49ers officially announce front office changes

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel played 10 snaps in the backfield, rushing eight times for 79 yards against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He wasn't the only receiver that lined up in the backfield. Jauan Jennings had one snap as a fullback. And let's not forget Trent Williams, who was an eligible receiver on one play. However, it's not like he lined up on the outside. And everyone knew Jimmy Garoppolo was likely going to look in the big offensive lineman's direction, leading to the defense being aggressive with him on coverage. Head coach Kyle Shanahan joined KNBR on Wednesday afternoon and explained why playing some of his guys out of position, as

If you were planning to travel for the San Francisco 49ers' road game against the Cincinnati Bengals on December 12, you might want to note that the kickoff time for the Week 14 matchup has changed. On Tuesday, the NFL announced a few schedule changes, including moving 49ers-Bengals from its original 10:00 a.m. PT (1:00 p.m. ET) kickoff to 1:25 p.m. PT (4:25 p.m. ET). However, nothing else about the game has changed. It will still take place on Sunday, December 12, and CBS will still broadcast the game. The two other announced schedule changes are the Week 14 New Orleans Saints at New York Jets game moving to CBS and the Week 15 Green Bay at Baltimore Ravens game moving its kickoff time from 10:00 a.m. PT (1:00 p.m. ET) to 1:25 p.m. PT (4:25 p.m. ET) on

The San Francisco 49ers announced that they have opened the practice window for defensive end Dee Ford. Ford has been on injured reserve since November 6 due to a back injury. He is expected to practice with his teammates on Thursday. Head coach Kyle Shanahan hopes to have Ford and linebacker Dre Greenlaw available on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. "Dee, we don't want to put him [out there] three days in a row, just because of how he's been since he's been here," Shanahan said during a KNBR interview on Wednesday. "So, we're waiting until tomorrow to start to practice him. So, tomorrow's a big practice. I know he's feeling great, from what he said, so

The San Francisco 49ers officially announced the following roster moves. CB Luq Barcoo and WR Devin Funchess have been signed to the practice squad WR Austin Watkins Jr. has been released from the practice squad Two moves, the ones involving Funchess and Watkins, were reported yesterday. However, the Barcoo signing was not previously reported. The 49ers Communications staff provided the following rundown. Barcoo (6-1, 175) originally entered the NFL after signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2020. He appeared in three games (one start) and registered 10