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Sports Business Journal recently reported that Disney and the NFL reached an agreement on a new media rights deal that will renew Monday Night Football and return ABC to the Super Bowl rotation of broadcast networks in the coming years. It looks like there might be an even bigger shake-up in the works. This past season, the Week 16 broadcast between the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals was exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, and the experience received mixed reviews. It was also made available for free on Twitch, giving viewers an additional option in finding a way to watch the game. However, those were the only options for fans outside the Bay Area, where a

Joe Person of The Athletic reported on Monday that the San Francisco 49ers are among the teams that have reached out to the Carolina Panthers to inquire about quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. That doesn't necessarily mean that anything is imminent, though. The team may have simply been doing its due diligence. Of course, the report led to some interesting social-media speculation and sports-radio talk. Person stated within his article that, based on general manager John Lynch's previous comments, he feels San Francisco might be looking into Bridgewater as a potential backup

NFL and San Francisco 49ers great Joe Montana joined ESPN's First Take on Wednesday and discussed Jimmy Garoppolo's future. Is Garoppolo the quarterback who will lead Kyle Shanahan's offense in 2021, or will the team look at alternatives? That has certainly been a hot topic this offseason. It seems to be a hot topic each offseason. San Francisco has proven it can win with Garoppolo under center, but the 29-year-old quarterback has now missed 23 games over the past three seasons, bringing his durability into question. "It's been tough for him staying healthy throughout the time he's been with the 49ers," Montana told Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman, and Molly Qerim Rose. "I think that becomes a concern if you can't keep him on the field. I think it's a

According to Field Yates of ESPN, the San Francisco 49ers have claimed cornerback Mark Fields II off waivers (h/t to Patrick Tulini). The Houston Texans waived Fields on Tuesday. The Niners will take over the defensive back's one-year, $780,000 contract, per the Houston Chronicle. The 49ers have claimed former Texans DB Mark Fields off of waivers.— Field Yates (@FieldYates)