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One area of the 49ers’ roster that didn’t undergo sweeping changes is the group of special teams specialists. San Francisco returned the same long snapper, punter and kicker trio they had last season. While special teams can get brushed aside, having a reliable group of specialists can earn a team a couple wins over the course of a season. … [Read more...] about 49ers 2021 90-man roster preview: Specialists

It looked like the 49ers might go into 2021 with some good competition for a starting safety job, and some quality depth once that got sorted out. Now a season-ending torn Achilles for Tarvarius Moore put the starting strong safety job in even more flux than it was. That puts a spotlight on the all-important safety position for the 49ers going into training camp. With the … [Read more...] about 49ers 2021 90-man roster preview: Safety

Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images Your daily San Francisco 49ers links for Saturday, July 24, 2021 Friday is supposed to be a slow news day, but that was not the case. The Patriots and Vikings both fired offensive line coaches who refused to get vaccinated. Cowboys QB Dak Prescott doesn’t know what HIPAA actually is. Four players were placed on the reserve/COVID list … [Read more...] about Golden Nuggets: Fred Warner plans to lead the 49ers defense by example

Dede Westbrook is in Minnesota for a Vikings visit Saturday, but he is still considering interest from other teams. If the Vikings are unable to sign Westbrook, he will pay a visit to the Seahawks, Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press tweets. Westbrook plans to visit the Seahawks on Sunday, veteran NFL reporter Josina Anderson tweets. The former Heisman finalist and … [Read more...] about Dede Westbrook Schedules Seahawks Visit; Vikings, 49ers, Bengals Still On Radar

We’ll keep track of today’s late-round signings here: Detroit Lions CB Ifeatu Melifonwu (third round; Syracuse) Los Angeles Chargers WR Josh Palmer (third round; Tennessee) San Francisco 49ers CB Ambry Thomas (third round; Michigan) … [Read more...] about NFL Draft Pick Signings: 7/23/21

The cornerback position is perhaps the biggest question mark on the 49ers’ roster going into training camp. Not only are their presumed starters relatively unproven, there are also injury and overall quality of depth concerns. San Francisco has two players that figure to start outside and a slot corner, but after that the sizable question marks loom at a position where the club … [Read more...] about 49ers 2021 90-man roster preview: Cornerback

While the 90-man roster is mostly set for the 49ers with less than a week to go until training camp, the club will still look for ways to add depth and improve throughout the preseason. Defensive end is an area of their roster that could use some help, so it makes sense they worked out a pair of defensive ends, Justus Reed and Eddie Yarbrough on Friday according to the NFL’s … [Read more...] about 49ers worked out 2 DEs ahead of training camp

The San Francisco 49ers on Friday announced their full slate of open practices for 2021 training camp. With COVID-19 restrictions lifted, the club will return to training camp sessions open to fans. Here are the open practice dates, which lead up to the club’s first preseason game August 14 vs. the Kansas City Chiefs: Wednesday, July 28 Thursday, July 29 Friday, July … [Read more...] about 49ers announce 2021 training camp schedule

Santa Clara County, where the San Francisco 49ers train and play their NFL home games, has one of the highest covid vaccination rates in California. As of July 11, more than 76% of its vaccine-eligible residents were fully vaccinated, partly because the county and the 49ers franchise turned Levi’s Stadium into a mass inoculation site where more than 350,000 doses were … [Read more...] about Big Leagues Balk at Endorsing Vaccination