49ers, first-round pick Balmer reach 5-year deal

It's somewhat odd timing for the news, given the San Francisco 49ers were just minutes past a 27-7 win over the Seattle Seahawks and are dealing with the news that quarterback Trey Lance will undergo season-ending ankle surgery. NFL Media's Ian Rapoport reports that the team has reached an agreement on a two-year contract extension with linebacker Dre Greenlaw, keeping him with the team through the 2024 season. It includes close to $19 million with $10 million guaranteed. Sources: The

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch never named the specific teams expressing interest in Jimmy Garoppolo earlier in the offseason. Last week, ESPN's Tim Keown and Nick Wagoner revealed that the Niners expected the quarterback to be shipped to the Washington Commanders, an option that evaporated when Garoppolo opted to undergo shoulder surgery. Today, ESPN's Adam Schefter revealed some more minor tidbits about the trade that never happened. "The deal would have involved multiple draft picks, according to sources," Schefter wrote, "but was disrupted by the surgery to Garoppolo's throwing shoulder, which prompted the Commanders to move on from their

There were a number of topics addressed by the San Francisco 49ers after Sunday's 19-10 loss to the Chicago Bears, but nothing dominated the discussion more than the amount of costly penalties the team committed during the game. The 49ers were flagged 12 times for 99 yards in the game, while the Bears committed just three penalties for 27 yards. The penalties often came at costly times for the 49ers and helped keep drives alive for the Bears, who were able to use those mistakes in their favor in their second half rally from a 10-0 deficit. "It's tough to win when you do that stuff," 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said after the game. "We always talk about do it right longer, and I think today was the exact opposite of that." We have some comments

The San Francisco 49ers are 17-30 versus the Seattle Seahawks. Head coach Kyle Shanahan has only produced two wins out of the ten times he's faced his Seattle counterpart, Pete Carroll. The last time the 49ers beat the Seahawks was on December 29, 2019. In December of 2021, the 49ers lost to the Seahawks 23-30 because Carroll didn't hold anything back. He wanted to win more by faking a punt on special teams, which caught the 49ers off guard. After that play, San Francisco never recovered. It was like they were traumatized, once again coming up short against their division rival. The question is, what does Kyle Shanahan have to do to beat Carroll? It's simple—be more aggressive. Football is the number one sport built off of aggression. There's