Valdez is an undersized interior defensive lineman (6-3, 301 pounds) with short arms (31¼ inches), but he’s a brute: He had ...

Ben Solak invested only 22 words on Sean McVay’s offense in ranking the NFL’s 32 coaching staffs on Friday, but he did share ...

No 49ers’ position group got more attention than the defensive line. Early indications are they found upgrades with Williams, ...

Most football fans dream about winning the Super Bowl.  Only few have actually gone on to be good enough to play in the NFL, and even fewer have realized their dream of lifting the Vince ...

Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson got up at a news conference last spring and said his expectation was to be used ...

Mykel Williams might have been the 49ers' top draft pick, but he's not No. 1 on our 1-18 ranking of rookie performers.

Rookies C.J. West, Mykel Williams, and Alfred Collins are turning heads as they lean into physicality, veteran mentorship, ...

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall is ready to move on from his rookie season, while Brock Purdy recently spoke ...

There’s that word “violence” again. Western Kentucky alum Stout may be frail physically, but he packs a punch that outweighs ...

Patrick Sean Payton just went all Ralph Waldo Emerson on the Broncos. Who knew he is emulating a 19th century-type essayist?

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A day after walking out with two Bay Area sports legends, country music superstar Morgan Wallen took the stage at Levi’s ...