JOSH DUBOW
Mike Grier listens to questions as he is introduced as the new general manager of the San Jose Sharks at a news conference in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Sharks hire Mike Grier as NHL's first Black GM

By Josh Dubow Jul. 05, 2022 02:16 PM EDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The San Jose Sharks' three-month search for a general manager

Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Hunter Renfrow catches a pass during practice at the NFL football team's practice facility Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Raiders agree to 2-year extension with Hunter Renfrow

By Josh Dubow Jun. 10, 2022 12:06 PM EDT
The Las Vegas Raiders have locked up another key player with a new contract, agreeing

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance (5) takes part in drills at the NFL football team's practice facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Trey Lance impresses 49ers in first minicamp as starter

By Josh Dubow Jun. 09, 2022 04:35 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Trey Lance dropped back on successive plays and launched

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa takes part in drills at the NFL football team's practice facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
49ers' Nick Bosa not worried about lack of contract talks

By Josh Dubow Jun. 08, 2022 06:32 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Nick Bosa spent his offseason away from the San Francisco

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan watches as players take part in drills at the NFL football team's practice facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Deebo Samuel reports for 49ers minicamp

By Josh Dubow Jun. 07, 2022 04:30 PM EDT
All-Pro receiver Deebo Samuel ended his offseason holdout by reporting for the first

FILE - San Francisco 49ers center Alex Mack (50) walks back to the locker room after an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. Seven-time Pro Bowl center Alex Mack is retiring after 13 years in the NFL, leaving a major hole in the middle of the offensive line for the San Francisco 49ers. The 36-year-old Mack announced his retirement on Friday, June 3, 2022, in a move the Niners had been bracing for this offseason. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)
7-time Pro Bowl C Alex Mack retires after 13 years in NFL

By Josh Dubow Jun. 03, 2022 11:54 AM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Seven-time Pro Bowl center Alex Mack is retiring after 13

Frank Gore signs 1-day contract to retire with 49ers

By Josh Dubow Jun. 02, 2022 07:04 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Frank Gore has signed a one-day contract with the San

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance throws a pass at the NFL football team's practice facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Brian Griese, an 11-year quarterback in the NFL, left the cushy work of a broadcaster to get back into the grind of the NFL as the 49ers quarterbacks coach tasked with developing Lance into a star. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Griese trades in mic to take over as 49ers QB coach

By Josh Dubow May. 31, 2022 05:26 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Brian Griese had established himself in a second career

FILE- free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick throws during halftime of an NCAA college football intrasquad spring game at Michigan, on April 2, 2022, in Ann Arbor, Mich. Kaepernick is getting his first chance to work out for an NFL team since last playing in the league in 2016 when he started kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial inequality. Two people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, that Kaepernick will work out for the Las Vegas Raiders. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
AP sources: Colin Kaepernick to work out for Raiders

By Josh Dubow May. 25, 2022 05:31 PM EDT
Colin Kaepernick is getting his first chance to work out for an NFL team since last

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan watches as players take part in drills at the NFL football team's practice facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Lance looks comfortable in role as starting QB for 49ers

By Josh Dubow May. 25, 2022 02:56 AM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Trey Lance took the practice field this week for the San

Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson takes part in drills at the NFL football team's voluntary minicamp Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the team's headquarters in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Offseason QB moves played big role in NFL schedule

By Josh Dubow May. 13, 2022 08:47 PM EDT
When the NFL schedule makers started to dig in after the Super Bowl on putting

FILE - SMU wide receiver Danny Gray runs the 40-yard dash at the NFL football scouting combine March 3, 2022, in Indianapolis. San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Gray found the ideal workout partner before the draft to prepare him to play with the 49ers' strong-armed quarterback Trey Lance. It just happened to be a former 49ers quarterback known for his his ability to throw with velocity. “I worked out with Colin Kaepernick and he has kind of like a bazooka, too," Gray said Thursday, May 12. "That workout was pretty great. So I think I’m. I think I’m up for the task.” (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
49ers WR hopes Kaepernick workout prepares him for Lance

By Josh Dubow May. 12, 2022 08:10 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco rookie receiver Danny Gray found the ideal

FILE - Dan Ventrelle, of the Oakland Raiders, speaks to the media, on June 5, 2019, at a press conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Ventrelle, the team president, has left the organization less than a year after taking over the job, owner Las Vegas Raiders Mark Davis announced in a statement Friday, May 6, 2022. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Dan Ventrelle out as Raiders team president

By Josh Dubow May. 06, 2022 03:55 PM EDT
Las Vegas Raiders team President Dan Ventrelle has left the organization less than a

FILE - San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch looks on before an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Santa Clara, Calif., Nov. 28, 2021. The 49ers have helped dictate the first round of the draft in five years under Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan with top 10 picks four times and multiple first-rounders twice. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn, File)
49ers address needs at offensive line, cornerback in draft

By Josh Dubow Apr. 30, 2022 08:43 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers went into the NFL draft with only

FILE - Southern California linebacker Drake Jackson (99) tries to pass-rush around the block from Arizona offensive lineman Jordan Morgan during the second half of an NCAA college football game Oct. 30, 2021, in Los Angeles. Jackson was selected by the San Francisco 49ers during the second round of the NFL draft Friday, April 29. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
USC pass rusher Drake Jackson goes to 49ers in 2nd round

By Josh Dubow Apr. 29, 2022 09:27 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have had a distinct team-building

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders safety Johnathan Abram (24) plays against the Cleveland Browns during the second half of an NFL football game, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Cleveland. The Las Vegas Raiders are declining the fifth-year options on all three of their 2019 first-round picks as the new regime doesn't want to commit to players inherited on the roster. General manager Dave Ziegler announced Friday, April 29, 2022, that the team will let defensive end Clelin Ferrell, running back Josh Jacobs and safety Johnathan Abram play out the final year of their rookie contracts instead of extending them through 2023. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
Raiders decline options on three 2019 1st-round picks

By Josh Dubow Apr. 29, 2022 04:22 PM EDT
The Las Vegas Raiders are declining the fifth-year options on all three of their 2019

FILE - Florida State defensive end Jermaine Johnson II plays in the team's NCAA football game against Notre Dame on Sept. 5, 2021, in Tallahassee, Fla. Johnson was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday, April 28. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, File)
Trading post: 9 draft-day trades shake up 1st round

By Josh Dubow Apr. 28, 2022 11:46 PM EDT
Two more prominent wide receivers switched teams with Tennessee's A.J. Brown and

FILE - Michigan defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson runs during a drill at the NFL football scouting combine, Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Indianapolis. Hutchinson is expected to be taken in the NFL Draft. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Top of NFL draft could lack skill position players

By Josh Dubow Apr. 27, 2022 12:46 PM EDT
This year’s NFL draft has the chance to be unlike any other in recent years with a

FILE - San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch looks on before an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Santa Clara, Calif., Nov. 28, 2021. The 49ers have helped dictate the first round of the draft in five years under Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan with top 10 picks four times and multiple first-rounders twice. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn, File)
49ers GM Lynch 'can't ever imagine' trading Deebo Samuel

By Josh Dubow Apr. 25, 2022 05:46 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch says he

FILE - Dave Ziegler, of the Denver Broncos NFL football team, poses Aug. 4, 2011, in Englewood, Colo. As a first-time general manager, Ziegler knows his tenure with the Las Vegas Raiders will be judged heavily on how well he handles the draft. (AP Photo/File)
Raiders GM embraces draft pressure despite no high pick

By Josh Dubow Apr. 22, 2022 06:27 PM EDT
As a first-time general manager, Dave Ziegler knows his tenure with the Las Vegas