Snyder to start; Walker may see action

Yes, they play different positions and will be asked to do different things this season. Still, veteran pass rusher Dee Ford sees similarities between incoming rookie defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw and pass rusher Nick Bosa, who was a rookie last year. Ford was asked about Kinlaw during a video conference call on Thursday. "Everything that you want to see in a rookie — he wants to be a sponge, he wants to soak everything up, and he wants to learn," Ford said. "He reminds me of Bosa when he came in. He didn't say too much. When you're a first-round draft pick ... you can be a little entitled. That's not him. That's not (in) his DNA. "He fits in well with the guys. When you come here, John (Lynch) and Kyle (Shanahan), they get specific players, so

The 2020 NFL season will be different. Very different. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the league will become even more evident when teams finally step onto football fields across the country. Players already feel the difference with training camps being conducted very cautiously. You've probably seen it already. Major League Baseball is playing sans fans in the stadium seats. The NBA looks...well...odd. Sports leagues are adapting to the circumstances, and the NFL is trying to navigate its way toward a 2020 season. That, as is the case with other leagues, will likely mean an absence of fans, taking away that aspect of home-field advantage. At least the home teams won't have to

The football was in the air, and wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders had seemingly beaten the coverage. With less than two minutes left in Super Bowl LIV, it looked like the San Francisco 49ers would score, retake the lead, and earn the franchise's sixth championship. The ball sailed just beyond Sanders' grasp. That play ended up fueling the offseason narrative surrounding Jimmy Garoppolo, who threw the pass. It's what his critics remembered about the quarterback as they pushed him down rankings and discussed a potential marriage between the Niners and Tom Brady. It was, however, an abnormality for Garoppolo, according to