49ers articles
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Steelers GM Addresses Rumor That Pittsburgh is Targeting 49ers' Star Receiver
The Pittsburgh Steelers have been quite busy through the free agency period and the draft, much like many other teams have been. However, the team has made numerous strides to improve its roster, which includes signing former Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson and trading for former Bears quarterback Justin Fields.Though grading or predicting how draftees will do can be viewed as premature, the Steelers did do a good job at boosting their offensive line. The team plans to run the ball with...
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The 49ers balance immediate needs with long-term plans in NFL draft
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — With the core of a roster that made it to the Super Bowl last season still in place, the San Francisco 49ers had few glaring holes on the roster headed into the NFL draft. That made the approach to picking as much about
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Several NFL writers tweeted wrong 49ers pick. There's a fun theory about why.
The race to be first to report the San Francisco 49ers’ first-round draft pick left some people with egg on their faces. While it’s not exactly clear what started the domino effect, someone, somewhere, clearly got information Thursday that the Niners had decided to take Iowa cornerback Cooper DeJean with the 31st pick. Aggregators quickly seized on that information and disseminated it as fact. Except it wasn’t: The Niners selected Florida receiver Ricky Pearsall, much to the chagrin of many...