The Seattle Seahawks made the San Francisco 49ers look slow on both sides of the ball. The defense struggled to catch up to Kenneth Walker and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, while the pass catchers couldn’t run away from Seattle’s secondary. Outside of a couple of routes, that was true in the Wild Card round against the Philadelphia Eagles, too.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan was asked on Wednesday if he felt improving team speed is a priority this offseason, and whether Shanahan feels like it’s something the team needs more of moving forward:

“Yes, definitely. I mean, being fast helps, being good...

The San Francisco 49ers took a different approach to free agency this past offseason, electing to shed veteran salaries and clear their books more, while also letting several players depart in free agency. In return, the 49ers didn’t make any major splash signing, with Luke Farrell’s three-year, $15.75 million contract being the biggest they handed out.

The goal was to get younger and cheaper, while also having the cash to extend key players. So, the 49ers made all 11 of their draft selections, while extending Brock Purdy (five years, $265 million), George Kittle (four years, $76.4 million), and Fred Warner...

The San Francisco 49ers’ wide receiver play was up and down all season. For the first month of the season, Ricky Pearsall was their clear go-to threat. However, Pearsall’s PCL injury cost him a good chunk of the season, forcing him to battle through injuries, even after returning in the second half.

One player who never had the opportunity to take advantage of Pearsall’s absence from the lineup was rookie wide receiver Jordan Watkins. We all remember Watkins having a strong preseason game, including a big catch.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan was asked why a player like Watkins, who could...

Christian McCaffrey and 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan have received recognition for their contributions to a remarkable 2025 season for San Francisco, with both named as finalists for awards that will be announced at the NFL Honors ceremony during Super Bowl week.

McCaffrey is a finalist in three categories, with the 49ers’ do-it-all running back up for the MVP award, Offensive Player of the Year and Comeback Player of the Year.

That follows a season in which McCaffrey racked up 2,126 yards from scrimmage and 17 touchdowns despite often struggling on the ground, averaging just 3.9 yards per carry. McCaffrey...

The San Francisco 49ers will need a new defensive coordinator for the fifth straight season after Robert Saleh took a head coaching job with the Tennessee Titans earlier this week.

Looking back, the 49ers had DeMeco Ryans as their coordinator in 2022 before he left for a head coaching job with the Houston Texans. They went with Steve Wilks after that, who was fired after the 49ers’ Super Bowl run in 2023 and was replaced with internal candidate Nick Sorensen. The 49ers also moved off him after one season, hiring Robert Saleh after he was let go by the New...

Kawakami: The 49ers are set up for an all-in 2026 — can they get Justin Jefferson? (paywall)
After cleaning out a big chunk of their depth chart and payroll last March, the 49ers don’t have to hesitate or guard their bank account this offseason. After falling a few star players short against the Seahawks in two lopsided games in the last few weeks, the 49ers have the target right in front of them for 2026.

They can go and go. Which they owe to the players who pulled them through the season — and surprised even Shanahan and Lynch by...

We will discuss potential defensive coordinators for the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday morning. After his Wednesday press conference, Kyle Shanahan may have tipped his hand on who his next coordinator will be.

Kyle Shanahan was asked if he plans to cast a wide net, and who the internal candidates are for the job is:

I wouldn’t say it’s a real wide net. Gus is the obvious one to everyone, and is for us, too. Gus would be the main internal candidate. Feel very fortunate to get Gus, and feel great about that.

But also, we are...

The San Francisco 49ers had a laundry list of injuries this season. Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch provided a handful of updates during their press conference.

Star pass rusher Nick Bosa is “tracking really good” toward a return for training camp, although there is no official timetable for Bosa’s return.

Rookie Mykel Williams should also return “around the timeline” as Bosa, per John Lynch, who has been impressed with how Williams handled his injury situation:

There’s an ease. There’s a wisdom beyond the years. He’s tough. He’s got that dark side he can go to on the field. I...

The San Francisco 49ers had a wild saga with wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk this offseason, voiding his guarantees as the wideout stayed away from the team for the entire 2025 season.

Aiyuk, who suffered a torn ACL and MCL in October of 2024, was expected to be a focal part of the 49ers offense upon his return to the team from rehab. That was initially anticipated to be between Week 5 and Week 10, head coach Kyle Shanahan said, but there was clear friction between the team and the wideout.

San Francisco reportedly voided the guarantees of Aiyuk’s contract late...

The San Francisco 49ers have had deep playoff runs under Kyle Shanahan. They’ve been in a position to win the Super Bowl twice, been in the NFC Championship, and, most recently, the Divisional playoff round.

San Francisco made the postseason multiple times during the early 2010s under Jim Harbaugh, making similar runs. So what do the 2011 New York Giants, 2012 Baltimore Ravens, 2013 Seattle Seahawks, 2019 Kansas City Chiefs, 2021 Los Angeles Rams, and 2023 Kansas City Chiefs have in common?

They all beat the 49ers in the playoffs and went on to win the Super Bowl. Of course,...

Trent Williams is under contract through the 2026 season, but the contract voids after that. So, unless the 49ers extend the then 38-year-old, we have one season left to watch a Hall of Fame left tackle.

You’ll always hear about the great organizations getting out a year ahead of the positional need. Theoretically, the 49ers can draft a left tackle this season, maybe he’s a better fit at left guard, and transition him back to left tackle once Williams hangs up the cleats.

It’s that time of year, which means ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. has a mock draft. He has...

Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Atlanta Falcons have submitted a general manager interview request for San Francisco 49ers director of scouting and football operations Josh Williams, who was a finalist for the Jacksonville and Miami general manager searches.

The Falcons recently hired former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski. Atlanta also requested Texans assistant general manager James Liipfert for the same vacancy. Ahead of drafting Mykel Williams last year, Williams shared his process and philsophy with the media:

“That’s just a big part of our process. For every player we draft, we have a vision for them. We’re constantly...