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Tim Kawakami identified the 49ers’ biggest positional concern before Week 1, with uncertainty mounting at both starting guard spots. The post 49ers Hit With Offensive Line Concern Ahead of Rams Opener appeared first on HEAVY.
The San Francisco 49ers have only one more preseason game before their regular season opener against the Los Angeles Rams on Sep. 10 in Melbourne, Australia.The 49ers will play the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday in their preseason finale.Head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters on Tuesday that he does not plan to play any starters […] The post 49ers Get Promising Mike Evans News Ahead of Season Opener appeared first on HEAVY.
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh is looking forward to facing Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers.
Christian McCaffrey isn't quite 100 percent right now. San Francisco 49ers fans have lived through this before.
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey has been held out throughout training camp due to tightness. Now, wide receiver Mike Evans is dealing with the same ailment. Evans was forced to leave practice early on Tuesday with what head coach Kyle Shanahan described as tightness, via Matt Barrows of the Athletic. He continued to […] The post Why 49ers’ Mike Evans left Chargers joint practice early amid injury concerns appeared first on ClutchPoints.
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was in a car accident this summer that left him hospitalized. The incident became a major news story not just because it happened, but because of how it was covered. While the initial accident took place on July 14, it wasn’t reported on until more than a week later. Given the…
The details of the car accident involving 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan have been scant. But On SI’s Grant Cohn appears to have uncovered a new element of the crash. Shanahan was reportedly holding a cell phone during the accident, while the other driver was at fault for the collision. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan...
The Los Angeles Rams will play their Week 1 regular-season game against the San Francisco 49ers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, with the Rams designated as the home team for the matchup. This means that, for this season, there will not be an invasion of 49ers fans at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, […] The post Kyle Shanahan blames SoFi 49ers fan takeover for Rams requesting Australia game appeared first on ClutchPoints.
No player on the San Francisco 49ers was used more than All-Pro running back Christian McCaffrey, who earned a whopping 413 touches during the 2025 NFL season. The 49ers know they can’t risk overusing their key offensive weapon, and head coach Kyle Shanahan knows they must reduce his workload in the upcoming season. “Last year […] The post Even 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan knows he overused Christian McCaffrey in 2025 appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The offseason chatter around Mac Jones and the San Francisco 49ers centered largely on whether the backup quarterback would be traded. That conversation has largely faded. And now, the discussion has shifted in a surprisingly different direction.Rather than moving on from Jones, some inside the organization believe he could be sticking around longer than anyone […] The post 49ers Get Notable Mac Jones Future Update From Team Insider appeared first on HEAVY.
San Francisco’s rookie class arrived with a clear star after the team traded out of the first round to select Ole Miss wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling at No. 33. The initial expectation was that Stribling could serve as the vertical threat Kyle Shanahan’s offense needed, while the rest of the class provided support at running […] The post 1 49ers rookie who stood out most in 2026 minicamp appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The San Francisco 49ers have hopes for many wins in 2026, and it appears there will be plenty of preseason competition for defensive starting spots. And that’s good news for Kyle Shanahan, who drew praise for his elite defensive understanding from runing back Kyle Juszczyk, according to a post on X by the NFL on […] The post 49ers’ Kyke Juszczyk reveals Kyle Shanahan’s elite’ defensive understanding appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Strangely enough, the Dallas Cowboys actually look like a roster built with January football in mind. Dak Prescott still commands one of the league’s most explosive offenses. CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens remain nearly impossible to neutralize in isolation. The defense suddenly carries far more speed and physicality than it did a year ago. Those […] The post Cowboys’ scariest pitfall to overcome on 2026 NFL schedule appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Philadelphia Eagles’ schedule is here, and ultimately, it’s a pretty easy go for the Birds. The proud winners of the NFC East for two seasons in a row, a feat that hadn’t been accomplished since 2004, the Eagles have to deal with a first-place schedule once more, but after going toe-to-toe with the NFC […] The post Eagles’ scariest pitfall to overcome on 2026 NFL schedule appeared first on ClutchPoints.
One team's road to the playoffs already looks painfully difficult.
The NFL masterfully creates the illusion that there is no true offseason, and somehow, it continues to generate hype for the product during what is supposed to be the “down period.” Every event on the calendar feels like a spectacle. The annual NFL schedule release perfectly illustrates the league’s shrewd business acumen. This warranted praise […] The post 49ers and 5 other teams that got completely screwed by NFL schedule release appeared first on ClutchPoints.
As the 2026 schedule was released for the San Francisco 49ers, the one aspect of the announcement that fans were anticipating to see was the placement of the international games and the rest after. While 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan made his thoughts known on the international games and didn’t see much benefit besides exposure […] The post 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan will be mad about Rams’ Week 2 game after Australia showdown appeared first on ClutchPoints.
NFL players are expected to be at peak performance 17 times a season, regardless of what leads up to gameday. That’s a reasonable request when you’re playing a road game, a short flight away, a week after a home game. But what about when you’re playing on the other side of the country a week…
The 2026 NFL regular-season schedule was released Thursday, and the Week 1 matchups are set. The season will open Wednesday, Sept. 9, with a Super Bowl rematch, as Drake Maye and the New England Patriots head to Lumen Field to face Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks. Kyle Shanahan and the San ...
While the San Francisco 49ers didn’t cover every base, they have multiple reasons to be excited about their offseason so far. And here are the 49ers game-by-game predictions after the 2026 NFL schedule release. Despite another injury-riddled season, the 49ers posted a record of 12-5 before getting soundly dismissed in the playoffs by the eventual […] The post 49ers game-by-game predictions after 2026 NFL Schedule release appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The NFL this week announced a nine-game slate of international games for the 2026 season, featuring games from Melbourne to Munich, and JJ Watt is sounding the alarm. The CBS NFL analyst took to social media on Wednesday to call out what he sees as an excessive tilt toward overseas games, writing “international game slate…
On paper, the San Francisco 49ers have assembled one of the most complete rosters in football yet again. Kyle Shanahan still has an offensive system capable of turning defensive coordinators into insomniacs. John Lynch spent the offseason reinforcing nearly every soft spot that emerged during last season’s uneven campaign. Of course, NFL seasons are not […] The post 3 disaster 49ers schedule scenarios that would sink Super Bowl hopes appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The San Francisco 49ers suffered their share of significant injuries last season on defense. One of the players whose 2025 season was cut short was rookie defensive lineman Mykel Williams, who suffered a torn ACL and lateral meniscus in his right knee during Week 9. San Francisco is likely hoping that a healthy Williams will […] The post 49ers Insider Issues Clear Injury Update on Mykel Williams appeared first on HEAVY.
