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49ers undrafted free agents: Which ones provide cause for optimism, have best shot at roster
Vasha Hunt-USA TODAY Sports The 49ers signed twice as many undrafted free agents as they drafted. John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan have both spoken about how they felt fairly comfortable with their limite...
Syndicated Author May 04, 2020

Should 49ers fans be concerned about Kinlaw’s knee issue? Eric Branch breaks down what he’s learned
Jeff Blake | 2019 Sep 14 When you get a blue-chip talent later on in the first round, it usually comes with some risk. That was certainly when the 49ers selected Reuben Foster, and that didn’t e...
Syndicated Author May 04, 2020

Connor Letourneau tells Murph & Mac who Warriors would take with No. 1 pick according to his sources
Brian Losness | 2018 Feb 3The NBA Draft Lottery has been postponed, but it will happen at some point. When it does, the Warriors’ league-worst record will guarantee them a top five pick, and a 1...
Syndicated Author May 04, 2020

Trent Williams feels ’25 again,’ explains why 49ers fit is ‘hand-in-glove’
Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports It’s been a half-dozen years since Trent Williams was coached by Kyle Shanahan, but the level of comfort between the two hasn’t changed, according to Willia...
Syndicated Author Apr 30, 2020

Why 49ers have rare weapon in Brandon Aiyuk
Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports The 49ers no longer make the trek up to Rocklin, California, for their summer practices at Sierra College like they did from 1981 to 1997, during their dynastic, five-t...
Syndicated Author Apr 30, 2020

Javon Kinlaw’s college coach explains why production fell off during second half of season
Kim Klement | 2018 Nov 10 49ers first-round draft pick Javon Kinlaw’s certainly passes the eye test on tape, but it’s his college stats that don’t have everyone convinced. Kinlaw had...
Syndicated Author Apr 29, 2020

Joe Staley discusses impact of ‘lifelong friend’ Frank Gore on his career
Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty ImagesWhen Joe Staley conducted his final press conference on Tuesday afternoon, there were accolades and helmets and a healthy number of jerseys around him: at least a handf...
Syndicated Author Apr 29, 2020

Ron Rivera says Redskins were offered first-round pick for Trent Williams last season
Stan Szeto-USA TODAY SportsEx-Washington Redskins general manager Bruce Allen wasn’t popular when he was with the team from 2010-2019, and he’s certainly not popular now.Redskins head coac...
Syndicated Author Apr 29, 2020

Kuiper explains why Puig to Giants isn’t ‘even remotely possible’
Kareem Elgazzar | 2019 Dec 23 It’s starting to seem like the Yasiel Puig to the Giants rumors were reignited this week just for the hell of it. A tweet by baseball reporter Francys Romero, who f...
Syndicated Author Apr 28, 2020

John Lynch says 49ers had Brandon Aiyuk, CeeDee Lamb ‘almost dead even,’ explains what separated them
Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports When head coach Kyle Shanahan said that he and the 49ers had Brandon Aiyuk ranked as their top wide receiver and would have drafted him with the 13th overall pick, in a dra...
Syndicated Author Apr 28, 2020