San Francisco 49ers running back Matt Breida has earned his first league-sponsored award and been named the FedEx Ground Player of the Week, according to Nick Wagoner of ESPN.
#49ers RB Matt Breida named the FedEx Ground player of the week for his outing last week against the Lions. Breida rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown in that game.
Breida is coming off of a 138-yard, one touchdown performance against the Detroit Lions where he averaged 12.5 yards per attempt. The score came on a 66-yard run, and the running back added 21 more yards on three receptions.
Breida was up against Tevin Coleman of the Atlanta Falcons and Phillip Lindsay of the Denver Broncos, both of who had 107 rushing yards against their respective Week 2 opponents.
The 49ers signed Breida as an undrafted free agent out of Georgia Southern last year. He has registered 649 rushing yards on 127 carries over his career with three touchdowns while catching 25 passes for 206 yards and a score.
Breida has a league-leading 184 rushing yards on 22 carries with a touchdown through two games this season. He also has four receptions for 26 yards.
Breida only has around 12,000 followers on Twitter and isn't yet a household name. What does he have to do to change that?
"I guess I just have to win a rushing title this year," Breida told Andrew Siciliano this week on NFL Network's "Up to the Minute."
49ers kicker Robbie Gould named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week
By David Bonilla
Jan 12
The NFL announced that San Francisco 49ers kicker Robbie Gould has been named the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week following the team's 27-24 road victory over the Los Angeles Rams.
In Week 18, Gould converted both of his field goals—from 42 and 24 yards—and all three point after attempts for a total of nine points in the overtime win at SoFi Stadium. He also punted twice with an average of 45 yards, including one downed inside the 20-yard line.
Gould was forced to take over the punting duties after Mitch Wishnowsky left Sunday's game with a concussion.
This is Gould's 10th-career Special Teams Player of the Week award. His previous honors are listed below.
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49ers' Trent Williams and Deebo Samuel named to 2021 NFL All-Pro Team
By David Bonilla
Jan 14
Two San Francisco 49ers players were named to their first NFL All-Pro team. One is third-year wide receiver Deebo Samuel, one of the most dynamic players in the game. The second is the team's nine-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle, Trent Williams.
Both were first-team selections.
Until now, Williams, a first-round draft pick in 2010, has gone his entire career without being named to an All-Pro team, which may be difficult to believe. On Thursday, a reporter asked the veteran tackle what it would mean to finally be named an All-Pro.
"I think it would feel good, finally," Williams responded. "It sucks because I can't let it define my career because I've never made it. If I felt like that's what I needed to define my career, then anything I've done up to
More than coach and player: 49ers' Kyle Shanahan considers Deebo Samuel a friend
By Rohan Chakravarthi
Jan 12
When thinking about Kyle Shanahan and Deebo Samuel, you normally refer to the creative methods that Kyle Shanahan utilizes his star receiver and the playmaking ability of Samuel to execute those play calls.
However, there's much more to the relationship between the two than just the electrifying performances on Sundays, which Kyle Shanahan alluded to in his daily presser Wednesday.
Deebo Samuel has always been an animated and vibrant individual, most notably through his energy on the field and leading up to games on Sundays, so it's no surprise that the head coach and receiver are able to easily connect on a daily basis.
"[We talk about anything]," Shanahan stated. "Deebo's a real easy guy to talk to. He's not doing much on special teams during
49ers' George Kittle on Trent Williams: 'He's the best football player I've ever played with'
By David Bonilla
Jan 13
Pro Football Focus awarded San Francisco 49ers Tackle Trent Williams its highest overall grade for the 2021 season. In fact, his 98.3 overall grade was the highest ever from the analytics site.
🥇 Highest single-season PFF grade ever🥇 98.5 run-blocking grade (1st in NFL) @TrentW71: PFF's Best Overall Player this season pic.twitter.com/0LjTwb6CHs— PFF (@PFF) January 13,
