The 49ers signed linebacker NaVorro Bowman on Monday, a move that allows Bowman to officially (and ceremoniously) retire as a member of the team. Bowman paid a visit to the Santa Clara facilities last month and announced his intention to retire as a Niner. Now, he will be able to do it for real.
Expect Amari Cooper to regress. Same with the Bears' turnover-happy defense. Here's why you should never make assumptions in the NFL.
They got coffee, cut tape, lined the field, played the "Grim Reaper," even washed cars. An NFL head coach has to start somewhere. Here are their stories.
Jeff Ulbrich's personal experience with depression led him to a new mission: changing the stigma surrounding seeking treatment for mental health.
49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo, who has spent most of the past month working with Tom House and 3DQB in southern California and working with Men's Wearhouse on its annual suit drive to help provide gently used professional attire to individuals looking to re-enter the workplace, told me Monday afternoon that he's still hopeful he will be fully cleared to go at the start of training camp on July 26. "I'm able to do pretty much everything now, which is real good," Garoppolo said. "It's been a hell of a process. But you know, we've been moving in the right direction."
Robbie Gould said on The Adam Schefter Podcast that he's happy to end a "weird offseason" with his new deal with the 49ers, but Chicago will always be his home.
Garoppolo will work with noted NFL quarterback guru Tom House as he continues his comeback from an ACL tear in his left knee.
Schefter talks with 49ers K Robbie Gould about his new multi-year extension. Plus, Keyshawn Johnson on why Michael Thomas deserves to be the highest paid WR in the NFL and former WR Isaiah Stanback on fighting Type-1 diabetes with his daughter.
The 49ers officially announced that they signed K Robbie Gould to a 4-year deal on Monday, just before the deadline for tagged players to sign. Gould has been the league's most accurate kicker over the past two seasons and gives the Niners stability at a position where that can be hard to find. “Over the years, Robbie has established himself as one of the best at his position in the NFL, which is precisely why we were so committed to working out a new contract with him,” 49ers GM John Lynch said. “I would like to thank everyone who worked so hard to make this deal come to fruition. We are very happy to start off the year on the right foot with this agreement in place so that Robbie can get back with his teammates and focus on making the most out of the upcoming season.”
Kicker Robbie Gould and the 49ers reached agreement on a long-term deal Monday, the team announced.
The 49ers reaching a long-term contract agreement with K Robbie Gould, per ESPN's Adam Schefter, comes as a bit of a surprise but is good news for both sides. The Niners never wavered in their hopes to keep Gould around and he gets the security he wanted in order to be so far removed from his home in Chicago. With that, the 49ers answer one of their most pressing questions heading toward training camp and do it just before today's deadline to sign players who were tagged to long-term contracts.
The 49ers spent a fourth-round pick on Mitch Wishnowsky, who could become the fifth starting punter in the NFL to come from Prokick Australia.
Which team has the league's top offensive firepower? We evaluated all 32. No quarterbacks, linemen or coordinators allowed.
Niners wide receiver Marquise Goodwin won the "40 Yards of Gold" sprint event and its $1 million prize on Saturday.
Any retrospective on the 30 for 30 series must include 'OJ: Made In America,' the five-part, seven-and-a-half hour film that broke away from the usual format to great acclaim. On episode three of our anniversary series, Jody Avirgan talks with the film's director Ezra Edelman about how he used OJ's Simpson's life story as a venue to explore America's complicated racial history, as well as his rise and fall as a sports icon. The film and the entire 30 for 30 collection are available exclusively on our streaming service ESPN+: es.pn/2shPit7. All bonus conversations about 30 for 30 films are available in our archives: http://bit.ly/30Chat.
These are the deals -- adjusted for position -- that most exceed market value. And a 49er is back on top for the third straight year.
Bill is joined by Lindsay Jones of The Athletic to definitively rank all 20 teams that missed the playoffs last year for the upcoming season, including the Raiders (5:28), Lions, (14:39), Jets (25), Vikings (47:51), Panthers (53:22) and many more.
According to the NFL, the 49ers will report for training camp on July 26. They would then hold their first practice on July 27. As usual, camp will be mostly held at SAP Performance Facility in Santa Clara with a couple of shared days in Denver with the Broncos before the second preseason game scheduled for Aug. 19.
Did the Browns indeed have the best offseason? Which teams struggled to reach their goals? NFL Nation ranks them and looks toward training camp.
Could a former first-round selection be done with the Pittsburgh Steelers? NFL Nation picks a player on each team who might not make the opening day roster.
Randall Cobb and a 312-pound tight end lead a list of eye-opening performances from under-the-radar players this offseason.
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(2) | Nick Bosa | DE | Ohio State |
| 2(4) | Deebo Samuel | WR | South Carolina |
| 3(3) | Jalen Hurd | WR | Baylor |
| 4(8) | Mitch Wishnowsky | P | Utah |
| 5(10) | Dre Greenlaw | OLB | Arkansas |
| 6(3) | Kaden Smith | TE | Stanford |
| 6(10) | Justin Skule | OT | Vanderbilt |
| 6(25) | Tim Harris | CB | Virginia |
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 527 | 384 |
| Seattle | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 428 | 347 |
| San Francisco | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 342 | 435 |
| Arizona | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 225 | 425 |
