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Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that NFL owners have approved a proposal (which is all it is, at this point) to expand the playoffs to a 16-team format should regular-season games get canceled due to COVID-19. That could become a possibility with the number of teams that have at least one player on the reserve/COVID-19 list continuing to climb. NFL owners approved a proposal to add two playoff teams - eight in each conference - if regular-season games get cancelled.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 10,

You can understand why San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was so enamored with wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk heading into the draft. In fact, so enamored that the team traded up from No. 31 overall, giving up two more selections in the process, to move up to No. 25 to ensure Aiyuk didn't get away. Aiyuk has shown flashes of what Shanahan saw in him, proving to be as dangerous hauling in passes as he is carrying the football. There were some early comparisons to second-year receiver Deebo Samuel, and one has to wonder what the two might have been able to do together if the injury-ravaged roster had ever been at full strength. Aiyuk received praise from a Hall of Fame receiver this week. Not just any Hall of Fame receiver. The best to ever play the

Maybe the San Francisco 49ers will consider replacing quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo in next year's draft, or at least finding someone to groom behind him. According to Matt Miller of Bleacher Report, the team is reportedly "investing serious time" in evaluating the upcoming rookie class of passers. "Speaking of quarterbacks, rumors around the scouting community indicate the San Francisco 49ers are investing serious time and resources into scouting signal-callers," Miller wrote in his recent scouting report feature for Bleacher Report. Garoppolo has two years remaining on his contract after this season. However, the