San Francisco 49ers News and Rumors

At his introductory news conference 13 months ago, Jim Harbaugh dismissed comparisons between himself and another coach who had come to the 49ers from Stanford. "There's really no sentence that you could put Bill Walsh...

Heirs of the late sportsman Franklin Mieuli say San Francisco 49ers owners John and Denise DeBartolo York and their son Jed are trying to cheat them out of millions of dollars. The issue: The Mieuli heirs want to sell...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Over the past year, the San Francisco 49ers have hired Jim Harbaugh, drafted Aldon Smith, posted a 13-3 record, won a playoff game, placed an NFL-best nine players in the Pro Bowl, watched former owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. become a Hall o…

The Associated Press announced Saturday evening that Terrell Suggs of the Ravens is its 2011 winner of the Defensive Player of the Year award. Suggs held off Vikings defensive end Jared Allen, receiving 21 votes compared to Allen’s 14. Also receiving v…

The Associated Press announced Saturday evening that Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was its 2011 selection for Comeback Player of the Year. Stafford edged out Browns linebacker D’Qwell Jackson, who received 15 votes to Stafford’s 21. 49ers quarte…

The Associated Press announced Saturday that Broncos linebacker Von Miller is the 50-member panel’s winner of the 2011 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award. Miller won pretty handily over 49ers linebacker/defensive end Aldon Smith. Miller got 39 vote…

The announcement for the Pro Football Hall of Fame is coming shortly. For now, we now five of the 15 finalists that won’t make the cut this year. Steelers running back Jerome Bettis, pass rusher Kevin Greene, 49ers owner Eddie Debartolo, receiver Tim Br…

Stanford co-defensive coordinator Jason Tarver is under consideration to be the defensive coordinator of the Raiders, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Tarver coached on the 49ers staff from 2001 through 20010, working as an offensive quality control c…

In this exclusive interview from the Super Bowl Media Center, Jerry Rice talked to Shutdown Corner about the NFL then and now. In Part 1, the greatest receiver ever to play the game started things off with remembrances of his days with the San Francisco…

Sorry, Los Angeles. The only NFL expansion happening any time soon is to next season's schedule of Thursday night games. During his annual Super Bowl news conference, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday that there...

It's amazing what a difference $200 million can make. On Thursday, the 49ers received that amount in stadium support from the NFL, and all of a sudden, my exasperating 1 1/2-hour Muni ride to their last playoff game...

On any given Sunday, you never know who will win an NFL game. But if you've been to the 'Stick or many other stadiums this year, you know one thing: Fans' actions toward the opposing team's fans will go beyond just...