San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Trent Williams walks back to the locker room after an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, in Inglewood, Calif. Kyusung Gong/AP This is not a rant against Brock Purdy. I have already attempted, on multiple occasions, to cynically hold up the 49ers’ starting quarterback’s … Read more
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel talks to the media following the NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Philadelphia. Chris Szagola/AP The 49ers were dressed for a funeral. At least, that’s what the NFL insinuated, and fans said outright, on social media in response to multiple Niners players wearing … Read more
Chase Young is making his San Francisco 49ers debut against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Nov. 12, 2023 at EverBank Stadium. Mike Carlson/Getty Images As Chase Young gets set to make his San Francisco 49ers debut, a report is detailing how the trade to pick up Nick Bosa’s former college teammate came to be — and who … Read more
Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers scrambles with the ball for a first down against the Cincinnati Bengals during the third quarter of an NFL football game at Levi’s Stadium on Oct. 29, 2023, in Santa Clara, Calif. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images With the second half of football season upon us, ESPN asked some … Read more
The NFL presents itself as America’s most cutthroat meritocracy. And yet evidence continues to show that teams screw up the single most important decision they make due to racial bias. From 2010 to 2022, teams were chronically underrating Black quarterbacks in the draft, a new statistical analysis from SFGATE shows. QBs selected in those drafts … Read more