For the fourth time in two seasons, 49ers fans flew a banner over Levi’s Stadium before Sunday’s season finale against the Seattle Seahawks, amidst reports that CEO Jed York is soon to fire the team’s third head coach in three years.
Trent Baalke had apparently already been informed that his time with the 49ers was over on Friday, according to Jay Glazer of Fox Sports. 49ers ownership reportedly did not have the same conversation with Kelly, however, leading the San Francisco head coach to call owner Jed York last night to discuss the report according to Mike Silver of NFL.com
According to Jay Glazer of Fox Sports, Baalke was informed by 49ers brass on Friday that he’d be fired, while Kelly has yet to be informed of his axing.
The San Francisco 49ers are expected to fire both head coach Chip Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke as reported by Ian Rapoport of NFL.com and Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Derrick Deese was a teammate of Young’s for eight years, and told Kevin Lynch on Wednesday that Young’s desire to win and ability to politic, makes him the ideal candidate for team president.
Two pairs of custom game-worn sneakers honoring the 36 victims of the tragic Oakland warehouse fire were auctioned off Friday, and sold for over $45,000 to benefit the Oakland Fire Relief fund.
With the 49ers collecting just seven combined wins over the last two seasons, and CEO Jed York announcing that he’ll be speaking to the media next week, it’s pretty safe bet that general manager Trent Baalke’s job is in jeopardy. 49ers beat writer Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee believes that Baalke will be axed […]
Roger Goodell and the NFL have elected not to grant former All-Pro pass rusher Aldon Smith reinstatement into the league this season, according to a report by Pro Football Talk.