49ers icon Roger Craig shares vascular dementia diagnosis in Hall of Fame speech
“Craig said his condition worsened gradually over time and was initially dismissed as normal aging.
He spoke candidly about the dichotomy between all football gave him and the potential risks of playing the game.”
49ers rookie De’Zhaun Stribling reveals what he’s learning from Brock Purdy, Mike Evans, others “Backup quarterback Mac Jones recently praised Stribling’s ability to maintain his speed as the ball approaches,
something rookie wide receivers don’t always demonstrate. Stribling said that skill comes from getting plenty of repetitions.
“It’s just been repping it, working on it, being confident, knowing that I can still run full speed and also track the ball in the air,” he said. “It’s just really a confidence thing and also just a rep thing, so I’m comfortable with it.”
Kyle Shanahan to coach 49ers-Titans preseason game
“In addition to answering questions regarding the car accident that led to his absence to start camp, Shanahan said he will be coaching the 49ers’ preseason game against the Tennessee Titans on Thursday, August 13.
“Oh yeah,” Shanahan said. “I’m doing the same stuff, guys. I just try to not come in here every day [the media room].”
Shanahan elaborated, saying his reasons for interview absences were to not throw off his routine of watching film.”
49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan addresses the media during training camp
“I’ve really tried to eliminate stuff that I would say is just the fake work stuff, which is a big important thing, but like talking to the media, having to break down the team every day. Doing stuff like that I’ve kind of taken it a little bit easier on. One thing I haven’t missed anything of is film. I watch every single play with the coaches after, with the players. I have had a few team meetings. Normally, I do it every day, but I do lose a little when I do stuff like that, so I’ve just picked and choosed a little bit more. As far as the film and everything, being out there for all the practice periods of going against each other, those are, to me, the most important things in my job and I’ve been able to do those every day.””
Kawakami: ‘No doubt I will be there’ — Kyle Shanahan on his healing process and return (paywall)
“The concussion stuff was just weird; you feel more emotional and stuff,” Shanahan said. “Don’t take this the wrong way, but I joke with my wife, it feels like you’re in menopause. It’s just different.
“You’re emotional and it’s emotional to get in front of groups. But once you do that and you get past the hard parts of it, it becomes pretty easy and you’ve just got to get back to it and get used to it. The main thing, I thought after my first team meeting, I was like, ‘Perfect, I’m out of the woods, I’m good.’ I felt good most of that day and then it hit me real bad that night. Then the next day, I was, like, ‘Alright, maybe I don’t want to do that every day.’ And that’s kind of how everything has gone in this.”
49ers’ defense gets revenge on Brock Purdy with pair of big training camp plays
“During a red-zone session, Lenoir stepped in front of Purdy’s pass intended for Demarcus Robinson at the goal line.
Once Lenoir secured the ball in his hands, he was off to the races with a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Near the end of practice, it was Stout’s turn to pick off Purdy and take it all the way.
Stout had strong coverage against Robinson and made the interception. He returned it 25 yards into the end zone, and punctuated the effort with a front flip over the goal line.”
49ers ‘evaluating’ reason for Nick Bosa’s soreness as pass rusher remains sidelined (paywall)
“Saturday teased a new possibility: Deebo the punt returner.
He was among several players who caught punts during the session. His last punt return came during his sophomore year at South Carolina, where he returned only two punts in his college career. Samuel has not returned a punt in his seven NFL seasons.”
