49ers Rumors & News

Clutch Points "The San Francisco 49ers were rumored to be making some significant changes under center this offseason. It appears they did not stop at quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. The Athletic’s Michael Lombardi said on The GM Shuffle podcast that the 49ers..." April 03

The Score "One of the staples of the NFL draft is when top prospects take the stage to meet commissioner Roger Goodell upon being selected. With the public draft events canceled in favor of a virtual experience due to the coronavirus pandemic, the league turned to EA Sports to help continue the..." April 03

USA Today "The NFL's expansion to a 17-game regular season could throw a wrench into the plans for one future Super Bowl site. The league is considering moving the 2024 Super Bowl out of New Orleans due to a potential conflict with Mardi Gras. New Orleans was awarded the event in..." April 03

The Big Lead "ESPN showed a replay of the 2006 Rose Bowl on Thursday night. The game that featured Vince Young and Texas holding off Pete Carroll and USC in an instant classic, 41-38. One of the biggest plays of the game was LenDale White getting stuffed on 4th and 2 to end USC's final drive...." April 03

Awful Announcing "With most live sports suspended indefinitely thanks to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, plenty of networks are airing old games for programming. An interesting new one there is the NFL RedZone channel (the Scott Hanson-hosted one available on most cable providers, (but not..." April 03

NFL.com "The NFL's chief medical officer, Dr. Allen Sills, who is spearheading the league's response to the new coronavirus pandemic, said widespread testing would have to be available before the reopening of the league could be contemplated. He cautioned against assuming that earlier comments..." April 03

Sportsnaut "As the NFL salary cap continues to rise each season and the value of franchise quarterbacks skyrockets with each record deal, NFL owners reportedly tried to push back against it this offseason. During negotiations on a collective-bargaining agreement, team owners pushed for a measure that would..." April 03

SI "A few hours before we talked on Wednesday afternoon, Falcons coach Dan Quinn called a noon staff meeting. During these strange days, he’s routinely scheduled those to start and end each week, to be done from everyone’s homes, but he threw this one in because he had a guest speaker..." April 03

NFL.com "This coming Monday, a handful of NFL team facilities were supposed to open to players for the start of offseason workouts. Instead, the doors will remain closed for the foreseeable future, leading to increasing questions about the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on players' mental and..." April 02

New York Daily News "Coronavirus may have spread at the Super Bowl, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at a press conference Tuesday. DeSantis believes COVID-19 was likely circulating in Miami at the Feb. 2 NFL championship game, Orlando CBS affiliate WKMG reported. " April 02

Pro Football Talk "NFL teams will have little or no offseason workouts in 2020. Which means that players will be working out on their own. Which means that some players won’t be content to, for example, grind away at a home gym. Players will want to get onto a football field, and they will want to..." April 02

Sportsnaut "The XFL showed just how viable and important having a sky judge can be, and now the NFL Competition Committee is interested in the idea as well. One year after the committee rejected a sky judge proposal, it is showing support for the notion of having that extra set of eyes to help correct..." April 02

The Score "The initial rush of free agency has dried up, yet there still remains a potential for blockbuster moves. There are several players who are either on the trade block or are now expendable. Here are 15 big names who could be moved out of their current situation. Yannick..." April 02

WEEI Boston "Everyone remembers Wes Welker's departure from New England. After putting up tremendous numbers and being Tom Brady's most dependable wide receiver, Bill Belichick and Welker could not agree on a contract following the 2012 season and the wide out ultimately signed a two-year,..." April 02

Packers News "Welcome to your Morning Buzz, rounding up news and views regarding the Green Bay Packers from around the web and here at PackersNews.com. We'll start with veteran wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders telling "The Rich Eisen Show" that Green Bay and its frigid..." April 02

NBC Sports Bay Area "Nose tackle D.J. Jones, who is entering the final year of his contract with the 49ers, has switched representation to Creative Artist Agency, the firm announced on Monday. Jones is now represented by agents Brian Ayrault and Todd France, according to the NFL Players Association. " April 02

Sportsnaut "This is not an April Fools joke. The Dallas Cowboys have reportedly signed troubled former San Francisco 49ers All-Pro edge rusher Aldon Smith, via Jay Glazer of Fox Sports. Smith, 30, has not suited up in the NFL since he was a member of the then-Oakland Raiders back in 2015. " April 01

Syracuse.com "Brandon Beane wasn’t going to wait around to hear back from Emmanuel Sanders in free agency. Before the Buffalo Bills landed Stefon Diggs in a trade, the team was pursuing Sanders. During an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show, Sanders said he had been talking with..." April 01

Sportsnaut "The 2020 NFL Draft is just weeks away and the league is reportedly still trying to figure out how it will navigate a virtual draft experience. Among the changes the NFL is considering to the draft structure, brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, is reportedly allowing teams a one-time extension..." April 01

Mediaite "ESPN’s Adam Schefter dug into the NFL for their decision to hold the NFL Draft as scheduled starting on April 23 while “there’s carnage on the streets” amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Schefter, who’s most known for breaking NFL free agent signings..." April 01

49ers.com "Only eight teams in NFL history have returned to the Super Bowl in consecutive years following a loss, with only two occurring within the last decade (Seattle Seahawks in 2013 and 2014 and New England Patriots in 2016 and 2017). It's undoubtedly a difficult task to return to the pinnacle of..." April 01

USA Today "With free agency having reached a near standstill after two weeks, it's becoming easier to see what's missing from the NFL's contending class — as well as the teams hoping to make the jump into that tier. For some, losing a key veteran or missing out on a..." April 01

Pro Football Talk "More football, in most cases, is always good. More playoff games definitely are good. But here’s one thing that may not be so good: The official expansion of the field from 12 teams to 14 places a gigantic premium on earning the top seed in each conference. The No. 1..." April 01

CBS Sports "If NFL teams have proven one thing this offseason, it's that they love making trades, and not even a global pandemic has been able to slow that down.  Over the past four weeks alone, we've already seen Nick Foles, Stefon Diggs, DeForest Buckner, Hayden..." April 01

Las Vegas Review Journal "The NFL soon might be circling back to Las Vegas as a site for its annual draft, perhaps as early as 2022. That’s what NFL vice-president Peter O’Reilly told reporters Tuesday on a conference call. If so, Raiders owner Mark Davis is ready to embrace it with open..." April 01

Yahoo! Sports "NFL players approved a new Collective Bargaining Agreement earlier this year by a 60-vote margin, but that could have been different had more votes been cast during the process. Nearly 22 percent of the eligible voters elected not to cast a ballot.  " April 01

Bengals.com "The Bengals today re-signed free agent CB Greg Mabin. Mabin, a fourth-year player in 2020, joined the Bengals in September last season and went on to play in nine games, with one tackle and a pass defensed on defense and another tackle on special teams.  " March 31

Bleacher Report "Let's start by getting this out of the way: NFL teams do not really "tank," especially not in the hopes of landing one specific college prospect. The Dolphins did not really "Tank for Tua" last year, though they may end up drafting Alabama quarterback..." March 31

Larry Brown Sports "The start of the 2020 NFL season is still five months away, but there has already been plenty of speculation that the league could be forced to start later than originally scheduled because of the coronavirus pandemic. As of now, that is not something NFL officials have discussed with..." March 31

Deadline "The NFL’s owners have voted to expand the playoffs to include 14 teams and will add postseason games on Nickelodeon and NBCUniversal’s new streamer Peacock. The changes — which had been agreed to in the league’s latest collective-bargaining..." March 31

NFL.com "The NFL's anticipated playoff expansion officially passed. League owners voted to approve expanding the postseason to 14 teams beginning in the 2020 season, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports, per a source. The decision came during a conference call Tuesday, which..." March 31

Bleacher Report "Cam Newton, who entered the NFL as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 draft and became a league MVP, a three-time Pro Bowler and an All-Pro quarterback, remains a free agent. The Carolina Panthers released him last week after agreeing to sign quarterback Teddy..." March 31

Larry Brown Sports "The NFL has been determined to not alter its offseason calendar despite the coronavirus outbreak, but that does not mean the league has been unaffected by the pandemic. For example, many free agents have agreed to contracts with teams but been unable to actually sign them. By nature, that has..." March 31

Yahoo! Sports "The NFL draft in the year of social distancing will not feature players walking across the stage to shake hands with Roger Goodell. But the draft will still be a TV show, and the players will still be a part of it. NFL Executive VP of Football Operations Troy Vincent sent a letter to..." March 31

Clutch Points "Utah State quarterback Jordan Love is one of the most polarizing and highly-debated prospects in the 2020 class. Regardless, with the NFL Draft set for April 23, the 21-year-old prospect has already talked with six teams per Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller. According to..." March 30

247 Sports "It’s been a rough few months for Tua Tagovailoa. The former Alabama quarterback’s junior season was prematurely ended with a hip injury that required surgery last November. That put a wrench in Tagovailoa’s pre-draft plans, which were mostly pushed aside as he..." March 30

ESPN "NFL Players Association medical director Thom Mayer said he's optimistic the 2020 season will take place but that the union and the NFL will know a lot more in late May or early June about whether playing this season is viable. Mayer discussed the coronavirus pandemic and its..." March 30

Bleacher Report "At least one NFL general manager believes the coronavirus pandemic was responsible for fewer massive contracts this offseason. "Some owners have to be concerned there might not be football, or it might be a shortened season, and their income could be drastically..." March 30

12 Up "Leave it to Roger Goodell and the NFL owners to bring even more sadness upon us during such a difficult time. With major changes coming to the NFL starting next season, the list of grievances is expected to include two additional teams entering the postseason each..." March 30

NFL.com "A new playoff structure was approved by NFL players earlier this month in the new collective bargaining agreement, and Tuesday will likely bring its final approval. In place of the NFL's traditional Annual League Meeting, which was canceled earlier this month as part of..." March 30

Sportsnaut "We’re coming up on the third week of the NFL offseason, and while many huge contracts have been handed out some top free agents are still looking for homes. Among them is a former league MVP, and three of them are former No. 1 overall picks, which is pretty wild all by..." March 30

98.5 The Sports Hub "Late last week, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell publicly extinguished the idea of a delayed NFL Draft after the league's GMs unanimously recommended a postponement. Goodell also made it known that anybody who questioned his decision publicly could face league..." March 30

Yardbarker "With face-to-face pre-draft meetings banned due to travel restrictions, NFL teams are getting creative in trying to reach out to top prospects ahead of the NFL Draft. Teams are using FaceTime to conduct interviews with prospects they’re interested in. " March 30

Bleacher Report "Inherent risk exists in all free-agent signings. Some deals are still riskier than others, though. Free agency is the NFL's equivalent of the stock market. Each and every move is a futures investment with the hope the return is greater than the original..." March 30

SI "NFL owners are expected to vote and approve the playoff expansion on Tuesday, according to the MMQB's Albert Breer. The TV arrangements for the wild-card round will also be voted on.  " March 30

Bleacher Report "The 2020 NFL schedule release could be delayed by a few weeks to make extra preparations in case the coronavirus pandemic results in a shortened season.  Per NBC Sports' Peter King, there is "momentum" for the schedule to drop in..." March 30

NBC Sports Bay Area "The 2020 NFL Draft might favor players who were able to able to attend the Senior Bowl and the NFL Scouting Combine, because of pro days and in-person meetings being canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. But some agents believe teams have all the information they need to..." March 30

New York Post "So, Roger Goodell says the show will go on. The NFL commissioner, in a league-wide memo distributed on Thursday, told the owners and general managers in no uncertain terms that the annual NFL draft will be conducted as scheduled from April 23-25. This, for every sports..." March 30

Pro Football Rumors "While it is obviously a low priority in the grand scheme of things, the limitations on travel and physical contact have come at an inopportune time for draft prospects and team decision-makers. With the draft still on schedule to take place at the end of April, prospects would normally be..." March 30

NBC Sports "Although Pro Day workouts and private workouts and visits to team facilities can’t happen prior to the 2020 draft, teams can still spend plenty of time talking to prospects. According to the NFL, teams may contact an unlimited number of incoming rookies up to three teams per..." March 29