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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan announced the following names of individuals who will be part of the team's 2021 Bill Walsh NFL Diversity Coaching Fellowship. Saleh is the cousin of former 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh. The program's objective is to use the experience to give talented coaches opportunities to observe, participate, and gain experience in coaching with a goal of landing a full-time NFL position. The program was designed as a vocational tool to

Kyle Shanahan would have liked to look into the possibility of adding Matthew Stafford this offseason. He was shocked by how quickly the deal between the Detroit Lions and the Las Angeles Rams went down. As a result, Shanahan never got a chance to get his team into the mix. "I was trying to get involved in it," Shanahan shared earlier this month, sharing that he thought he had more time to do so. But it was too late. The trade was on its way to being completed. Now, Stafford is in the NFC West, and the San Francisco 49ers will have to face the veteran quarterback twice a season. News of the trade was shocking to many, especially those within

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch spoke to the media on Tuesday as the team opens its 2021 training camp. Here is everything they had to say. Transcript provided by the San Francisco 49ers Communications staff. Opening comments: General Manager John Lynch: "We want to welcome [vice president of football communications] Corry Rush. I think you guys have all met Corry and I also want to thank [senior manager of football communications] Mike Chasanoff for doing an unbelievable job along with [coordinator of football communications] Tessa [Giammona] and [manager of football communications] Pete [Volmut] as we were filling that role. I'm excited to get on with camp. A couple of

The San Francisco 49ers kicked off their first practice of training camp today. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo spoke with reporters after the players came off the field. Here is everything he had to say. Transcript provided by the San Francisco 49ers Communications staff. How did the first day go? "I mean, there's always, you know, those first-day jitters, excitement having fans out there, I'm a huge fan of that. It was good to get back to some normalcy, I guess." TE George Kittle said yesterday that he saw a different fire in you in OTAs and WR Deebo Samuel just said you've seemed a little bit more locked in and more energy in the huddle. Can you speak to that a little bit? "I don't