Team makes inquiry about TE Jon Williams

Christian McCaffrey may not have a realistic shot at winning the NFL's coveted MVP award, but his head coach firmly believes that the San Francisco 49ers running back should, at the very least, be part of the discussion. When asked if McCaffrey should be a candidate for the MVP honor, Shanahan responded, "I think, yeah, without a doubt. I know it goes to quarterbacks the majority of the time, and there's plenty of worthy quarterbacks, but I can't say that Christian's behind anyone. I mean, he's as valuable in this league as anyone." McCaffrey currently leads the NFL in several statistical categories, including the most rushing yards (939) and total touchdowns (16). On Sunday, he can become the first 49ers running back to surpass 1,000 rushing yards since Frank

As the San Francisco 49ers prepare to take on the Philadelphia Eagles, all eyes will be on Brock Purdy to see how he handles returning to the place where he sustained his biggest injury yet, during the NFC Championship Game. Purdy has bounced back quicker than anyone expected him to. Initially, it was believed he would return sometime in September. But Purdy was ready for training camp. Head coach Kyle Shanahan recently sat down with Greg Papa, for their weekly discussion on NBC Sports Bay Area's "49ers Game Plan." Papa pointed out that Purdy is averaging 9.4 yards per attempt, not per completion, but per attempt in 2023. That average is easily the

Trent Williams asserts that his San Francisco 49ers are the best team in the NFL, and after Sunday's beatdown of the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles, it's hard to argue with the big man. Most felt the two teams were closely matched heading into the Week 13 showdown, a rematch of last season's NFC Championship Game. What did we learn from the contest? While the Eagles are good, San Francisco may have declared to the league that they are a different class of team. Last season, the Eagles came out on top, advancing to the Super Bowl, but the injury to quarterback Brock Purdy left lingering questions. This time around, fans got a glimpse of what might have been after a confident Niners squad outperformed the Eagles in every way. Josina

Trent Williams remembers Philadelphia well. The veteran offensive lineman holds vivid memories of that city's fanbase, having frequented Lincoln Financial Field as a member of the Washington Commanders. The San Francisco 49ers recalled their experience playing in that stadium during last season's NFC Championship Game. Still, Williams is more familiar with the venue and was able to offer valuable insights to his teammates ahead of Sunday's highly anticipated matchup. "That's one thing that I vividly remember from my years in Washington is that the crowd, although they are loud and they are hostile, one thing about it is they do turn on the team pretty quick," Williams told KNBR's Brian Murphy and Markus Boucher on Tuesday morning. "So my message to my guys is