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Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) stretches during an NFL football practice Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Derek Carr hopes he's 'a Raider for my entire life'

By Josh Dubow Jun. 15, 2021 05:04 PM EDT
The offseason of quarterback discontent never reached Derek Carr.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan watch players workout during NFL football practice in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe)
49ers cut short offseason program after injuries

By Josh Dubow Jun. 09, 2021 06:20 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers cut short their offseason

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan watch players workout during NFL football practice in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, June 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe)
49ers lose 2 more players to significant practice injuries

By Josh Dubow Jun. 08, 2021 02:07 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers lost two more backups to

49ers RB Wilson to miss start of season with knee injury

By Josh Dubow May. 26, 2021 04:40 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers running back Jeff Wilson Jr.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo throws a pass at the team's NFL football training facility in Santa Clara, Calif., Tuesday, May 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Garoppolo uses criticism to push to 'next level'

By Josh Dubow May. 25, 2021 08:03 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Jimmy Garoppolo couldn't help but hear the

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan watches a drill NFL football rookie minicamp in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
49ers rookie QB Trey Lance ready for work at rookie camp

By Josh Dubow May. 14, 2021 07:38 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The pomp of draft weekend when he was picked third

FILE - In this Thursday, July 21, 2011 file photo, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announces that NFL owners have agreed to a tentative agreement that would end the lockout, pending player approval in College Park, Ga. The process of building the NFL schedule used to be a painstaking one with executives like Val Pinchbeck spending months slotting the games one by one on his board until there was a final product for the commissioner to approve. Making late tweaks or looking at alternative options with a big game moving from early to late in the season weren't really possible for all the pieces of the complicated jigsaw puzzle to fit.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
Amazon cloud technology aids NFL in schedule making

By Josh Dubow May. 12, 2021 08:12 PM EDT
The process of building the NFL schedule used to be a painstaking one with

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Casey Hayward watches the play during the first half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Inglewood, Calif. The Las Vegas Raiders signed free agent cornerback Casey Hayward to a one-year deal, adding needed experience to a young secondary that has struggled in recent years. The deal announced Tuesday May 4, 2021 reunites Hayward with defensive coordinator Gus Bradley.. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)
Raiders sign CB Casey Hayward to 1-year deal

By Josh Dubow May. 04, 2021 06:58 PM EDT
The Las Vegas Raiders signed free agent cornerback Casey Hayward to a one-year

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2021, file photo, Notre Dame quarterback Ian Book (12) throws a pass in the first half of the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game against Alabama in Arlington, Texas. Perhaps the best-known collegian selected in the fourth round Saturday was Book. And Book went somewhere with a QB opening: New Orleans, which saw career passing leader Drew Brees retire. (AP Photo/Roger Steinman, File)
Lower-round QBs face long odds to make it in NFL

By Josh Dubow May. 03, 2021 04:46 PM EDT
The five teams that took quarterbacks in the first round of the NFL draft head

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders general manager Mike Mayock speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, in this Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, file photo. The Las Vegas Raiders spent the free agency period dismantling their offensive line and mostly ignoring the secondary. Now heading into the NFL draft, those are the two spots that appear to be the most urgent needs for the Raiders to fill starting with pick No. 17 in the first round. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Raiders focus on defense, offensive lines in NFL draft

By Josh Dubow May. 01, 2021 09:40 PM EDT
After being picked apart by opposing offenses last season and having dismantled

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2020, file photo, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan watches during the second half of the team's NFL football game against the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. The drama about which position the 49ers would target for their first pick of the NFL draft was erased as soon as they traded three first-round picks and a third-rounder to move up to No. 3. The question then turned to which quarterback prospect Shanahan and general manager John Lynch will hitch themselves to with that pick. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
With draft over, Niners now turn to preparing Lance for NFL

By Josh Dubow May. 01, 2021 07:24 PM EDT
From the moment the San Francisco 49ers made the decision to trade two future

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2020, file photo, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan watches during the second half of the team's NFL football game against the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. The drama about which position the 49ers would target for their first pick of the NFL draft was erased as soon as they traded three first-round picks and a third-rounder to move up to No. 3. The question then turned to which quarterback prospect Shanahan and general manager John Lynch will hitch themselves to with that pick. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
49ers take Notre Dame G Aaron Banks in 2nd round

By Josh Dubow Apr. 30, 2021 08:59 PM EDT
The San Francisco 49ers added some players to help new quarterback Trey Lance,

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders general manager Mike Mayock speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, in this Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, file photo. The Las Vegas Raiders spent the free agency period dismantling their offensive line and mostly ignoring the secondary. Now heading into the NFL draft, those are the two spots that appear to be the most urgent needs for the Raiders to fill starting with pick No. 17 in the first round. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Raiders trade up for S Trevon Moehrig in 2nd round

By Josh Dubow Apr. 30, 2021 08:11 PM EDT
The Las Vegas Raiders made no secret about where their focus would be in the

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders general manager Mike Mayock speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, in this Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, file photo. The Las Vegas Raiders spent the free agency period dismantling their offensive line and mostly ignoring the secondary. Now heading into the NFL draft, those are the two spots that appear to be the most urgent needs for the Raiders to fill starting with pick No. 17 in the first round. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
Raiders take Alabama OL Alex Leatherwood with 17th pick

By Josh Dubow Apr. 29, 2021 10:42 PM EDT
General manager Mike Mayock knew the choice of Alex Leatherwood with the 17th

North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance appears on the red carpet at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame before the NFL football draft Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer, Pool)
49ers take QB Trey Lance with 3rd pick in NFL draft

By Josh Dubow Apr. 29, 2021 08:50 PM EDT
While the rest of the football world spent the month between San Francisco's

FILE - Alabama quarterback Mac Jones passes against Ohio State during the second half of an NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game in New Orleans, in this Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, file photo. Jones is a likely first round pick in the NFL Draft, April 29-May 1, 2021, in Cleveland.(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
NFL draft could see record run of quarterbacks taken

By Josh Dubow Apr. 28, 2021 02:32 AM EDT
As soon as the San Francisco 49ers traded three first round picks to move up to

FILE - North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance (5) winds up to throw during the first half of the FCS championship NCAA college football game against James Madison in Frisco, Texas, in this Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, file photo. Lance is a likely first round pick in the NFL Draft, April 29-May 1, 2021, in Cleveland.(AP Photo/Sam Hodde, File)
49ers face consequential decision at QB in draft

By Josh Dubow Apr. 26, 2021 06:25 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Shanahan gets advice about what the San

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2020, file photo, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan watches during the second half of the team's NFL football game against the New York Giants in East Rutherford, N.J. The drama about which position the 49ers would target for their first pick of the NFL draft was erased as soon as they traded three first-round picks and a third-rounder to move up to No. 3. The question then turned to which quarterback prospect Shanahan and general manager John Lynch will hitch themselves to with that pick. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
After trade up to 3, 49ers now must decide which QB to take

By Josh Dubow Apr. 23, 2021 03:05 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The drama about which position the San Francisco

FILE - Southern California lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker participates in the school's pro day football workout for NFL scouts in Los Angeles, in this Wednesday, March 24, 2021, file photo. The Las Vegas Raiders spent the free agency period dismantling their offensive line and mostly ignoring the secondary. Now heading into the NFL draft, those are the two spots that appear to be the most urgent needs for the Raiders to fill starting with pick No. 17 in the first round. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Raiders likely to target tackle, secondary in upcoming draft

By Josh Dubow Apr. 23, 2021 02:42 PM EDT
The Las Vegas Raiders spent the free agency period dismantling their offensive

49ers agree to deals with Hurst, Key

By Josh Dubow Apr. 22, 2021 08:03 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have added two former