Bleacher Report's Damian Parson recently unveiled his list of six NFL rookies most likely to win the 2025 Defensive Rookie of the Year (DROY) award. His selections were based on a combination of projected playing time, scheme fit, and overall skill set.
Every year, the 49ers have a player who asserts himself in the offseason as a critical member of the team. Last year, that player was Deommodore Lenoir.
CBS Sports' Ryan Wilson has released his early 2026 NFL mock draft, a list he describes more as a college football watchlist than a firm prediction of next year's selections.
When OTAs start back up this week, the 49ers will have a number of position battles that will be interesting to watch. They have issues at safety. They don't have a clear starter at left guard.
The San Francisco 49ers have one of the best players in the entire NFL in superstar running back Christian McCaffrey, but he missed most of the 2024 season with an Achilles injury.
The 2024 NFL season saw several strong performers miss substantial time. Here are the key presences, with emphasis on those who missed significant time last year, teams are counting on to reprise their pre-injury form in 2025.
The San Francisco 49ers will have a number of decisions to make after the 2025 season, including a few free agents the team will have to pay or let walk.
There has been a lot of discussion surrounding Christian McCaffrey, who, like his San Francisco 49ers, aims to rebound from a disappointing 2024 season.
Fred Warner is the best linebacker in the NFL. We don't need Pro Football Focus to tell us this. Warner has been a first-team All Pro three years in a row and four times in the past five seasons.
When the 49ers drafted Nick Martin in Round 3, lots of experts thought he was a reach. But through one week of OTAs, he seems likely to start at outside linebacker in the 49ers' base defense -- either on the weak side or the strong side, with Dee Winters as the other outside linebacker.
The San Francisco 49ers finished last in the NFC West this past season with a 6-11 record, so they will be hoping they can be back to their winning ways this season.
Tyreek Hill seems to want out of Miami. And if a team were to make the Dolphins a good offer this week, they just might trade him. It's unclear if they 49ers want Hill, but the certainly need a wide receiver.
Just in time to help offset the partial salary they'll absorb from their trade for Philadelphia Eagles pass rusher Bryce Huff—a post-June 1 move the team has yet to make officially—the San Francisco 49ers are gaining some valuable salary cap relief.
When the 49ers signed wide receiver Isaiah Hodgins to a reserve/future contract with the 49ers this offseason, the move largely flew under the radar. He signed on January 7 -- two days after the 49ers' season ended.
June 1 is one of the most important dates on the NFL offseason calendar. Teams can designate up to two players as post-June 1 cuts, meaning that they are officially released on June 2, which allows the team to spread out the player's dead cap money over more time.
A year ago, the 49ers thought they had a deal in place with linebacker Eric Kendricks. At the last minute, he backed out and signed with the Dallas Cowboys instead.
Christian McCaffrey is one of the most difficult players in the NFL to project this year. In 2022 and 2023, he played like a Hall of Famer. He was clearly the best and most valuable player on a 49ers team that was loaded with talent.
An April report indicated the Jets would explore extensions for 2022 first-rounders Sauce Gardner and Garrett Wilson (along with 2021 first-round choice Alijah Vera-Tucker) after the 2025 draft.
In early April, Arizona's Trey McBride signed a four-year, $76 million contract that made him the first tight end in NFL history to sign a deal averaging $19 million a year.
Coming off a 6-11 finish in 2024, changes to the San Francisco 49ers’ roster were inevitable in the 2025 offseason. Without much wiggle room to use in free agency, the team could not make a big offseason splash.
Trent Williams, once heralded as Pro Football Focus' (PFF) top-ranked offensive tackle heading into the 2024 NFL season, has dropped in the latest rankings following an injury-plagued year.
While speaking with reporters on Thursday, Shanahan explained what he expects from Purdy now that the 25-year-old is being paid like a top-tier signal-caller.
When the San Francisco 49ers inked quarterback Brock Purdy to a new five-year, $265 million extension, some were quick to proclaim the deal an overpay by the 49ers. Not so fast.