One team that didn't have to wait so long is the San Francisco 49ers, who are looking to bounce back from an underwhelming 6-11 year. The team is beginning to enter into contract negotiation talks ...

At 33 with a checkered injury history, Garoppolo knows his place as a No. 2, and he also has ties to Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, who worked in the 49ers front office when Garoppolo ...

But that's when Purdy plays his worst. Compare him to Jimmy Garoppolo. When Garoppolo was the 49ers starting quarterback from 2017 to 2022, his passer rating in the fourth quarter of close games ...

and when Garoppolo was hurt on the opening drive — it was immediately clear it was a serious injury — the reaction on the sideline was that the 49ers’ season was over. By game’s end ...

posting standout performances in a high-powered 49ers offense. Brock Purdy’s rise to prominence began when injuries to Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo thrust him into the starting role late in ...

The 49ers had their say in the NFL playoffs even if they weren’t good enough to get an invitation. Coach Kyle Shanahan is an influencer on both sides of Monday night’s first-round game in ...

With one slip of the tongue, head coach Kyle Shanahan might have already made a mess for the 49ers this offseason. During his press conference with general manager John Lynch on Wednesday ...

The San Francisco 49ers, after a 47-24 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, face a challenging 2024 NFL season plagued by turnovers and injuries. George Kittle remains confident in his team’s efforts ...

It was a tough season for the San Francisco 49ers, and with it came Brock Purdy's worst stretch as a starter. Certainly, Purdy did not benefit from injury issues all over the offense, most notably ...

With their season over, the San Francisco 49ers and quarterback Brock Purdy ... In 2018, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo signed a five-year, $137.5 million deal on Feb. 8. That negotiation was a ...