'Prison workouts,' 'human weights' and 'Rocky IV': NFL players getting creative with workouts
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, NFL players are locked out of facilities and can't go to their gyms. Some are getting very creative.
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13-3, 1st in NFC West
Why a first-round trade down is important for 49ers in NFL draft
With zero picks in rounds 2-4, the 49ers will have to get creative to trade into the middle rounds and stockpile talent.
Nick Wagoner ESPN Staff Writer
49ers WR Kendrick Bourne signed his restricted free-agent tender offer on Monday. He will earn $3.259 million next season and then is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent. A key red zone/third down weapon for the Niners is back in the fold. Bourne had 30 catches for 358 yards and 5 TDs in the regular season last year. A total of 23 of those catches went for touchdowns or first downs. He had 6 catches for 88 yards and a touchdown in playoffs. Five of those went for first downs or TDs.
NFL players for all 32 teams who would be hurt most by lost offseason
With big names such as Tom Brady, Philip Rivers and Stefon Diggs learning new schemes with new teams, canceled workouts could be felt in the fall.
49ers sign TE Benjamin, OL Compton to 1-year deals
Wide receiver Travis Benjamin and offensive lineman Tom Compton have signed one-year deals with the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers.
Aldon Smith's disastrous descent out of the NFL: A timeline
Nearly nine years after being drafted No. 7 overall and more run-ins with the law later, the pass-rusher's NFL career could return. Here's a snapshot.
Expanded NFL playoffs are here: Ranking the best just-missed teams of the past 30 years
The NFL is going from 12 to 14 playoff teams. Here are the best teams since 1990 that would have been 7-seeds in the AFC or NFC.
49ers' draft outlook altered dramatically with addition of No. 13 pick
The DeForest Buckner trade has given the 49ers two first-round picks and more ability to find instant-impact players in the upcoming draft.
Is this the best time to expand the NFL playoffs? (1:06)
NFL Power Rankings: 1-32 poll, plus where each team stands after free agency
The Chiefs are still on top, while the additions of DeAndre Hopkins and Tom Brady have their new teams on the rise.
Would a 14-team playoff be a good thing for the NFL? (1:04)
NFL vet, Texas All-American Tausch dies at 61
Terry Tausch, who played for the NFL's Vikings and 49ers, and as an All-American offensive lineman with the Texas Longhorns, died at age 61.
Inside NFL free-agent contract numbers: Who really got the best deals?
Ryan Tannehill's breakout paid off -- big time. The 49ers broke their own rule in re-signing Arik Armstead. These are the details you should know.
San Francisco 49ers' 2020 NFL free-agent signings: Arik Armstead agrees to five-year extension
Armstead move clears a path for San Francisco to hammer out an extension with DeForest Buckner.
49ers have big shoes to fill with DeForest Buckner's departure
DeForest Buckner isn't an easily replaceable player, but that's what the 49ers are tasked with now that he has been traded. What are the options?
Sanders and Buckner are out, how will the 49ers look to fill those spots (1:06)
WR Sanders agrees to 2-year deal with Saints
Veteran wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders has agreed to a two-year deal with the Saints, he told ESPN's Josina Anderson and Ed Werder.
Source: 49ers cutting G Person, adding Compton
The 49ers have informed starting guard Mike Person that he is being released and agreed to a one-year deal with guard Tom Compton, sources told ESPN.
Nick Wagoner ESPN Staff Writer
At the end of the first day of new league year, here's where the 49ers stand: Re-signed: DL Arik Armstead, OT Shon Coleman Agreed to re-sign: S Jimmie Ward, DL Ronald Blair III, OL Ben Garland Tendered RFAs: WR Kendrick Bourne (2nd), RB Matt Breida (2nd) Traded: DT DeForest Buckner Signed elsewhere: TE Levine Toilolo Clear priority on retaining their own players. The Niners will now continue to monitor markets of others, including WR Emmanuel Sanders, to see if they can find some bargains.
Longtime 49ers assistant Bill McPherson, 88, dies
Longtime San Francisco 49ers coach and executive Bill McPherson has died at the age of 88.
Nick Wagoner ESPN Staff Writer
The 49ers are re-signing OL Ben Garland on a one-year deal worth $2.25 million. Garland announced his return on social media. For San Francisco, this is another example of the value they're placing on depth, as well as their continued efforts to keep as much of last year's NFC championship team together. Garland is a solid depth player with the versatility to play anywhere along the interior. Keeping him means keeping the depth they relied on so much last year in place for another run.
Nick Wagoner ESPN Staff Writer
The 49ers put second-round tenders on restricted free agent WR Kendrick Bourne and RB Matt Breida. They would receive a second-round pick if another team signed either player to an offer sheet and they chose not to match. Barring that, the Niners will pay each of them $3.259 million on a one-year deal and they would become unrestricted free agents next year. The Niners would like to hang on to Breida and Bourne but it wouldn't be a surprise if one or both draw at least some outside interest.
Source: Ward staying with 49ers on 3-year deal
Free safety Jimmie Ward, a longtime favorite of 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, gets to stay with the only NFL franchise he has ever known after agreeing to terms on a three-year, $28.5 million deal, a league source confirmed to ESPN.
Nick Wagoner ESPN Staff Writer
The 49ers capped a busy day Monday by agreeing with FS Jimmie Ward on a new three-year deal worth $28.5 million, according to a league source. After getting DL Arik Armstead signed and trading DT DeForest Buckner, Ward was the next priority. This seems like a lot of money for Ward but he showed what he could do when healthy in 2019 and the Niners believe he can do things other safeties can't do in the deep post. Now, the 49ers will bring back 10 of 11 defensive starters from last season.
2019 NFC West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 479 | 310 |
| Seattle | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 405 | 398 |
| Los Angeles | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 394 | 364 |
| Arizona | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 361 | 442 |
2019 Team Leaders
- Offense
- Defense
Passing Yards
Rushing Yards
Receiving Yards
Tackles
Sacks
Interceptions
Team Stats
Passing Yards237.013th
Rushing Yards144.12nd
Points For29.92nd
Points Against19.425th