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San Francisco 49ers players gathered at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, on Monday night to watch the Seattle Seahawks take on the Minnesota Vikings. The team had a vested interest in the game after losing on Sunday to the Baltimore Ravens.
The game did not go as they had hoped. By the end, the 49ers found themselves plummet from the top spot in the NFC playoff standings to No. 5 and second place in the NFC West.
Despite the fall in the standings, the 49ers' mentality has not changed. As has been the case all season, they remain focused on what is in front of them, and right now, that is the New Orleans Saints.
Second-year linebacker
Fred Warner joined KNBR on Tuesday and discussed owning a 10-2 record yet looking up at the Seahawks in the NFC West.
"I don't pay attention to [the playoff seeding] at all," Warner told Greg Papa and John Lund. "It's frustrating being a competitor, losing football games. That's for sure frustrating. You obviously want to win every game, but at the same time, you've got to understand we're 10-2.
"Especially if you look back a year ago, where we were, being a 10-2 football team, having the team that we have, we can only go up from here. I'm excited to get going this week. I know the rest of the guys are, and so we're ready to go."
The stakes are high (again) this week, and will probably stay that way for the remainder of the season. The 49ers travel to play quarterback Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints, then close out the season with home games against the Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Rams before a road matchup in Seattle.
"In terms of the division, I feel like it is what it is," Warner continued. "We'll have a chance to play [Seattle] again at the end of the season, so we'll worry about that when it comes."
Over the past five weeks, the 49ers have faced
Kyler Murray twice,
Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers, and Lamar Jackson with Brees coming up next. That's a pretty difficult slate of opposing quarterbacks to go up against.
Warner and the 49ers don't look at the challenge in its entirety and remain focused on each upcoming opponent.
"I feel like it's a great challenge for us, of course," Warner said. "If you think about them as a full group, it might seem a little overwhelming. I feel like we just take it one week at a time, one game at a time. That's kind of our mindset. It keeps it to where we're more dialed in and not having to worry about, 'Oh, we have such and such next week,' and then looking a couple of weeks from there, 'We have such and so.'
"It's just making sure you have focus on what you're doing right now. That's what I think is most important."
You can listen to the entire conversation with Warner below.
Just when you thought the San Francisco 49ers and Tom Brady storylines had concluded, the future Hall of Fame quarterback drops another tidbit that sparks discussion. During an episode of "DeepCut with VicBlends," the host asked Brady what he would do if the NFL came calling once again.
VicBlends inquired if Brady would consider returning to the football field if a playoff-bound team like the 49ers needed him.
"I'm not opposed to it," Brady said, per Jordan Mendoza of USA Today. "I don't know if they're gonna let me if I become an owner an NFL team. I don't know, I'm always gonna be in good shape, always be able to
The San Francisco 49ers announced the signing of wide receiver Trent Taylor to a one-year deal, reuniting with the team's former fifth-round draft pick out of Louisiana Tech.
Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area was the first to report that the 49ers were discussing a potential reunion with Taylor. The receiver was part of head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch's first draft class in 2017 and spent his first four NFL seasons with the team.
The #49ers are talking with free-agent slot receiver/return man
The San Francisco 49ers are hosting several draft prospects this week as the deadline for pre-draft visits draws near. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2, the team will host former Western Kentucky wide receiver Malachi Corley on Wednesday.
Corley is expected to be a Day 2 pick. San Francisco owns two selections on Day 2—the No. 63 overall pick in the second round and the No. 94 overall pick in the third round. Currently, the receiver is visiting with the Seattle Seahawks.
Western Kentucky @WKUFootball receiver Malachi Worley
Ian Rapoport didn't offer much of an update on the ongoing contract negotiations between the San Francisco 49ers and their standout wide receiver, Brandon Aiyuk. However, the NFL insider emphasized one thing: The team is not entertaining trade discussions at this juncture.
Reacting to Aiyuk's decision to unfollow the 49ers on Instagram, Rapoport couldn't help but chuckle at the latest development. This practice has become commonplace among players who are unhappy with their contract situations. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel similarly took this action in 2022 before requesting to be traded just before the draft.
Things have yet to escalate that far with Aiyuk, but Rapoport sees his
