Dwight Clark, the receiver who made one of the most memorable plays in NFL history and jump-started the San Francisco 49ers dynasty, died Monday at his home in Montana. Clark, who had been battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) since he first began feeling weakness in his left hand in September […]
Richard Sherman has agreed to a three-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers. The free-agent cornerback told ESPN’s Josina Anderson on Saturday that the incentive-laden deal is worth up to $39.15 million. The 49ers met with Sherman on Saturday and wanted to make sure he is healing well from a […]
The wait for Jimmy Garoppolo to make his first start as a member of the San Francisco 49ers will end Sunday in Chicago. The Niners announced Tuesday afternoon that coach Kyle Shanahan met with his quarterbacks and told them that the plan for Sunday’s game is to go with Garoppolo […]
The San Francisco 49ers traded a 2018 second-round draft pick for New England Patriots quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo on Tuesday. San Francisco had two second-round picks after making a draft-day trade with the New Orleans Saints this year, but the one traded for Garoppolo is its original second-round pick, a source […]
After a long and distinguished career with the San Francisco 49ers, linebacker NaVorro Bowman is no longer a part of the only team he’s ever known. The Niners announced Friday afternoon that they’d released Bowman after general manager John Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan had a conversation with him on […]
The San Francisco 49ers have traded tight end Vance McDonald and a fifth-round pick in next year’s draft to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for a fourth-round pick, the teams announced Tuesday. McDonald, who signed a three-year, $19.7 million contract extension with the Niners in December, had career highs in […]
In their continued efforts to bolster a previously porous pass rush, the San Francisco 49ers signed linebacker Elvis Dumervil on Monday. Dumervil, who spent the past four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, instantly becomes San Francisco’s most accomplished pass rusher after Niners general manager John Lynch shared news of the […]
The first round of the 2017 NFL draft came and went Thursday night, with the biggest news as always being the trades that dominated the headlines throughout the round. Six trades in total, with the first three being made by teams who promptly took three of the top quarterback prospects, […]
Dwight Clark, the former 49ers star best known for his leaping TD catch that won the NFC Championship Game in 1982, says he has been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease. He disclosed his diagnosis of the disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Sunday in a statement posted on the […]
It required time and patience, but the San Francisco 49ers finally got their man. The Niners announced Monday that they have officially hired Atlanta offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan to be their head coach. The deal is expected to run for six years, matching the contract the 49ers gave new general […]