San Francisco 49ers

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The 49ers are light at linebacker and receiver, which ought to give 2024 rookies Tatum Bethune and Terique Owens plenty of opportunities.

The 49ers are counting on their first four draft picks to replenish their roster. So how should they use them?

Our NFL Projection Model lays out how much value each NFL team has gained or lost so far this offseason.

Our NFL writers explain what each team still needs as the late stages of NFL free agency continue and the draft approaches.

Which QB-needy team takes a chance on Sanders? And where does RB Ashton Jeanty go in the first round?

Inside: A recap of the quarterback carousal, how proposed rules could ban the tush push and your thoughts on Brock Purdy’s payday. This article is from Scoop City, The Athletic’s NFL newsletter. Sign up here to receive it directly in your inbox. Weeks ago, betting odds for Sam Darnold’s landing spot made destinations like Pittsburgh, Las Vegas and New Orleans seem likely. Seattle? Never listed among the top scenarios, especially after February’s news conference by new OC Klint Kubiak, when he said the chance to coach Geno Smith had been a “huge draw”...

The big-money free-agent deals steal most of the attention but the value often comes at the other end. Who could be the steals of 2025?

The Titans stick at No. 1, the Browns decide against a QB and the Rams, Bills, Eagles and Vikings are wheeling and dealing.

The 49ers will have to replenish their roster in the upcoming NFL Draft, in which they own 11 picks.

Inside: How free agency changed this year’s draft, whether Brock Purdy should get $60 million and which sleeper QB you should know. This article is from Scoop City, The Athletic’s NFL newsletter. Sign up here to receive it directly in your inbox. That sigh of relief you might’ve heard? It was from Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, as the team will protect him with new veteran linemen in 2025. Chicago’s investment up front was one of several moves that changed what we should expect in next month’s draft: 1. When it comes to the No. 1 pick, “all signs point...

Among this week's questions: What's the plan at swing tackle and just how hard did the 49ers try to retain linebacker Dre Greenlaw?

Reclamation quarterbacks are popular right now, as free agency showed, but it's very rare for QBs to revive their careers and make it last.

Inside: The biggest beneficiaries from the first week of free agency — a list with Caleb Williams, Sean Payton and two of the Bengals’ stars — and the teams whose stocks took hits. This article is from Scoop City, The Athletic’s NFL newsletter. Sign up here to receive it directly in your inbox. After a dramatic week, the Seahawks’ QB shuffle stands out as the most regime-defining move, for better or worse (more on that later). But plenty of others are in contention for that distinction. Let’s start with the positives: 📈 Caleb Williams. Chicago hasn’t...

Darnold got big bucks to join a Seahawks squad that also added wide receiver Cooper Kupp. He wasn't the only QB in the news last week.