Before the San Francisco 49ers signed De’Vondre Campbell during the 2024 offseason, they wanted veteran Eric Kendricks. In fact, both sides agreed to a deal.

The thought was that Kendricks would replace Dre Greenlaw, fresh off tearing his Achilles. Kendricks, now 33, played 15 games last year for the Dallas Cowboys, recording 138 tackles, and registered three sacks and an interception. He has not appeared in a game this season.

The 49ers got away with playing Curtis Robinson against the Carolina Panthers. Robinson struggled, to say the least. He missed the most tackles on the team, and was fortunate that...

Here’s a look at the San Francisco 49ers’ injury report for Wednesday:

Did not participate:

LB Tatum Bethune (high ankle)
DE Sam Okuayinonu (high ankle)
K Eddy Pineiro (hamstring)

Limited:

LB Luke Gifford (hip, neck)

Vet day:
RB Christian McCaffrey

Robert Beal is back practicing after being cleared from the concussion protocol. The defense will need Beal, as they won’t have Okuayinonu. There is some concern that Sam O will miss multiple weeks, per Kyle Shanahan: “Yeah, it’s gonna be at least a couple weeks. High-ankle sprain, so it’s gonna take some time.”

The 49ers will not open the practice...

The San Francisco 49ers walked away with an ugly, at times, win over Carolina, but it doesn’t matter how you win; they did win, and the 49ers have eight wins on the season. The 49ers’ defense performed very well on national TV, and Robert Saleh boosted his resume as a head coaching candidate with an inspired performance by his defense on MNF. With a 20-9 win, the 49ers are firmly in the driver’s seat for a playoff spot in the NFC. Now, the 49ers travel on a short week to Cleveland for a matchup with the Browns and Shedeur Sanders...

Brandon Aiyuk’s feud with the San Francisco 49ers is going to dominate every second of the Monday Night Football broadcast. It was reported Friday that Aiyuk had his 2026 guarantees voided due to behavior during his 2025 offseason rehabilitation. And right now, the ball is in Aiyuk’s court on whether he plays at all in 2025.

Fans may have been blindsided, but former 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman wasn’t.

On his podcast, Sherman said he saw this coming without pointing fingers:

“I had a little bit more inside information, so it’s not as shocking for me. It’s shocking that it’s...

The San Francisco 49ers have a 90 percent chance to make the playoffs, according to ESPN’s FPI. As it stands, the Niners are projected to finish with 11 wins and the fourth-best record in the NFC. The bad news is that there are two other teams above San Francisco in their own division.

Let’s take a look at how the playoff picture in the NFC looks after Week 12.

NFC Playoff picture after Week 12

Here are the current standings in the NFC:

1) Los Angeles Rams 9-2 (4-2 in the NFC)
2) Philadelphia Eagles 8-3 (7-2)
3) Chicago...

Everybody has their krypotonite. For San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, it’s Jim Schwartz. This week, you’re likely to read all about how Shanahan is 1-9 against Schwartz-led defenses. In fairness, Shanahan had backup quarterbacks. But the last time these two teams met in Cleveland in 2023, Shanahan had one of the most prolific offenses in recent history.

In that game, Brock Purdy went 12-for-27 for 125 yards. He has a quarterback rating of 39.8, was sacked three times, and threw an interception. Beyond ten yards, Purdy went 2-for-10. As you’d expect, the weather was not great in Cleveland...

49ers’ no-name defense produces no-doubt dominance in victory (paywall)
““I’m a big believer in my abilities on the football field and not letting nobody or nothing shame me from that,” said Brown, a 13-game starter last season. “God has timing for all of us, and tonight was my time.”

Warner, the perpetual voice of reason for the 49ers defense, showed up in crutches — minus the scooter — as a sign of progress in his recovery from a fractured ankle. But his teammates have slowly begun to shape a new identity with their anchor unlikely to return this season.

His...

The San Francisco 49ers pulled off a 20-9 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Monday night, improving to 8-4 on the season and recording back-to-back wins as they look to make a playoff push.

With the win, the 49ers remained as the No. 7 seed in the NFC Playoff Picture, staying a half game above the Detroit Lions in the very competitive conference.

It was a defensive masterclass for the 49ers, as they overcame three Brock Purdy interceptions and had a few takeaways themselves to get a crucial win.

When the 49ers did have opportunities offensively, they capitalized, going 2/3...

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Progress is not often linear in the NFL, and few players on the 49ers have embodied that reality more than Ji’Ayir Brown in recent years.

With three interceptions, including an outstanding pick of Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl 58, in his first seven games across the regular season and playoffs after being promoted to the starting lineup in place of the injured Talanoa Hufanga in his rookie year of 2023, Brown appeared set to quickly establish himself as a reliable and impactful starter in the 49er secondary.

But it was not that straightforward for the third-rounder, who was the 49ers’...

We can’t ignore the elephant in the room. After an opening drive touchdown, the San Francisco 49ers’ offense had three drives in a row where they threw an interception. It got to the point where the Jimmy Garoppolo flashbacks were real, meaning that once the ball left the screen, you were terrified of the outcome.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan said, “Just had three throws you’d love to take back. They were all good decisions. Just a hair late on them. When you’re a hair late on stuff, you can’t throw it behind them. And he threw it behind him, and...

The San Francisco 49ers took care of business on Monday, beating the Carolina Panthers 20-9, and it looks like wide receiver Jauan Jennings had some personal business to take care of after the game. When both teams met for the postgame handshake, a shot showed Jennings being tackled to the ground by security. When he got up he was still heated about something:

That heat is directed towards Panthers safety Tre’von Moehrig. It didn’t take long for fans to find the video of what the issue was:

If you were watching closely, you may have seen Jennings get up slowly...