The San Francisco 49ers announced they have promoted linebacker Eric Kendricks to the active roster from the team’s practice squad. To make room for Kendricks, linebacker Tatum Bethune was placed on the Injured Reserve List.

Linebacker Kyzir White was added to the practice squad. The 49ers also signed linebacker Milo Eifler to a Reserve/Future contract. The team worked out White and Eifler on Tuesday, per the NFL’s transaction wire.

White will contribute in the playoffs in some capacity. We went over his history and production with the Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday. How quickly White can get up to speed will...

After a one-year hiatus, the San Francisco 49ers return to the playoffs. The regular season has been full of rollercoaster moments. The highs include thrilling victories over the Rams and Bears, while the lows feature losing two of the best players in the league at their respective positions.

We’ve learned a lot about Kyle Shanahan this year. Despite all the injuries the offense endured throughout the season, his scheme proved it can transcend the absence of star players. The 49ers were once again prolific offensively, finishing second in schedule-adjusted efficiency and third in success rate.

If the 49ers are going...

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The San Francisco 49ers’ season isn’t over. The team is hoping they play deep into January. A couple of more wins, and we might see Fred Warner on the field again. Instead of playing the hypothetical game, let’s look back on a season that was.

Let’s be clear, the 49ers were supposed to be a playoff team this season. But that’s...

If the 49ers are to have success on offense against the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card round, then it will likely come through Christian McCaffrey and George Kittle. That is no secret; everybody knows that duo — and McCaffrey in particular — is the engine of the San Francisco attack.

The problem the 49ers face is that, with McCaffrey and Kittle as the obvious focal points, the Eagles will try to take away, the lack of alternative weapons figures to put San Francisco in a significant bind if Philadelphia succeeds in minimizing the impact of that All-Pro pairing.

That was...

49ers signing LB Kyzir White ahead of playoff showdown with Eagles
“Over eight NFL seasons, White has compiled 618 total tackles, including 34 tackles for loss, along with 20 quarterback hits, 7.5 sacks, six interceptions, 23 passes defensed, two forced fumbles, and one fumble recovery. He has appeared in 93 games, making 73 starts.”

‘It’s greatness:’ The true meaning behind Nick Rallis naming son after Cardinals’ Kyzir White “[AZ DC] Rallis named his son after Cardinals starting MIKE backer Kyzir White.

And for good reason.

“Kyzir specifically, I can tell my son ultimately what stands out about him and why...

The San Francisco 49ers are adding a linebacker after news that Tatum Bethune would miss the playoffs with a groin injury. The team is signing linebacker Kyzir White, per Jordan Schultz.

White mutually agreed to part ways with the Tennessee Titans on December 2. He’s been a free agent since. A hamstring injury limited White to 20 snaps this season.

White played 93.6 percent of the snaps for the Arizona Cardinals in 2024, starting in every game. He had 137 tackles, 63 run stops, and 22 quarterback pressures, good for a 20 percent pressure rate. He didn’t miss a snap...

It was bound to happen. The Arizona Cardinals have requested a head coaching interview for San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, according to Albert Breer, marking his first of this interview cycle.

Saleh, who joined the 49ers this past offseason, had been the New York Jets head coach from 2021-24 until he was fired midway through the 2024 season. Still, he was seen as a commodity in the head coach market, earning an interview with the Jacksonville Jaguars last year before that job ultimately went to Liam Coen.

He also interviewed with the Las Vegas Raiders and Dallas Cowboys...

The San Francisco 49ers’ defense could look a lot different down the middle this Sunday after they lost another linebacker for the season due to an injury.

One of the most reliable defenders for the Niners this season was acquired this offseason by their Wild Card opponent. Bryce Huff was not a scheme fit for Vic Fangio’s defense. At sub-260 pounds, Huff is not a player you can play on every down and expect to hold up against the run.

Huff ended up playing 272 snaps for the Eagles in 2024. That number nearly doubled with the 49ers in 2025,...

For all the talk about the San Francisco 49ers’ “easy schedule” in 2025, people seem to forget that it is based on the 2024 versions of those teams. Unless those 2024 teams walk through the door in 2025, that isn’t a reliable way to predict the schedule’s difficulty.

For instance, who predicted the Jacksonville Jaguars would have a top-end defense and be a force in the AFC? The 49ers lost to them in Week 4. The strength of schedule fails to quantify the ebbs and flows of a season, also. What if a team with an overall losing record is...

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was asked about the revenge angle his team will face this upcoming weekend. In Shanahan’s mind, that’s more of a media narrative or something people outside of the building focus on:

“Yeah, I think those storylines and stuff are great for fans and for people to talk about throughout the week and stuff. But, I don’t think the players think much about that. Especially how many years it is removed on both sides. The guys who were there in ‘23 or ‘22, I think the best deal is understand the atmosphere of...

There weren’t many positives to glean from the 49ers’ performance in their Week 18 showing with the Seattle Seahawks, a game in which San Francisco was outperformed on both sides of the ball.

Yet, even in a contest that could have ended in a much more lopsided scoreline than the eventual 13-3 final, there were at least a few bright spots.

The performance of Upton Stout at slot corner was an obvious one. Stout was arguably the 49ers’ best player last Saturday, his display representing another step forward for a highly promising rookie.

But also deserving of credit was, surprisingly,...

The San Francisco 49ers were hit with a reality check in Week 18. A 6-game winning streak came to a screeching halt after the Niners only mustered three points in their regular-season finale against the Seattle Seahawks.

We turn the page to Wild Card weekend, where the 49ers travel to the East Coast to take on the Philadelphia Eagles, who aren’t exactly coming in on a hot streak. The Eagles only scored 13 points on one of the perceived weakest defenses in the NFL, the Buffalo Bills. Since Week 10, Philly surpassed 21 points just twice, despite playing mostly bottom-tier...