49ers Rumors & News

Niners Nation "The San Francisco 49ers will run through their final practice in Santa Clara on Friday, but we likely won’t get all the answers we’re hoping for on the final injury report for Week 3 vs. the Kansas City Chiefs. Head coach Kyle Shanahan offered some updates Friday..." September 21

Silver & Black Pride "This week the attorney for Colin Kaepernick hinted the Raiders might be interested in the controversial quarterback. The NFL may be finding out his kneeling in protest may not so bad for business these days after he sent Nike sales through the roof with the ad campaign he..." September 21

Pro Football Talk "The Browns might have obviously preferred trading Josh Gordon out of their conference (so he doesn’t impact their playoff run), and the 49ers were initially interested in a deal for the talented-but-high-maintenance wide receiver. But 49ers General Manager John Lynch..." September 21

Sportsnaut "Richard Sherman and the San Francisco 49ers’ defense has the unenviable task of taking on a red-hot Kansas City Chiefs offense this coming Sunday. Second-year quarterback Patrick Mahomes torched the Pittsburgh Steelers to the tune of six touchdown passes last week, leaving fans..." September 20

The Sports Post "Colin Kaepernick isn’t an NFL player at the moment. And he probably isn’t going to be for a while — if ever again. But San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York isn’t to blame. If you’re willing to believe him, that is. As we know, Kaepernick is still in the..." September 20

TMZ "Colin Kaepernick and Tom Brady ... on the same team??? That seems to be the suggestion coming from Colin's attorney, Mark Geragos -- who's teasing to TMZ Sports that two NFL teams could be interested in signing the QB.  "I..." September 20

Pro Football Talk "Eric Dickerson is now speaking out for the idea that Hall of Fame players should be paid $300,000 a year in retirement. But when Dickerson was an active player, supporting the retired players was not his concern. In 1987, the NFL players went on strike, and among the key pieces of..." September 20

Sportsnaut "There’s very little question that Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill is the most-electric player at his position in the NFL. He proved it over and over and over again Week 1 against the Los Angeles Chargers. With his Chiefs now set to take on Marquise Goodwin and the..." September 19

NFL Trade Rumors "According to Matt Maiocco, the 49ers are activating LB Reuben Foster from the suspended list on Wednesday and releasing OL Matt Tobin. Foster finished serving his two-game suspension and the 49ers’ roster exemption for him is set to expire later today,..." September 19

Pro Football Talk "When Eric Dickerson released a statement calling for an annual salary for Hall of Famers, he didn’t say what that salary should be. But now he has given a dollar amount of $300,000 annually. “If it was up to me, I think every Hall of Famer would get about..." September 19

Pro Football Talk "A group of Pro Football Hall of Famers are arguing that every member of the Hall of Fame should be paid an annual salary and given health insurance. In a letter sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, and Pro..." September 18

Black Sports Online "Meek Mill revealed on Friday he will be releasing a song about Colin Kaepernick. Meek shared with Page Six the song, likening Kaepernick’s experience to a financial lynching, will appear on a future secret album. Here is a sample of the lyrics. They lynch his bank..." September 17

Bleacher Report "San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch confirmed that the team has inquired about Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon and is "doing its due diligence," according to Matt Barrows of The Athletic. B/R's Matt Miller reported that the Niners previously had..." September 16

Bleacher Report "With Josh Gordon's imminent departure from the Cleveland Browns, teams in need of help at wide receiver have to decide if they want to take a chance on the troubled playmaker. Per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Gordon has the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers atop his..." September 16

San Francisco Gate "In 2014, then-UCLA guard Najee Toran made his college debut when the Bruins visited Virginia and, well, things didn’t go well. “Didn’t have a good game,” Toran said. “Didn’t play after that. And then I (was moved) to defense.” Four..." September 15

San Francisco Examiner "John Lynch said last year that trying to tackle Barry Sanders — as he had to do twice a year while with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers — could break a defender’s will. For the first four seasons of Lynch’s career, Sanders got the best of him. Early in the 1997..." September 14

12 Up "Nike's new "Just Do It" campaign ?featuring ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick has everybody talking, and that's putting it lightly. Many are praising the athletic-wear company for choosing Kaepernick's likeness to support their product. Then there are others..." September 13

Pro Football Talk "Alabama has been the top program in college football in recent years, so it’s unsurprising that the Crimson Tide have put more players into the NFL than any other college team. Alabama had 44 players on Week One rosters, the most of any college. After Alabama were a..." September 13

San Francisco Chronicle "The 49ers have addressed their injury riddled linebacker corps by signing Terence Garvin, 27, a five-year veteran who made three of his four career starts last year in his lone season with the Seahawks, a league source said. Garvin, 6-foot-3 and 242 pounds, has been a core..." September 12

Pro Football Talk "The 49ers announced they have placed linebacker Brock Coyle on injured reserve. Coyle broke a bone in his back — a C4 compression fracture — and will need at least six weeks of recovery, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports. The team previously announced Coyle was..." September 12

San Francisco Examiner "San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan announced Monday that both starting right guard Mike Person and backup right guard Joshua Garnett will be questionable for Week 2’s matchup against the Detroit Lions. According to Shanahan, Person suffered a foot strain and Garnett..." September 11

Bleacher Report "Maybe Jimmy Garoppolo really was afraid of the Vikings defense by the end of Sunday's 24-16 49ers loss. After a late run of success last season, followed by a summer filled with glowing profiles and predictions of greatness, Garoppolo looked, well,..." September 11

San Jose Mercury News "Marquise Goodwin hobbled off with a quadriceps contusion 12:58 before halftime, and he returned briefly in the second half to help free space for tight end George Kittle’s 36-yard catch. “He tried to go hard but it was tough for him to run,” Shanahan said of..." September 11

NFL Trade Rumors "Adam Schefter reports that the 49ers are bringing free agent OLBs Erik Walden and Hau’oli Kikaha for a visit on Monday. Walden, 32, is a former sixth-round pick of the Cowboys back in 2008. He lasted just a few months in Dallas before he was waived at..." September 10

NFL.com "The offseason angst over the revised helmet-to-helmet hitting policy slowed to a sputter as real games began. Through 14 regular season games -- with two Monday night tilts to be played -- referees penalized one player for a use of helmet foul, per league..." September 10

TMZ "Wanna know how to help fix the San Francisco 49ers' passing attack?? Go get Dez Bryant ... at least, that's what Jerry Rice says. ICYMI ... Jimmy Garoppolo got wrecked by the Vikings on Sunday -- chucking 3 picks and completing less than..." September 10

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Three Miami Dolphins players knelt or raised their fist during the playing of the national anthem before Sunday’s season opener against the Tennessee Titans, which made Miami the only team in the league to continue the on-field protest led by former NFL quarterback..." September 10

San Francisco Gate "49ers season tickets have been in the Walker family since the 1960's, back when the team played at Kezar stadium. They've seen all three stadiums, all five Super Bowl teams, and all three "the catches." Since Levi's Stadium opened in 2014, 35-year-old..." September 09

NFL Trade Rumors "Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports that free agent QB Colin Kaepernick and S Eric Reid continue to work out daily in the hope of playing in the NFL again. However, La Canfora admits that it does not appear any teams are seriously considering the..." September 09

Pro Football Talk "The Rams volunteered that they tried to get Khalil Mack away from the Raiders. So who else was chasing the best quarterback chaser in the NFL other than the Rams and his new team, the Bears? According to Jay Glazer of FOX, the other potential serious suitors for Mack were the Jets,..." September 09

San Jose Mercury News "Joe Staley used to be so naive. As a rookie, he witnessed a fellow 49ers offensive lineman get injured, then cut from the team. That’s when a stunned Staley launched a profane tirade against the injustice of it all. “I got really worked up,” Staley, now 34,..." September 08

Bleacher Report "Following a poor performance by Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson in a 2016 loss to the Green Bay Packers, cornerback Richard Sherman and defensive end Michael Bennett reportedly almost got into a physical altercation. In a feature story on the Seahawks by Greg Bishop and..." September 08

New York Post "President Trump on Friday morning took a swipe at Nike, which aired its highly anticipated ad featuring Colin Kaepernick during the NFL season opener the night before. “What was Nike thinking?” the president wondered on Twitter shortly before 7..." September 07

USA Today "With a 10-year labor deal nearing its end, the relationship between the NFL and the NFL Players Association remains complicated. So as NFL teams hold their meetings to appoint player representatives and go over resources provided by the union, some players are already planning..." September 06

San Francisco Gate "The 49ers’ players didn’t receive the game plan for Sunday’s season opener at Minnesota until this week. But head coach Kyle Shanahan began formulating it in March after the signing of Jerick McKinnon gave him the dual-threat running back he..." September 06

Larry Brown Sports "The NFL has long been resistant to the idea of legalized sports wagering — at least when making statements in public. But privately, team owners and league executives must be licking their chops. ESPN’s Darren Rovell on Wednesday shared some of the results of a poll..." September 05

NBC Sports Bay Area "Terrell Owens will make an official return to the 49ers’ home stadium this season to take part in an official Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony. Owens confirmed he will be at Levi’s Stadium on Thursday, Nov. 1, to accept his Hall of Fame ring during a halftime ceremony of..." September 05

Bleacher Report "Conflicting reports have emerged regarding former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick's apparel following his deal with Nike. The company has made him the face of its 30th anniversary "Just Do It" campaign, but it is unclear if he will have a signature shoe..." September 05

Pro Football Talk "The 49ers placed running back Jerick McKinnon on injured reserve Monday after he tore his ACL in practice on Saturday. It goes without saying that this wasn’t what the team hoped to see when they signed McKinnon as a free agent this offseason and McKinnon said he was..." September 04

ESPN "President Donald Trump on Tuesday called Nike's new ad campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick a "terrible message," one day after the shoe and apparel company rolled out the advertisements. In the ad, Kaepernick's face is shown with the words, "Believe in..." September 04

WEEI Boston "Jimmy Garoppolo was traded last October and still it is one of the bigger topics of conversation surrounding the Patriots. Appearing on the Woj Pod to promote his new book, ESPN's Adam Schefter discussed the trade and acknowledged there are some within the Patriots organization..." September 04

SI "Nike has no plans at the moment to unveil a signature shoe or clothing line around former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, according to ESPN's Darren Rovell. Kaepernick has reportedly signed a new multi-year Nike contract to make him one of the faces of the company's..." September 04

TMZ "The National Association of Police Organizations has fired off a letter to Nike chairman and CEO Mark Parker, saying the org. is now calling for a boycott of all Nike products.  "In featuring Mr. Kaepernick in the 'Just Do It' campaign, Nike grossly insults the men..." September 04

Pro Basketball Talk "Last November, in Game 10 of the Seattle Seahawks’ season, four-time All-Pro cornerback and NFL champion Richard Sherman went down with a torn Achilles tendon. It is the most challenging injury for an athlete to overcome, and one of the first calls he got in the hospital..." September 03

Pro Football Talk "Running back Jerick McKinnon‘s first season with the 49ers ended before it started when he tore his ACL in practice on Saturday and the team officially removed him from the active roster on Monday. McKinnon has been placed on injured reserve and will spend the rest of the year..." September 03

Bleacher Report "Nike selected former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick as the face of its "Just Do It" campaign, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Darren Rovell of ESPN reported the choice of Kaepernick, who started the movement to kneel during the United States..." September 03

San Jose Mercury News "Year 3 of Khalil Mack’s truncated Raiders tenure saw him win NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors. Don’t look now but DeForest Buckner, the 49ers best defensive player, is entering his third season. This should be Buckner’s breakout year. His teammates..." September 03

Pro Football Rumors "The 49ers have reached the 53-man roster maximum after releasing 21 players on Saturday afternoon. Here’s the full rundown: The following players have been released: DL Jeremiah Attaochu WR Aaron Burbridge G Jonathan Cooper (story) WR..." September 02

CBS Sports "The San Francisco 49ers released two running backs as part of final roster cuts on Saturday, but they could soon be on the lookout for help at that position. Starting running back Jerick McKinnon will miss the entire 2018 season after suffering a torn ACL at a team..." September 02