Coach Kyle Shanahan has completed two official interviews for the 49ers’ defensive coordinator position and “should finish it all up this week,” he told NBC Sports Bay Area via text message Monday. The 49ers have completed interviews with former Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley and 49ers defensive passing game specialist Nick Sorensen, Shanahan … Read more
The Kansas City Chiefs are officially back-to-back Super Bowl Champions.After a hard-fought game that stretched into overtime, the Chiefs claimed another Lombardi Trophy by a score of 25 to 22 over the San Francisco 49ers.After a week of building media frenzy, Super Bowl Sunday finally arrived for the Chiefs and 49ers in their rematch of … Read more
SANTA CLARA — The 49ers had precious little time to bask in the glory of a historic comeback victory in the NFC Championship Game. On Monday, it was back to work. Coach Kyle Shanahan wrapped up a meeting with the 49ers’ quarterbacks room to go over each of Brock Purdy’s snaps from the team’s 34-31 … Read more
Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers started prepping for the Packers two quarters into Green Bay’s 48-32 win over the Cowboys on Sunday. Addressing the media ahead of the 49ers’ NFC divisional-round game, Shanahan let it be known that he wasn’t fully surprised by the Packers’ sharp performance against Dak Prescott and Co., who went into the playoffs … Read more
With the 49ers entering the NFL playoffs as favorites to win Super Bowl LVIII, the Vince Lombardi Trophy is coach Kyle Shanahan’s to lose. But NBC Sports Bay Area analyst Donte Whitner believes the stars have aligned perfectly for Shanahan to deliver San Francisco its sixth championship, as he shared on the latest edition of … Read more
With rookie safety Ji’Ayir Brown ruled out of the 49ers’ Week 17 game against the Washington Commanders on Sunday, veteran Logan Ryan is in line to make his first start in red and gold. Ryan’s ability to seamlessly step into San Francisco’s secondary is exactly why coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch decided … Read more
SANTA CLARA — It doesn’t take an analytics whiz to figure out why the anticipated 49ers-Ravens Christmas night showdown turned into a Baltimore beatdown. The 49ers entered the Week 16 game with an NFL-best plus-13 turnover differential, but on Monday night, they lost the battle 5-0. Therefore, there is little mystery behind why the Ravens won … Read more
The 49ers will face one of their biggest challenges on Christmas Day when they take on the Baltimore Ravens at Levi’s Stadium in Week 16. And even though the NFC’s top team knows the AFC-leading Ravens are a worthy foe, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan reminded them this week. “Different team, same mindset, so same mentality … Read more
Kyle Shanahan delivered the joke, and the 49ers finished the punchline. Long before Seattle Seahawks star DK Metcalf was ejected from the 49ers’ 28-16 win Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, San Francisco’s coach reportedly offered his team some holiday cheer if they could get under the wideout’s skin. Shanahan predicted Metcalf’s in-game meltdown during a team … Read more
Ahead of the 8-3 49ers’ Week 13 showdown against the 10-1 Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, there has been plenty of discourse surrounding the two teams’ electric offenses. While both teams hover near the top of the NFL’s offensive statistics, each averaging a third-best 28.2 points per game, one former 49ers coach believes San Francisco holds … Read more