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6 days ago | ninersnation.com | Yinon Raviv

Kyle Ross-Imagn Images Kawakami: 49ers’ goal? Whatever happened in 2024 … do the opposite in 2025 (paywall)“You also can feel how important it was to get Robert Saleh back for his second stint as defensive coordinator after Shanahan ran through Nick Sorensen last year and Steve Wilks in 2023. The 49ers needed a DC who commands instant respect and confidence. They needed a DC who can be a partner with Shanahan. They needed somebody they knew could do the job.

1 week ago | ninersnation.com | Rohan Chakravarthi

John Jones-Imagn Images The San Francisco 49ers had quite the busy weekend last month at the 2025 NFL Draft, tying the league-high for number of selections made at 11. Rather than trading up or down the board, the 49ers elected to stay put at all of their picks, while benefitting from the maximum number of compensatory picks. It was a defense-heavy draft for San Francisco, as they took five straight defensive players over the first 113 picks.

1 week ago | ninersnation.com | Rohan Chakravarthi

Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images For years, the San Francisco 49ers have been known to have one of the strongest rosters in the NFL, regardless of who was playing quarterback. That wasn’t the case in 2024, as injuries deeply hurt the 49ers, who had a disappointing 6-11 season, missing the playoffs for the first time in four years. Defensively, San Francisco was below-average against the run, while the 49ers couldn’t get a consistent offense going, be it on the ground or in the air.

1 week ago | ninersnation.com | Jason Aponte

Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images The San Francisco 49ers pulled off the impossible during the 2020 NFL Draft. Joe Staley is a lifetime 49er and a sure Hall of Fame candidate. The left tackle position has been well taken care of for a long time lately. Moving on from a Hall-of-Fame left tackle to a surefire first-ballot Hall-of-Famer is no easy task. The 49ers achieved that task.

1 week ago | ninersnation.com | Yinon Raviv

Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images Kyle Shanahan provides updates during 49ers OTAs“The San Francisco 49ers kicked off organized team activities this week, and head coach Kyle Shanahan spoke with reporters following Thursday’s practice. Here’s everything he had to say.”Pearsall out for remainder of 49ers’ 2025 offseason program““Ricky’s here. Ricky’s been awesome,” Shanahan said.