The 49ers are the envy of 31 other NFL teams for their offensive weaponry. An efficient and accurate quarterback in Brock Purdy. The league’s most celebrated touchdown machine in Christian McCaffrey and another dual-threat wild card in Deebo Samuel. A classic wideout in Brandon Aiyuk and an old-school sure-handed tight end in George Kittle. That … Read more
SANTA CLARA — George Kittle likes things loud, boisterous and enthusiastic. So it’s no surprise the 49ers tight end is looking forward to Thanksgiving night in Seattle, where the 49ers (7-3) visit the Seahawks (6-4) at one of the most deafening venues in the NFL. “They absolutely hate us up there,” Kittle said following a … Read more
Brock Purdy finished Sunday with a perfect passer rating to lead the San Francisco 49ers over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Nov. 19, 2023 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images By at least one measure, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy had a perfect Sunday — and is led many to say that … Read more
SANTA CLARA — Ji’Ayir Brown stood among a crowd of reporters answering questions when a member of the support staff handed him a football. It wasn’t just any football, either. It was the one he intercepted in the end zone Sunday in a 27-14 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Levi’s Stadium. Brown first … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Here is what came out of the 49ers’ postgame press conferences following their 34-3 win Sunday over the Jaguars: HEAD COACH KYLE SHANAHAN No injuries right now. I’m sure there will be some tomorrow, but there’s nothing right now. Q: What impressed you the most? Shanahan: Just how we overcame a bunch … Read more
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers is out for the season with a torn Achilles tendon that he suffered Monday. Seth Wenig/AP For the 49ers, it all started at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where they suffered a catastrophic run of injuries in 2020. Nick Bosa tore his ACL there that fall and is still bitter … Read more
Nick Bosa of the San Francisco 49ers reacts after forcing a fumble during the fourth quarter in the game against the Washington Commanders at Levi’s Stadium on Dec. 24, 2022, in Santa Clara, Calif. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images It’s no secret that the approach from both sides of the negotiating table for Nick Bosa’s new contract with … Read more