• KEYT

    The 49ers balance immediate needs with long-term plans in NFL draft

    By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — With the core of a roster that made it to the Super Bowl last season still in place, the San Francisco 49ers had few glaring holes on the roster headed into the NFL draft. That made the approach to picking as much about

    • SFGate

    49ers draft day live blog: Rumors and updates from the 2024 NFL Draft

    The NFL Draft is finally upon us, and for the first time in a few years, the 49ers actually have a first-round draft pick to use. The news of the day isn’t solely about whom the team will select among the incoming crop of prospects; plenty of buzz surrounds its active roster as well. Specifically, will the Niners finally decide what to do with 26-year-old receiver Brandon Aiyuk? The 49ers have yet to agree on an extension with the second-team All-Pro wideout, who is coming off a breakout season....

  • NFL draft live updates, Day 3: Detroit breaks another NFL draft record

    Today is the third and final day of the 2024 NFL draft in Detroit. Rounds

  • Caleb Williams makes it clear who he wants Bears to draft at No.9 while breaking down ‘1 of 1’ NFL Draft suit

    It’s only a matter of time before Caleb Williams is a Chicago Bear. The first round of the 2024 NFL Draft takes place in Detroit on Thursday night with former Trojans QB Williams widely-expec

  • Inside the decade-long fight to ban cellphone use while driving in Pennsylvania. Advocates say it’s long overdue.

    Pennsylvania is behind the curve on this. All states surrounding Pennsylvania — from Ohio to New Jersey — have already made cellphone use while driving a primary offense.

  • 49ers’ 2024 NFL Draft capsules

    Introducing the 49ers’ 2024 draft class.

    • SFGate

    The 49ers drafting Ricky Pearsall is indefensible

    There is no plausible defense for the San Francisco 49ers’ selection of Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall at pick No. 31 in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Harsh? Yes. An overreaction? Most certainly not. Pearsall is a “reach” by any objective measure; you need to scour the internet to find any mock drafts that had Pearsall going in the first round, and the lead draft experts for ESPN and NFL Network had Pearsall as Day 2 picks on their big boards. We could argue all day about how much...

    • SFGate

    49ers sign undrafted quarterback after NFL Draft wraps up

    With San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy only 24 years old, the team likely hopes his time at the helm is just beginning. But for a little insurance, the Niners picked up an undrafted quarterback on Saturday after the NFL Draft wrapped up. Tanner Mordecai, a senior out of Wisconsin, will be the 49ers’ fourth quarterback behind Purdy, Joshua Dobbs and Brandon Allen. Mordecai started his college career in 2018 at Oklahoma. In three seasons there, he threw just four touchdowns, and in 2021...

    • SFGate

    Four famous 49ers could have their kids picked in this NFL Draft

    As many as four sons of famous 49ers could end up having their names called during the NFL Draft, which begins Thursday in Detroit. Jerry Rice, Frank Gore, Terrell Owens and Ed McCaffrey, who won a Super Bowl with the Niners, all have kids who’ve popped up on NFL Draft boards heading into this week. While it’s not a given that all of them will get picked, plenty of general managers believe in bloodlines — starting with 49ers GM John Lynch, who already added one of McCaffrey’s sons, Christian, to...

  • Solo Sikoa Extends His WWE Long-Losing Streak

    Not everybody has the ability to win a ton of matches in the WWE and be pushed as a rising star or main eventer. However, in the case of one star, he finds himself in an unusual situation in which he is being pushed while losing matches at a rapid pace. Solo Sikoa is Rikishi’s […] The post Solo Sikoa Extends His WWE Long-Losing Streak first appeared on PWMania - Wrestling News.

    • WLNS

    Detroit breaks draft record with 700,000-plus fans

    The event saw multiple records set when it comes to draft picks, with the most quarterbacks taken in the top-eight picks (four), the most taken inside the top 10 (five) and tying the record for most quarterbacks taken in the first round (six).