San Francisco 49ers News

An NFL tight end is a constantly morphing breed of player. They used to be offensive tackles who showed they could catch an occasional pass thrown their way.

Taylor Mays' NFL career hasn't gone as planned. A former second-round pick that went from starting during his rookie year, to an eventual demotion as a backup and special teams contributor... all within a few months.

This video for Madden 25 shows a sizzle reel of defensive features while San Francisco 49ers linebacker Navorro Bowman discusses tactics for tackling players in the NFL.

SANTA CLARA – Ricardo Lockette is so intent on landing a spot on the 49ers' roster that he bought a white board and markers so he could chart and study plays on his own time.

Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy was succinct in identifying the one thing he wouldn't forget about the disappointing end to the 2012 season.

Our 49ers blog, Niners Nation , is keeping an eye on the Chiefs this season. Not only is it Alex Smith, but what draft pick the 49ers will get due to the trade.

On Tuesday, 32 of the country's richest and most powerful people will file into a 15th-floor executive boardroom overlooking Boston Harbor.

We've had a chance to see the 2012 draft class in action for just one season, but it's never too early to make outrageous, premature judgements on what we've seen so far from these players.

In an offseason where the San Francisco 49ers were praised for savvy free-agent moves and an impressive draft class, they appeared to show improvement - at least on the surface.

Saturday, May 18th, 2013 edition of the Golden Nuggets, a daily compilation of San Francisco 49ers links from around the Internet.

One-hundred and twenty-two days before the 49ers' Week 2 meeting at Seattle, we have some game-day roster news: Seattle's second-year defensive end was suspended today for the first four games of the regular season for violating the NFL's policy on PEDs and will miss a Sunday night date with the 49ers on Sept.

Ault went to Kansas City where he could indoctrinate Alex Smith into his pistol offense, which the 49ers used often last season with Kaepernick.

According to tweets from CBS Sports reporter Jason La Canfora , the San Francisco 49ers are in talks with TV analyst Eric Mangini for a consultant job with the team.

Earlier this week, Green Bay Packers rookie Datone Jones had some words of wisdom for the San Francisco 49ers and Colin Kaepernick : Stop running or Kap will get injured.

The Elite 11 Regional camp in San Francisco on Friday is loaded with not just talented upperclassmen but several talented underclassmen as well.

The San Francisco 49ers ' Michael Crabtree was the only 1,100-yard receiver in the NFC West last season.

Kansas City Chiefs receiver Dwayne Bowe expects big things under new coach Andy Reid and quarterback Alex Smith , predicting Wednesday that he will lead the NFL in receptions and touchdowns in 2013 and running back Jamaal Charles will win the rushing title.

That, of course, was the one concern general manager Trent Baalke raised on draft day last year.

Detroit Lions defensive backs coach Marcus Robertson sought advice from the San Francisco 49ers' defensive backs coach on how to keep his secondary healthy.

The NFC West, once considered a joke among the NFC, is now the new 'black and blue' division.