Richard Sherman on Jimmy Garoppolo critics: “Idiots sound like idiots at this point”

Most players get criticized for things they do. 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has been criticized lately over something he didn’t do. As in he hasn’t thrown the ball very much during the past six quarters of football. The circumstances that led to the run-heavy offense — several near misses against the Vikings in the divisional [more]

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49ers’ Mike Person was cut by three Super Bowl teams before finally making it

San Francisco 49ers guard Mike Person will arrive in Miami today to play in his first Super Bowl, after three near misses. Person, who has been on the rosters of six different franchises in his NFL career, was previously cut by the 49ers in 2012, the Seahawks in 2013 and the Falcons in 2016. All [more]

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On Patrick Mahomes’ running, more words and context

On Friday morning, I thought I’d said all I needed to say about last week’s comments arising from the failure of the Titans to tackle Patrick Mahomes on his 27-yard, gamebreaking touchdown run and projecting how the 49ers may handle a similar situation with a Super Bowl championship on the line. On Friday afternoon, three [more]

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Drew Brees will “give it a month or so” before making his decision

For Saints quarterback Drew Brees, the decision is simple: Play for the Saints in 2020, or retire. On Saturday, the timetable for making the decision became a bit more clear. “I’m really waiting until football is totally done,” Brees said Saturday from the Pro Bowl, via Amie Just of NOLA.com. “Obviously being here, I’m just [more]

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Dutch soccer clash kicks off with adorably novel coin toss

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The Bill Belichick trade turns 20 on Monday

When Tom Brady met Robert Kraft in 2000, the sixth-round rookie said to the billionaire owner of the Patriots, “I’m the best decision this organization has ever made.” That’s debatable, and the debate could be settled, starting this year. Three months before using a sixth-round pick to get Brady, they used a first-round pick to [more]

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Martin Mayhew: I wish I took Aaron Donald when I was Lions G.M.

Martin Mayhew is headed to Miami for Super Bowl LIV with the rest of the 49ers organization and it marks the vice president of player personnel’s first trip to the game since he went to Super Bowl XXVI as a Washington defensive back. Many in Detroit hoped that Mayhew would have found a way to [more]

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