Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Thursday, November 14th, 2024

49ers Notes: Injuries, Lenoir’s extension and more

“The fact that he can play nickel inside and play the way he does, and play and cover guys outside is the types of guys you want in the secondary and special type of corner,” Shanahan said.

Lenoir described the moment he found out the deal was done, as he was told by his agent. It had been a deal long in the making, with discussions held starting in the offseason.

Lenoir, who is one of... 22 children, was overcome with...

The 49ers made a major move on Tuesday, securing a key piece to their future. Let’s break down Lenoir’s contract.

The San Francisco 49ers made a major in-season move on Tuesday, extending ascending cornerback Deommodore Lenoir to a five-year, $92 million deal that keeps him off the free agent market this offseason and with the organization for the foreseeable future.

Kyle Shanahan said he was “pumped” to get Lenoir’s contract done this afternoon and that it’s something the team tried to get done during the offseason before talks resurfaced a couple of weeks ago:

“He’s exactly what we want as...

Kyle Shanahan said the 49ers are being smart with George Kittle, and cited Nick Bosa practicing through injury last week.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan provided injury updates ahead of Wednesday’s practice.

Nick Bosa (hip) and George Kittle (hamstring) won’t practice. Shanahan said his concern level isn’t too high, as Bosa was able to “get through it” last week.

Shanahan said he expects to have Kittle practicing Thursday. The team wants to be smart with Kittle’s hamstring after it irritated him: “You never know how the week goes, but I feel pretty good about both of them.

Shanahan...

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Following a gritty win in Tampa Bay, the 49ers are in position to make their patented late-season run with a playoff probability of 56 percent. A win over Seattle will raise their chances to 65 percent. Seattle...

On Monday, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said Mitch Wishnowsky’s back flared up. The Niners signed Pat O’Donnell, who has nearly a decade of experience.

Per his agency, the San Francisco 49ers signed former Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears punter Pat O’Donnell.

During Monday’s conference call, Kyle Shanahan said punter Mitch Wishnowsky’s back flared up, “so we’re going to evaluate some treatment options this week and see how he deals these next couple days.”

Signing a punter with 616 career punts suggests the 49ers aren’t counting on Wishnowsky to punt this Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. Shanahan should have...

The 49ers have been among the worst special teams units dating back to 2020. Why is that?

The San Francisco 49ers would be recognized as one of the best teams in the NFL if their special teams units were merely average.

We’re ready to pull the plug on the Jake Moody experiment. The punting hasn’t been much better, but the Niners' offense made us forget about that unit in Week 10. And it’s not as if you can say they haven’t invested in a kicker or a punter. San Francisco used a third—and fourth-round draft pick on those positions. If...

The amount of progress is up to you.

The San Francisco 49ers beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20. This was thanks to kicker Jake Moody getting two tries to win it. It was also thanks to Brock Purdy showing you he’s an elite quarterback who has had enough of the team getting in their own way, leading the offense down the field for that anxiety-inducing field goal.

It was also a close game thanks to yet another 49ers’ special teams flub and the defense being unable to get out of their way at the worst time. In other words, it...

We believe the cream of the crop involves 3 NFC playoff teams. Breaking down the NFC playoff teams into 4 Tiers

In a pivotal NFC contest, the San Francisco 49ers handled business this past Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Niners are now a game over .500 and 3-3 in the NFC. The Bucs' loss dropped them to 12th in the conference and gave them an all-important conference loss.

If the playoffs started today, the Arizona Cardinals would be the only NFC West team to make the playoffs.

1) Detroit Lions: 8-1 (6-1 in the NFC)
2) Philadelphia Eagles:...

Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Wednesday, November 13th, 2024

49ers sign Deommodore Lenoir to massive 5-year extension [report]

“It’s a figure which, regardless of how much turns out to be guaranteed, makes Lenoir the highest, or second-highest-paid nickel corner in the NFL (Marlon Humphrey plays in the slot substantially, too). Now, he’s not just a nickel, which is why the 49ers cut this check this early. They didn’t want to see him make it to the market.

Lenoir’s ability to play in the slot on nickel downs and outside on base downs makes him an invaluable asset....

The 49ers rewarded one of their own, and it was well-deserved.

The San Francisco 49ers are giving cornerback Deommodore Lenoir a five-year, $92 million extension, as first reported by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

Lenoir has been the epitome of what you’d call a “homegrown talent.” The former fifth-round draft pick was inserted into the lineup as a rookie and hasn’t looked back since. During his career, Lenoir has shown consistent improvements and is playing at an All-Pro level this year.

Lenoir is a complete player. He plays the run like a linebacker but can cover anybody you put in front of...

Patrick Taylor Jr. is back on the practice squad.

The San Francisco 49ers announced a practice squad transaction Tuesday afternoon. Running back Patrick Taylor Jr. was signed to the practice squad. The corresponding move was to release running back Ke’Shawn Vaughn.

Vaughn joined the 49ers on August 7 but was never elevated from the practice squad to the active roster.

Bringing back Taylor makes sense, as he’s a bigger body at 217 pounds and played 77 snaps on special teams for the 49ers this season, including 17 as recently as Week 8 — which was a season-high.

Taylor Jr. helped...

The 49ers rookie has emerged a key playmaker through the first few games of the season.

The San Francisco 49ers enjoyed a 23-20 walk-off victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the weekend, hanging on to get a much-needed win against a feisty opponent.

In a game of adversity, the 49ers relied on a number of their stars, but it was their rookie class that also made a significant impact to help San Francisco pull it together and improve to 5-4.

Rookie Renardo Green stepped in for top cornerback Charvarius Ward, allowing just one catch in the win, while breaking...