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan will have difficult decisions to make with a pair of the team’s own free agents.
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Ranking the 49ers’ biggest needs this offseason
It’s been easy to forget in recent weeks, but the 49ers still have a number of huge holes to fill. Here are the top five areas they need to address this offseason to make themselves a serious playoff contender in 2018.
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John Lynch, Terrell Owens named Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists
On Tuesday night, former 49ers wide receiver Terrell Owns and general manager John Lynch both were named as finalists for the 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Garoppolo contract will be very difficult to negotiate
The 49ers and Jimmy Garoppolo are venturing into uncharted territory with his contract. Determining Garoppolo value will be the greatest challenge and not only because he’s had seven starts.
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Dec 31, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) in the first half of the game against the Los Angeles Rams at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY SportsLynch, Garoppolo approach contract extension differently
Jimmy Garoppolo and 49ers general manager John Lynch have said different things about their impending contract negotiations, an that’s not surprising as they both seek leverage.
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Thompson on Garoppolo: ‘He straight resurrected a franchise by himself’
While appearing on Murph & Mac Tuesday morning, Marcus Thompson had nothing, but praise for how humbly Jimmy Garoppolo conducted himself during his late-season success.
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49ers sign nine players to reserve/future contracts
All of the players, with the exception of Johnson, finished the 2017 season on the team’s practice squad.
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49ers one of six teams eligible for ‘Hard Knocks’ in 2018
Following a dream 5-0 finish to the 2017 season, the 49ers certainly look like one of the more desirable teams that could be featured on next year’s Hard Knocks documentary series. Only six teams fit the criteria to be selected for the show (which follows a team through training camp and the preseason) heading into…
