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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance (5) walks on the field during NFL football practice, Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
49ers QB Trey Lance happy in San Francisco despite uncertain status

By Josh Dubow May. 24, 2023 05:34 PM EDT

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy speaks to reporters after the NFL football team's practice Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
49ers optimistic QB Brock Purdy will be healthy to start season opener

By Josh Dubow May. 23, 2023 07:42 PM EDT

FILE - Fans at Levi's Stadium watch the first half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys in Santa Clara, Calif., Jan. 22, 2023. The Super Bowl will return to the Bay Area in 2026 for its 60th edition at the home of the 49ers. NFL owners approved the site at their spring meetings. This will be the third time for the big game in the Bay Area. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe, File)
Super Bowl goes back to Bay Area; 49ers to host in 2026 at Levi's Stadium

By Josh Dubow May. 22, 2023 06:34 PM EDT

NFL expands sports medicine diversity program to 19 schools

By Dave Campbell May. 22, 2023 06:04 PM EDT
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The NFL has expanded a program for minorities and women in sports medicine, aiming to increase diversity among athletic trainers and medical...

NFL Commissioner Roger Godell attends the NFL Owners Meetings at the Omni Hotel Monday, May 22, 2023 in Eagan, Minn. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)
NFL approves limited flexible scheduling for Thursday night games

By Dave Campbell May. 22, 2023 03:18 PM EDT

FILE 0 Muhammad Ali visits the film set of "The Dirty Dozen" with, from left, Jim Brown, Rahaman Ali, Clint Walker at Morkyate, Bedfordshire, England, Aug. 5, 1966. NFL legend, actor and social activist Jim Brown passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on Thursday night, May 18, 2023, with his wife, Monique, by his side, according to a spokeswoman for Brown's family. He was 87. (AP Photo/File)
NFL great Jim Brown sought solutions in a lifetime devoted to activism

By Eddie Pells May. 20, 2023 08:00 AM EDT

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance stands on the field before a baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Texas Rangers in Oakland, Calif., Sunday, May 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Rangers at Athletics 5/14/2023

May. 14, 2023 03:49 PM EDT

San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks speaks to reporters before the NFL football team's rookie minicamp in Santa Clara, Calif., Friday, May 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
New 49ers DC Steve Wilks looks to build on defense's past successes

By Josh Dubow May. 12, 2023 07:59 PM EDT

FILE - New York Jets' quarterback Aaron Rodgers smiles during an NFL football news conference at the Jets' training facility in Florham Park, N.J., Wednesday, April 26, 2023. The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will host the Detroit Lions on Sept. 7 to kick off the 2023 NFL season. And NFL fans will get their first look at star quarterback Aaron Rodgers in a Jets uniform when New York faces the Buffalo Bills on “Monday Night Football” on Sept. 11. That's according to early details released Thursday, May 11, 2023, on this year’s NFL schedule. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
NFL season kicks off with Super Bowl champion Chiefs hosting Lions; Jets' Rodgers on MNF

By Rob Maaddi May. 11, 2023 10:31 AM EDT

Dolphins agree to 1-year deal with tight end Tyler Kroft

May. 09, 2023 12:34 PM EDT
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins are adding depth and experience at tight end by agreeing on Tuesday to a one-year deal with Tyler Kroft, according to...

49ers sign QB Brandon Allen, 2 others to 1-year deals

May. 08, 2023 02:23 PM EDT
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers signed quarterback Brandon Allen, defensive lineman Marlon Davidson and tight end Troy Fumagalli to one-year deals...

Indianapolis Colts first-round draft pick Anthony Richardson speaks during a news conference at the NFL football team's practice facility in Indianapolis, Friday, April 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Quarterbacks come off board at record rate in NFL draft

By Josh Dubow May. 03, 2023 01:40 AM EDT

FILE - San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan speaks at a news conference before an NFL football practice in Santa Clara, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. The Niners traded away most of their premium picks in next week's drafts in deals that brought them quarterback Trey Lance and star running back Christian McCaffrey. But thank to a slew of compensatory picks gained by developing minority coaches and executives and by losing key free agents, San Francisco has 11 picks overall. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
49ers add more help to already stout defense in NFL draft

By Michael Wagaman Apr. 29, 2023 10:00 PM EDT

FILE - TCU quarterback Max Duggan (15) warms up before an NCAA college football game Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in Boulder, Colo. Teams had shied away in recent years on taking a late-round flyer on quarterbacks as fewer teams kept three quarterbacks on the roster after the NFL eliminated the game-day roster exemption for an emergency third quarterback. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
NFL draft Day 3: All-Americans, Heisman finalists on board

By Ralph D. Russo Apr. 29, 2023 06:00 AM EDT

Former football player Joe Staley announces a pick for the San Francisco 49ers during the third round of the NFL football draft, Friday, April 28, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
49ers trade up for Penn State safety Ji'Ayir Brown

By Michael Wagaman Apr. 28, 2023 10:58 PM EDT

FILE - Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, March 3, 2023. Threw only five interceptions in 631 attempts at Tennessee, but did fumble 22 times. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
Levis goes quick, Hooker waits longer on Day 2 of NFL draft

By Rob Maaddi Apr. 28, 2023 08:02 PM EDT

FILE - Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson (29) tries to fend off Buffalo Bills cornerback Mario Clark as each entwine their fingers in the other's facemask during the first quarter of an NFL football game at Anaheim Stadium, Sunday, Nov. 27, 1983, in Anaheim, Calif. No penalty was charged. It was once the glamour position of the NFL, the spot where stars like Sayers and O.J., Sweetness and Sanders, Emmitt and Dickerson, performed some of the game's most memorable feats. Maybe, just maybe, the running back is making a comeback. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac, File)
Column: Running backs make a comeback in the NFL

By Paul Newberry Apr. 28, 2023 06:24 PM EDT

FILE - Former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss speaks after receiving his Hall of Fame ring during halftime of an NFL football game between the Vikings and the Green Bay Packers in Minneapolis, Nov. 25, 2018. Warren Sapp and Randy Moss waited longer than expected to hear their name called in the first round of the NFL draft because teams were concerned about off-field issues. Both players ended up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)
Will teams delay on taking Jalen Carter like Sapp, Moss?

By Rob Maaddi Apr. 25, 2023 12:47 PM EDT

FILE - San Francisco 49ers quarterback Trey Lance watches during the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, in Santa Clara, Calif. Whether it's the Jets giving away three extra second-round picks to move up and take San Darnold third overall in 2018 or the 49ers giving up three first-round picks to draft Trey Lance third overall in 2021 only to have him start four games his first two seasons, there have been many misses.(AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
GM John Lynch says 49ers not shopping QB Trey Lance

By Josh Dubow Apr. 24, 2023 07:41 PM EDT

FILE - Arizona Cardinals president Michael Bidwill speaks prior to the NFL football teams' new uniform unveiling April 20, 2023, in Phoenix. The Cardinals and owner Bidwill deny they are liable to front office executive Terry McDonough for any of the claims he made against the team in a demand for arbitration, and say his “erratic behavior eventually damaged his career.” In a response obtained by The Associated Press, the team cites several instances of McDonough’s volatile behavior, including a text exchange in which he apologizes to Bidwill for a confrontation. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Cardinals say 'erratic behavior' damaged McDonough's career

By Rob Maaddi Apr. 24, 2023 07:12 PM EDT