San Francisco 49ers

49ers free agency: Scouting each player who could hit market next week
The 49ers re-signed long snapper Jon Weeks but 20 others are currently slated to hit...

49ers free agency: Could Deebo Samuel be next for reunion?
Deebo Samuel isn't the only former 49ers starter who'll become available for a reunion next...

49ers free agency: Predicting where Jennings, other top WRs on the market will land
Jauan Jennings is among a handful of high-profile pass catchers who could switch teams this...

San Jose: La Villa Deli legend Chris Bertucelli dies at 47
His secret-ingredient 'Chris Combo' sandwich is beloved by customers and sports legends.

Kurtenbach: Mock this — I’m planting a flag on who the 49ers should draft in the first round
This under-the-radar prospect is exactly who the Niners need in the 2026 NFL Draft.

The San Francisco 49ers want Santa Clara to pay for its business office — again
Santa Clara previously denied a $620,000 request to fund the office least last year.

Kurtenbach: The 49ers’ Trent Williams problem has only one right answer
The Niners and their left tackle are in another contract standoff. This should end the...

49ers, Trent Williams in another ‘standoff’ entering contract’s last year
Left tackle Trent Williams and the 49ers are reportedly haggling over a contract and he...

What trade market lurks for 49ers’ backup quarterback Mac Jones?
Mac Jones could return as the 49ers' backup quarterback next season but he also could...

The NFL always gets even. The 49ers will pay the toll in 2026
The Niners are estimated to travel more than any team in NFL history for the...

10 pitfalls the 49ers should avoid this offseason
A friendly list of 10 things for the 49ers to avoid with the 2026 offseason...

NFL sending 49ers to Mexico City, on top of Australia opener, for historic foreign itinerary
The 49ers will host a game in Mexico City this season, which opens for them...

NFL franchise-tag window opens for 49ers to debate value of Jennings, Piñeiro
Will the 49ers refrain from using the franchise tag ahead of free agency for the...

Seahawks expected to poach 49ers assistant to replace Kubiak as offensive coordinator
Brian Fleury has been with the 49ers since 2019 and had the added role of...

Was Super Bowl LX an economic boon for the Bay Area?
Officials estimate the Big Game brought about $500 million to the region, but experts cast...

Kurtenbach: The 49ers’ 2026 offseason isn’t just pivotal — it’s existential
San Francisco 49ers: To beat the Rams and Seahawks, the Niners need to ditch idealism...

49ers' Keion White shot after argument with rapper Lil Baby: report
San Francisco 49er Keion White was shot following an argument with rapper Lil Baby at...

Raiders introduce Klint Kubiak two days after his Super Bowl win, two years after 49ers stint
Klint Kubiak, a 2023 49ers assistant under Kyle Shanahan, got introduced Tuesday as the Las...

Sam Darnold scores big for ‘system quarterbacks’ and ‘game managers’ with Super Bowl LX victory
Sam Darnold delivered with his arm to win the NFC Championship. He delivered with his...

49ers' Keion White shot in early morning hours in San Francisco
A San Francisco 49ers defensive end, Keion White, was shot in the ankle early Monday...

Kurtenbach: The Dan Marino Trap is real, and it just ensnared Drake Maye
Super Bowl LX: The narrative out of the Patriots' loss was "we'll be back." NFL...

After Super Bowl, Bay Area sets aim at landing next big event: Women’s World Cup
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called the Bay Area a "very special place" and said the...

Inman: Cigar-smoking, beer-chugging Seahawks celebrate Super Bowl at ‘Lumen South’
The Seattle Seahawks reveled in Sunday night's Super Bowl win by smoking cigars, chugging light...

Sam Darnold rides NFL’s highs and lows to Super Bowl 60 win
Darnold signed to back up Brock Purdy with the 49ers less than three years ago....

NBC’s Collinsworth-Tirico duo worked, but couldn’t overcome non-competitive Super Bowl 60
NBC did all it could in a non-competitive Super Bowl 60

The Bay Area had a winning Super Bowl performance. But so did the Seahawks
A week of worthy celebration was marred by the 49ers' top rivals winning a Super...

49ers’ Kyle Shanahan, Fred Warner make their voices heard before Super Bowl 60
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan and linebacker Fred Warner relived some painful memories as part of...

Inman: 49ers face daunting path to next season’s Super Bowl
As the Super Bowl takes place at Levi's Stadium without them in it, the 49ers'...

Kurtenbach: In the land of disruption, the NFL offers a fittingly chaotic Super Bowl
The Bay Area is all about reinvention. The Patriots and Seahawks embody the spirit.

Path to Super Bowl 60: `Rise of the 49ers’ was bittersweet because it will never happen again
Enjoy the nostalgia of `Rise of the 49ers' because the franchise will never repeat a...

Patriots’ Austin Hooper, Bay Area native, is ‘smelling the roses’ in Super Bowl homecoming
Hooper, who played at De La Salle and Stanford, still visits the Spartans' Concord campus...

Inman: Finding Super Bowl LX quirks before Sunday kickoff at ‘Seattle South’
Investigating Super Bowl quirks ahead of Sunday's matchup between the Levi's Stadium-ruling Seattle Seahawks and...

Brains, brawn and blood: The secret sauce that powered NFL Coach of the Year Mike Vrabel’s Patriots to Santa Clara
Patriots coach Mike Vrabel takes a unique approach to leading his team that has rapidly...

Super Bowl LX: Two previous Bay Area matchups weren’t close
The Bay Area plays host to its third Super Bowl when the Seattle Seahawks face...

Roger Craig’s Hall of Fame inclusion is celebrated by first-ballot snub Frank Gore
Roger Craig, a key asset to the 49ers' 1980s dynasty, is part of this year's...

49ers’ Christian McCaffrey is NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year
49ers' Christian McCaffrey recognized at NFL Honors Night for coming back from injury, Kyle Shanahan...

Seahawks’ Sam Darnold will be in familiar territory in 49ers’ locker room
One win away from winning a Super Bowl, Sam Darnold says "San Francisco was crucial...

NFL confirms 49ers will open next season in league’s Australian debut
The 49ers will open next season against the Rams in the NFL's first-regular season game...

Party with a purpose: Jeff Garcia, NFL alumni team up for sushi bash
Pre-Super Bowl event at Sushi Confidential will benefit Hunger at Home, The City Eats nonprofits

49ers’ Brock Purdy addresses rival team winning Super Bowl in Levi’s Stadium
Either the Seattle Seahawks or New England Patriots will hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy on...

49ers legend Jerry Rice not campaigning for Levi’s Stadium statue but would ‘gladly welcome’ one
Jerry Rice is not campaigning for a statue of himself outside Levi's Stadium but the...

Seahawks rookie Nick Emmanwori does it all without being spread too thin
Seattle's Nick Emmanwori will be a marked man by New England in Super Bowl LX...

49ers’ Fred Warner, Kyle Shanahan to feature on NBC’s Super Bowl pregame show
It won't be Warner's first rodeo as a TV analyst.

49ers’ McCaffrey earns Salute to Service Award, finalist for others
Christian McCaffrey succeeded 49ers teammate George Kittle for the NFL's Salute To Service Award presented...

Expect Roger Craig, not Frank Gore, to make it when Hall of Fame is unveiled
Expect 49ers great Roger Craig to be part of this year's Hall of Fame class...

Is Kyle Shanahan deserving of coach of year? NBC analysts weigh in
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan led team that his longtime friend, Chris Simms, said wasn't 'even...

Seahawks trace roots of resurgence to 2024 win over 49ers at Levi’s Stadium
The Seattle Seahawks have a 22-5 record since beating the 49ers at Levi's Stadium on...

Patriots’ safeties are Cal products — practicing at Stanford for Super Bowl LX
Jaylinn Hawkins and Craig Woodson, the New England Patriots' starting safeties for Super Bowl LX,...

NFLPA heard power plant concerns from players, ‘monitoring’ 49ers’ research
Interim executive director David White noted experts' denunciation of the viral theory but said players...

Super Bowl history lesson: Our Top 5 games, teams, upsets and much more
Where does Steve Young’s six TDs vs. Chargers rank? Or the Giants’ win over the...

Seahawks’ Super Bowl 60 opening night: Darnold compliments 49ers, Seattle at home in Bay
Receiver Mack Hollins gives his take on theory about electrical substation near Levi's Stadium. Plus,...

Bay Area man accused of flying drone over 49ers game
The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced the charges ahead of Super Bowl LX, where the FAA,...

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell addresses 49ers’ international future
The NFL's push for a record nine international games next season could lure in the...

E-40, Too $hort help kick off Super Bowl in quintessentially Bay Area fashion
Michelin-starred chef Dominique Crenn, San Francisco's youth poet laureates and a robot named "Tron" also...

49ers promote Al Guido to CEO — but Jed York still oversees Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch
Al Guido is moving from 49ers president to CEO but principal owner Jed York isn't...

Kurtenbach: The 49ers lucked out in landing Raheem Morris as defensive coordinator
Raheem Morris is coming to San Francisco in a move that could pay dividends for...

Former Falcons coach Raheem Morris to lead 49ers’ defense
Raheem Morris has been a head coach for the Tampa Buccaneers and the Atlanta Falcons

Super Bowl LX: How Seahawks, Patriots measure up
Two of the NFL's top defenses will help determine whether Seahawks win their second Super...

When will the rise of the 49ers’ next dynasty come, after three-decade wait?
While a docuseries shines the spotlight on the 49ers' Super Bowl-winning dynasty from decades ago,...

How NFL plans to put on Pro Bowl inside Moscone Center with 37-foot ceilings
A made-for-TV Pro Bowl will take place in front of an invitation-only audience of 2,000...

If Bill Belichick has to wait a year so 49ers’ Roger Craig makes the Hall of Fame, so be it
So what if Bill Belichick won't be first-ballot Hall of Famer? Neither was Bill Walsh.

10 takeaways from 'Rise of the 49ers' screening with legends
A calvacade of 49ers legends reunited Tuesday night in San Francisco for the screening of...

Inman: 10 things to watch for as 49ers host Super Bowl LX festivities
The Niners won't be playing in the game, but they'll be visible throughout the buildup...

Nightmare at Levi’s: Seahawks-Patriots is a worst-case scenario Super Bowl for the 49ers
The Niners can't win with the Seahawks facing the Patriots in the Super Bowl at...

McDonald: First thoughts on Patriots, Seahawks and Super Bowl XL — from the 49ers’ perspective
It's not hard to envision the 49ers competing with Denver or New England. As for...

Former 49ers backup Sam Darnold reaches Super Bowl LX as Seahawks beat Rams
Jaxon Smith-Njigba had 153 yards receiving and a touchdown on 10 catches

Inman: Best and worst of 49ers’ season rife with injuries and clutch wins
Picking out the best and worst of the 49ers' immensely challenging season that still reached...

John Brodie, former 49ers, Stanford star quarterback, dies at 90
John Brodie played 17 seasons with the 49ers, delivering the franchise's first NFC West titles,...

49ers mailbag: Don’t blame sub-par run game on electrical substation
The 49ers Faithful came away from this season with lots of mailbag questions

Biggest 49ers’ offseason non-story: That power plant will scare away free agents
GM John Lynch addressed the power plant and substation story with regard to 49ers injuries...

Robert Saleh signs five-year deal with Titans, officially leaving 49ers
Robert Saleh is getting another shot at turning around a struggling franchise. The Tennessee Titans...

49ers’ Shanahan-Lynch duo enters Year 10 intent on greater playoff success
Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch are forging ahead into Year 10 as the 49ers' coach...

49ers’ Christian McCaffrey makes history as NFL MVP finalist
Kyle Shanahan is also representing the 49ers as a first-time finalist for Coach of the...

Why trading Mac Jones would be a big mistake by 49ers
Maintaining insurance at the most important position in professional sports would be a wise move...

Why hiring Gus Bradley would be a lazy choice for the 49ers
San Francisco 49ers: The 49ers look poised to make Gus Bradley their fifth defensive coordinator...

49ers cutting cord on Brandon Aiyuk, envision Gus Bradley as next defensive coordinator
While the 49ers eliminate a Brandon Aiyuk 2026 comeback, coach Kyle Shanahan's immediate focus is...

49ers’ next defensive coordinator needs better pass-rush production
The 49ers' pass rush could take priority No. 1 this offseason to complement Nick Bosa,...

Path to Super Bowl LX: 49ers are ousted, but some ex-players are still in the mix
The Super Bowl LX party will go on without the hosts. Some former 49ers have...

Robert Saleh ‘over the moon happy’ as Titans’ next coach, again leaving 49ers
Saleh rejoined the 49ers as defensive coordinator this season after three-plus seasons as the Jets'...

49ers’ stars, including Kittle, optimistic about 2026 return
Brock Purdy, George Kittle, Fred Warner and defensive ends Nick Bosa and Mykel Williams are...

McCaffrey earns multiple 49ers team awards after bounceback 2025 season
Running back Christian McCaffrey won the Len Eshmont and Bill Walsh awards in the wake...

Welcome to Santa Clara! Your one-stop guide to Super Bowl LX
The Bay Area is hosting Super Bowl LX, one of the year's biggest sporting events...

Kurtenbach: To answer their 31-year question, the 49ers need to narrow their focus
If the Niners want to win the Super Bowl, they need to look regionally.

Inman: 10 things that caught my eye in 49ers’ season-ending loss to Seahawks
Fred Warner was amazed at how the 49ers fought their way to the NFC divisional...

Kurtenbach: The 49ers’ carpet ride hit a wall in Seattle. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t magic
San Francisco 49ers 6 - Seattle Seahawks 41: The Niners were pulverized in the NFC...

49ers report card: How many groups failed playoff test in Seattle?
The 49ers' second-most lopsided playoff loss featured failures at every level in a 41-6 divisional-round...

49ers demolished by better Seahawks but Purdy, Shanahan see the long game
49ers' Brock Purdy remains in character and is eager to get back at it after...

What the 49ers said after their blowout loss to the Seahawks
"We're down the best tight end in the world, right? It's a lot of things...

Instant analysis of 49ers’ 41-6 divisional-playoff loss at No. 1-seed Seattle
The 49ers' season is over after a 41-6, blowout loss to the No. 1-seed Seahawks...

Studs and Duds: No studs to be found as 49ers season ends with a Seattle stomping
San Francisco 49ers 6 - Seattle Seahawks 41: The 49ers gave up a touchdown on...

Seahawks beat up on beaten-up Niners to eliminate them from playoffs
The 49ers seek revenge against their NFC West rivals in this playoff matchup.

49ers’ 5 keys to upsetting No. 1 seed Seattle in NFC divisional playoffs
The sixth-seeded 49ers look to replicate their 2021 playoff run and win a divisional game...

Culture clash: 49ers boosted by chemistry, philosophy in playoff push despite star injuries
Are culture and chemistry the same thing? Not exactly, but the 49ers have both in...

Kurtenbach: My 49ers-Seahawks (part 3) prediction
Who wins the third matchup between these NFC West rivals? Our columnist has the script.

Is a power plant really behind 49ers' injury woes?
The theory, which claims “low-frequency electromagnetic fields can degrade collagen, weaken tendons, and cause soft-tissue...

How to watch 49ers vs. Seahawks in divisional playoff game Saturday
The Seahawks beat the 49ers at Levi's Stadium just two weeks ago in the regular-season...

Seahawks’ Sam Darnold questionable for 49ers with oblique injury
Seattle quarterback Sam Darnold showed up on the injury report and is listed as 'questionable'...

49ers announce Warner, Pearsall injury designations for playoffs in Seattle
A day after going through an impressive warmup session before a brigade of media, Warner...

Kurtenbach: For the 49ers and Seahawks, familiarity only breeds confusion
San Francisco 49ers - Seattle Seahawks: There will be no secrets in the NFC Divisional...

Super Bowl seduction is real for 49ers amid Levi’s Stadium preparations
Super Bowl preparations are swirling around the 49ers' home stadium as they gear up for...
