SANTA CLARA — The 49ers now own 11 picks in next month’s NFL Draft, an abundance of assets should they re-enter the business of trading up or down on draft weekend. In the past two drafts, they’ve idled in their assigned spots, a noticeable switch after their massive move up in 2021 for quarterback Trey … Read more
Brock Purdy torched the Seattle Seahawks with deep balls on Dec. 10, 2023 in the San Francisco 49ers’ 28-16 win. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Purdy threw for a career-high 368 yards while completing 19-of-27 passes in the 49ers’ 28-16 win over the Seahawks, but perhaps most impressive was Purdy’s performance on deep balls, completing all … 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