San Francisco 49ers: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

One 49ers Player is Close to Returning From Injury

Only two more regular-season games are left until the playoffs for the San Francisco 49ers. Their offense is clicking on all cylinders at a critical part of their season.

Features

The Morning Bark

The Quiz of the Day

49ers vs Bears: Regular-Season Game With Playoff Implications

The San Francisco 49ers face off vs the Chicago Bears in a late-season clash with major playoff implications. Both 11–4 and playoff-bound, these teams still have key objectives to accomplish before the regular season concludes.

Trent Williams News / 49ers Webzone / December 26

Trent Williams stresses importance of 49ers securing playoff bye

The San Francisco 49ers can clinch the NFC West and lock up home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs by winning their final two regular-season games, starting this weekend against the Chicago Bears and concluding with a division matchup versus the Seattle Seahawks.

Drake Maye News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'NFL's active 300-yard passers' quiz

How many of the active NFL quarterbacks to throw for at least 300 yards in a game can you name in eight minutes?

The 'NFL MVPs' quiz

The 'Oldest starting QB by NFL team' quiz

The 'Active NFL passing leaders' quiz

NFL News / Yardbarker

The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.

NFL News / San Francisco 49ers on SI / December 26

49ers List Two Exciting Starters as Questionable Against the Bears

Only one starter on the San Francisco 49ers was ruled out ahead of the Week 17 Sunday night matchup with the Chicago Bears. Usually, it's been at least a few for the 49ers, so this feels like a bit of positive news relative to how the season has gone.

George Kittle News / Athlon Sports / December 26

49ers Announce George Kittle News on Friday

George Kittle was forced to exit the San Francisco 49ers’ 48-27 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Monday. The two-time All-Pro tight end had to leave the game after sustaining an injury in the third quarter.

San Francisco 49ers News / 49ers Webzone / December 26

49ers vs. Bears final injury report: Kittle, Pearsall questionable for SNF; Green ruled out

The San Francisco 49ers are preparing for their Week 17 contest against the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Both teams have released their official injury reports, which are provided below.

NFL News / San Francisco 49ers on SI / December 26

What the Biggest Challenge for the 49ers Will Be Against Chicago

The San Francisco 49ers have been on a tear lately as they are riding a five-game winning streak. All the momentum is on their side with no signs of slowing down.

NFL News / Yardbarker

Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

San Francisco 49ers News / 49ers Webzone / December 26

John Lynch: 49ers plan to make it 'very attractive' for Robert Saleh to stay

The San Francisco 49ers are focused on closing out the regular season strong and positioning themselves for a deep playoff run. Still, one offseason storyline is already drawing attention—and could surface even before the postseason ends.

Christian McCaffrey News / San Francisco 49ers on SI / December 26

Christian McCaffrey is Becoming Undeniable to Win Unique NFL Award

Brock Purdy was the highlighted player on the San Francisco 49ers when they beat the Indianapolis Colts 48-27, and rightfully so. He was stupendous in the win, throwing for five touchdowns.

Click here to get Yardbarker's Quiz of the Day emailed to you!

The 'NFL rookie QBs to win a playoff game' quiz

The 'NBA Christmas Day 40-point games' quiz

The 'Most 3-passing, 1-rushing TD games' quiz

The 'NFL's active 300-yard passers' quiz

San Francisco 49ers News / Larry Brown Sports / December 26

49ers could get star player back for the playoffs

The San Francisco 49ers could get one of their star players back for the playoffs much sooner than they had expected. 49ers general manager John Lynch divulged Friday that linebacker Fred Warner is ahead of schedule in rehabbing the dislocated ankle he suffered in Week 6.

San Francisco 49ers News / 49ers Webzone / December 26

49ers injury update: John Lynch doesn't rule out Fred Warner's playoff return

The San Francisco 49ers aren't ruling out the possibility that star linebacker Fred Warner could return this postseason. Warner suffered a dislocated and fractured right ankle in Week 6, and early expectations were that he wouldn't play again until next year.

NFL News / San Francisco 49ers on SI / December 26

The one area that will decide whether the 49ers will beat the Bears

The San Francisco 49ers defense is starting to get cold right as the Chicago Bears offense is starting to get hot. This should have 49ers fans worried about their Week 17 matchup that will decide where each teams stands in the NFC, and it does worry the prognoticators at Pro Football Focus.

San Francisco 49ers News / 49ers Webzone / December 26

49ers injury update: John Lynch addresses George Kittle's status for Bears game

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch joined Bay Area radio station KNBR on Friday. He discussed the status of tight end George Kittle, who is recovering from an ankle injury suffered Monday night against the Indianapolis Colts.

Brock Purdy News / The SportsRush / December 26

Chad Johnson Believes Brock Purdy Needs a Docuseries For His Incredible Career

Brock Purdy’s NFL story has never followed a normal arc. It began with him being the final pick of the 2022 draft, branded with the tongue-in-cheek label of ‘Mr.

Kyle Shanahan News / San Francisco 49ers on SI / December 26

How 49ers' Kyle Shanahan can cement himself as Coach of the Year

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan has led the team to an 11-4 record, putting the team in position to control their own destiny for the NFC’s No.

Brandon Aiyuk News / NFL on ClutchPoints / December 25

49ers’ Brandon Aiyuk promises no more ‘car content with speeding’ after viral video

Without football in his life, Brandon Aiyuk coped with his stir-craziness by filming himself speeding past Levi’s Stadium and posting it on YouTube. It has only taken a matter of days for the San Francisco 49ers star receiver to issue an apology for his actions.

San Francisco 49ers News / Larry Brown Sports / December 25

Brock Purdy responds to idea of defying Kyle Shanahan

The San Francisco 49ers are showing that their offense is ready in time for the NFL playoffs, with quarterback Brock Purdy heating up. In the Niners’

San Francisco 49ers News / Gridiron Heroics / December 26

NFL icon Kurt Warner talks about what makes 49ers QB Brock Purdy special

Brock Purdy’s rise with the San Francisco 49ers continues to shift perceptions around the league. After his five-touchdown performance on Monday night, even longtime skeptics like former NFL star Kurt Warner are taking notice of what separates him from the pack.

Trent Williams News / Pro Football Rumors / December 23

OT Trent Williams Intends To Play In 2026

Trent Williams has been attached to retirement speculation for several years, but it doesn’t sound like the offensive lineman is close to hanging up his cleats.

Brock Purdy News / Yardbarker / December 23

Brock Purdy is putting 49ers' 'QB controversy' to bed

The San Francisco 49ers' "quarterback controversy" is over.

'MNF' takeaways: 49ers remain in play for NFC's No. 1 seed with blowout win

49ers' Trent Williams on NFL future: 'I'm nowhere near done'

Brock Purdy’s mom reacts to Trent Williams’ honest message

The 25 best NFL nicknames of all-time

The 'Last 5-TD game by NFL team' quiz

San Francisco 49ers News / Larry Brown Sports / December 23

George Kittle issues honest update on troubling injury

The San Francisco 49ers claimed another victim on Monday, but they were also bitten by the injury bug. Niners star tight end George Kittle hurt his ankle in the third quarter of San Francisco’s Week 17 game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind., forcing him to leave the field.