Report: Tom Brady “remains noncommittal” to playing in 2022

Consider Bruce Arians potentially shocked. The smoke regarding a potential Tom Brady retirement after the 2021 season is building, even though he previously had said — on multiple occasions — that he’ll play through 2022, the year in which he turns 45, and then decide what to do after that. Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington [more]

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Jimmy Garoppolo: It’s never going to be pretty, but we find a way

The 49ers offense didn’t score a touchdown on Saturday night, but the team is still going to the NFC Championship Game. A blocked punt late in the fourth quarter was returned for a game-tying touchdown by Talanoa Hufanga and the 49ers were able to come up with a 44-yard drive in the final minutes to [more]

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Deebo Samuel says he’s fine despite limping off the field after picking up big first down

San Francisco receiver/running back Deebo Samuel made one of the biggest plays of the game on Saturday night when he ran for nine yards on third-and-7 with a minute left, setting up the game-winning field goal. But after that play, he appeared to be injured. The good news is, Samuel indicated just moments after limping [more]

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Robbie Gould is 20-for-20 on field goals in his playoff career after game-winner in Green Bay

San Francisco 49ers kicker Robbie Gould is taking his place as one of the great playoff kickers in NFL history. After hitting a 45-yard field goal in the snow at Lambeau Field as time expired on Saturday night, Gould is now 20-for-20 in his career in the postseason. No kicker in NFL history has as [more]

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Jim Caldwell: I didn’t turn down interviews with Raiders, Vikings

Former Colts and Lions head coach Jim Caldwell issued a statement on Saturday morning responding to a report about his interest in a pair of head coaching interviews. Dan Graziano of ESPN reported this week that Caldwell declined the chance to interviews with the Raiders and Vikings about their vacancies. Caldwell said that report is [more]

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To limit distractions, assistant coaches on teams still playing should be off limits until after AFC, NFC championships

The NFL’s current procedures for interviewing candidates from other teams is broken. The best solution isn’t practical. A simple compromise is hiding in plain sight. The postseason, the most critical time of the year for teams still playing, becomes undermined every year when assistant coaches employed by teams preparing for games carve out time to [more]

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Robbie Gould is 18-for-18 on field goals in the playoffs, best in NFL history

San Francisco kicker Robbie Gould is taking a perfect playoff record into a cold and windy night in Green Bay. Gould is 18-for-18 on field goals in the playoffs, which is the best mark in NFL history: No other kicker has attempted that many field goals in the postseason without a miss. Most of Gould’s [more]

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