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John Lynch performs like a veteran in first NFL Draft
Lynch was labeled as inexperienced, but none of that showed on Thursday. People around the league were impressed with the groceries the first-time GM is bringing home, and honestly, some are downright jealous of what he pulled off.
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John Lynch defends picking Reuben Foster despite character concerns
Reuben Foster was widely regarded as one of the best talents in the entire draft, but dropped to the bottom of the first round due to character concerns. Lynch said he was aware that other teams had concerns about Foster’s character, but the 49ers did not.
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Reuben Foster: I’m trying to be the next Patrick Willis
Foster is setting the standards high for himself. He wants to be the next Patrick Willis, a 7-time Pro Bowler and borderline Hall of Fame player for the 49ers. Foster certainly is bringing a confidence and swagger this San Francisco locker room has been missing since Jim Harbaugh left in 2014.
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49ers select DL Solomon Thomas with No. 3 overall pick
For the third season in a row, the San Francisco 49ers have selected a versatile defensive lineman in the first round of the NFL Draft.
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49ers trade back into the first round for Reuben Foster
Foster joins Solomon Thomas as John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan’s first-ever draft picks. There are question marks about Foster — his shoulder, his diluted drug test and a incident with a medical worker at the NFL combine that sent him home. But the 49ers decided those risks were worth it to pair with NaVorro Bowman…
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Solomon Thomas recalls taking a class with John Lynch at Stanford
SANTA CLARA – John Lynch’s first pick as the General Manager of the San Francisco 49ers was a player who went to his alma mater, Stanford defensive lineman Solomon Thomas. But the connection between the two goes deeper than that. When Thomas was a freshman at Stanford in 2014 he took a class in Management Science and Engineering,…
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Expectations for Solomon Thomas are franchise player, and nothing less
It’s expected the 6-foot-3, 273-pound No. 3 overall pick will play as a defensive end on first and second down, and kick inside as a pass rushing tackle on third. His comparison throughout this draft process has consistently been Seattle’s Michael Bennett, a player who has averaged 7.6 sacks the last four seasons with the…
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Paraag Marathe executed 49ers’ trade with Bears
The notion a few months ago that Marathe is a liability to the organization is quickly evaporating. Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reported in January he was an impediment in Jed York’s search for a new coach and GM.
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Hoyer: I’m acting as the 49ers’ starting quarterback until I’m not
49ers quarterback Brian Hoyer joined the Murph and Mac Show on Wednesday morning and said he’s the 49ers’ starting quarterback until he hears otherwise
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The history of the No. 2 pick in the NFL Draft
With the 49ers slated to have the number two overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, we take a look back at who has been picked No. 2 in the past and how their careers have panned out. While there have been legends like Tony Dorsett and Eric Dickerson, there have been monumental busts like…
