Philadelphia won another Super Bowl by extracting the correct lessons from Michael Lewis’s famed book. As the analytics ...

Long-time NFL insider Matt Maiocco has criticized the San Francisco 49ers for their lack of urgency in handling star tight end George Kittle's contract situation.

The calendar flipped to April, which means it's NFL draft month. For those ready to turn the page and start looking at the ...

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The 49ers have been oddly dormant this offseason. Just 14 months ago, they were in the Super Bowl. Then last offseason, they were extremely active because they felt their Super Bowl window was ...

Los Angeles Rams WR Puka Nacua believes San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy's looming contract extension could close the 49ers ...

If the 49ers get rid of all their bad contracts now, take the dead cap hits this year and draft well next week, their Super Bowl window could re-open as soon as 2026. That seems to be their ...

"I think he seems like a smart guy," Nacua said of Purdy. "They (the 49ers) have a chance to still be in their (Super Bowl-contending) window. And I think if he goes for a 5 [$50 million-plus per ...

"Some might argue that San Francisco's Super Bowl window was abruptly shut in 2024 when the 49ers finished last in their division and missed the playoffs," Analyst Zoltán Buday wrote in a feature ...