Kaepernick getting more work with first-team offense?

The San Francisco 49ers entered the offseason motivated by February's Super Bowl defeat. Maybe that wasn't enough because the team gained some extra motivation the hard way on Sunday after the Arizona Cardinals pulled off the upset 24-20 win at Levi's Stadium. The loss forces San Francisco to play catchup with the rest of the division. It is the only NFC West squad that suffered a defeat during Week 1. The 49ers are back to work this week and beginning preparations for their two-game road trip to the East Coast, where they will face the New York Jets and New York Giants at MetLife Stadium in back-to-back weekends. The team's focus remains on the opponent

The San Francisco 49ers are preparing to open the 2020 season on Sunday by hosting the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium. Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury jumped on a conference call with reporters on Wednesday morning and discussed the upcoming matchup between the two division opponents. Below are some key 49ers-related topics the Cardinals coach hit during the discussion. On the idea that the Cardinals drafted Isaiah Simmons to stop George Kittle Kliff Kingsbury: "Yeah, I don't know if there is a George Kittle stopper, from what I've seen. I mean, he's pretty much dominated over the last couple of years, no matter what people have thrown at him, whether it's doubling him or trying to put their best cover guy (on him), whether

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo spoke with reporters before Wednesday's practice as his team prepares for its Week 1 matchup against the Arizona Cardinals. Here is everything he had to say. Transcript provided by the San Francisco 49ers Communications staff. Head Coach Kyle Shanahan was just saying that mentally it's a little bit different this week than it has been in past Week 1s. Can you talk a little about that? He also was saying he just watched the NFC Championship game and talked about how the crowd really fueled you guys. So, can you just talk a little bit about that and the difference it's going to be in Week 1? "Yeah, obviously there's a ton of differences this season and it's really up to everyone