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Vic Tafur

Senior Writer @TheAthletic. Cover 49ers & NFL. Fade King of NFL picks. Boxing guy. ‘I walk the earth, meet people, get in adventures, like Caine in Kung Fu”

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  • 49ers' Jake Moody aims to trade distance for accuracy with new kicking approach

    1 week ago | nytimes.com | Vic Tafur

    Jake Moody can't just pretend that last year didn't happen. In what was a frustrating season for the San Francisco 49ers, whose Super Bowl hangover consisted of 11 losses and even more injuries, Moody was the exclamation mark, as the kicker missed kick after kick down the stretch following his return from a high ankle sprain. But Moody can erase a key step as he looks to regain his footing for the team that drafted him in the third round two years ago.

  • 49ers QB Brock Purdy had 'no drama' in negotiations that led to 5-year, $265M extension

    2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Vic Tafur

    Brock Purdy said there was "no drama" in his contract negotiations with the 49ers, as they came in with a "respectful" first offer that ultimately wound up in the five-year, $265 million contract extension that the quarterback signed Tuesday. He wanted the deal to be team-friendly, but he never faced the dilemma of being nice versus getting his worth. "There are only 32 starting quarterbacks," Purdy said in a news conference on Wednesday.

  • A 2-year window to chase a Super Bowl

    2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Vic Tafur

    Just two months ago, there was widespread panic about what the San Francisco 49ers were doing, as they lost starter after starter and seemingly their title hopes were washed away with each wave of free agency.

  • 49ers rookie Alfred Collins is out of the shadows and ready for his NFL future

    3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Vic Tafur

    Alfred Collins spent his first four years at Texas in the shadows, starting all of 12 games as the Longhorns kept rotating in older studs on their defensive line. But Collins became a 6-foot-6, 332-pound shadow last season, keeping opposing offensive linemen and quarterbacks from seeing the light as he stuffed the running game and swatted away passes. It was as if he was back in the third grade.

  • Will a last-place schedule help produce a bounce back?

    3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Matt Barrows |Vic Tafur

    The NFL will release the 2025 schedules for all 32 teams at 8 p.m. (ET) Wednesday. Here is what we know about the San Francisco 49ers' schedule so far. The 49ers will play each team from the NFC South and AFC South, as well as the 2024 fourth-place teams from the NFC North, NFC East and AFC North. San Francisco also will see its NFC West division rivals twice, once on the road and once at Levi's Stadium, as part of its 17-game schedule.

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Vic Tafur
Vic Tafur @VicTafur
9 May 25

49ers’ Mykel Williams makes strong rookie camp impression; team adds 2 more veteran OTs ⤵️ https://t.co/JNYW0DxVn6

Vic Tafur
Vic Tafur @VicTafur
9 May 25

One of those is going to be hard to shake.

Matt Barrows
Matt Barrows @mattbarrows

Four 49ers rookies didn't take part in today's minicamp practice: * DT Alfred Collins (calf) * S Marques Sigle (unknown) * QB Kurtis Rourke (knee) * LB Stone Blanton (marriage)

Vic Tafur
Vic Tafur @VicTafur
9 May 25

RT @mattbarrows: Four 49ers rookies didn't take part in today's minicamp practice: * DT Alfred Collins (calf) * S Marques Sigle (unknown) *…