Preseason: 49ers will face Bears on Friday, August 11th
According to ChicagoBears.com, the preseason matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears will take place on Friday, August 11th in San Francisco. This is the second 49ers preseason game date to be finalized. The first was the matchup between the
49ers and Cowboys at Texas Stadium. That game will take place Saturday, August 26th.
Team has pre-draft visit with Hawk
The Sacramento Bee reports that 49ers coaches and team officials met with Ohio State linebacker A.J. Hawk on Friday, April 7. Hawk is one of several players the 49ers might tap with the No. 6 pick in the April 29-30 NFL Draft. Hawk said he has experience in both 4-3 and 3-4 defensive schemes and that he can play either outside or inside positions.
Woods gives up his number to Bryant
While already known by looking at the 49ers official roster, it was never officially announced that 49ers wide receiver Rashaun Woods has given up his number 81 jersey to new 49ers receiver Antonio Bryant. The Sacramento Bee announced it yesterday. Woods will now wear number 84 (which was also known).
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49ers Notebook: Shanahan loved Friday's practice; Omenihu impressing; Niners "not there yet"
The San Francisco 49ers are working off a short week, preparing for Sunday's matchup against the New Orleans Saints. The team played on Monday night in Mexico City, not arriving back in the Bay Area until Tuesday, around 6 a.m.
Players were given Tuesday off but returned to work on Wednesday with a light practice, which was held on the Levi's Stadium field and didn't begin until after 4 p.m.—very late for a 49ers practice. The team held another light practice on Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Fridays are typically the lightest sessions of the week. But this week, the team went full-speed during Friday's practice. Head coach Kyle Shanahan was asked how he felt about the final practice of the week.
"I just loved the practice that we
Baldy: Why 49ers should want to face Cardinals' Kyler Murray, not Colt McCoy
Colt McCoy completed 26 of his 37 pass attempts for 238 yards and a touchdown in the Arizona Cardinals' 27-17 win over the Los Angeles Rams last weekend. McCoy has been limited in practices this week as he works through a knee injury suffered in that game. The Cardinals' regular starting quarterback, Kyler Murray, is dealing with a hamstring injury that kept him out against the Rams.
One of the two quarterbacks is expected to play against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night in Mexico City. We just don't know which one yet.
"They're still going to run a similar offense with both, so, schematically, you've got to be ready," head coach Kyle
49ers set to face Cardinals' Colt McCoy, not Kyler Murray, in Mexico
According to NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport and other sources, the Arizona Cardinals are set to start Colt McCoy tonight against the San Francisco 49ers in Mexico City. On Saturday, the team listed its regular starter, Kyler Murray, as "questionable" due to a hamstring injury. Murray will miss his second consecutive game for the Cardinals.
There was some question about whether McCoy would be healthy enough to start tonight's game. Like Murray, he was limited in practices this past week due to a knee injury sustained in Week 10 against the Los Angeles Rams. However, unlike Murray, McCoy did not appear on the Cardinals' Saturday injury report.
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49ers Notebook: Shanahan happy with backup RBs in Mitchell's absence; 49ers overcome unusual week; Saints' impressive streak snapped
It was a strange week for the San Francisco 49ers, who had to work through an unusual schedule that saw them arrive home from their Monday night game in Mexico City in the early morning hours on Tuesday, followed by Thanksgiving on Thursday. Still, they managed to work through it and prepare themselves to play against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, and in the end they came out on top with a 13-0 win.
How did the 49ers work through that schedule? We'll look at that in this version of 49ers Notebook, along with some postgame thoughts from head coach Kyle Shanahan on the running back situation, a look at an impressive streak the 49ers snapped on Sunday, and much more. Let's get it started...
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