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49ers players buying into Chip Kelly 2.0
SANTA CLARA — What’s the hardest thing for an NFL head coach to do? Get grown men to drop their current football belief system and buy into every little detail you preach. As the 49ers strapped on the pads for Day 3 of training camp, more key players on the roster are publicly embracing Chip Kelly’s often-criticized…
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Jimmie Ward too valuable to keep off the field for 49ers
SANTA CLARA — Jimmie Ward’s continued evolution as a football player is an early breakthrough at 49ers training camp. He was drafted as a safety, he cut his teeth the last two seasons playing nickel back, and now, the San Francisco coaching staff has every intention of lining him up as the team’s starting cornerback.…
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Chip Kelly says he talked with team’s leaders before allowing Anthony Davis to return
49ers head coach Chip Kelly joined Murph & Mac on KNBR to break down the start of training camp and address several other topics surrounding the team, including Anthony Davis’s return and the QB battle between Colin Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert.
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Armstead already standing out at training camp
SANTA CLARA — Similar to the situation they’ve found themselves in with Jimmie Ward, the 49ers likely won’t be able to keep Arik Armstead off the field in 2016. It’s been only two days of training camp without pads, but no front seven player has looked more explosive and engaged as Armstead. On two separate occasions Monday, the…
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Armstead excited to play with former Oregon teammate Buckner
Arik Armstead joined Larry Krueger for a conversation on ‘The Krueg Show’ and discussed the upcoming NFL season under new head coach Chip Kelly, his preparation for his second season, and his thoughts on the 49ers drafting his good friend and former Oregon teammate DeForest Buckner.
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Colin Kaepernick was afraid to step on the scale
SANTA CLARA — When Colin Kaepernick met with reporters for the first time in training camp, there was a peculiar subject that kept coming up: His weight. Following offseason surgeries on his shoulder, thumb and knee, Kaepernick looked more like a wide receiver in June. He lost a significant amount of weight — noticeable to reporters all…
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Kelly: 49ers not interested in QB Nick Foles
SANTA CLARA — With the 49ers quarterback derby still in its infancy stages, speculation began last week that Chip Kelly may take a chance on recently released quarterback Nick Foles, a player he propped up into success. Kelly squashed that rumor Monday on the Murph and Mac show, reaffirming his commitment to both Colin Kaepernick and…
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49ers’ Tartt put on Active/Non-Football Injury List
The San Francisco 49ers today announced that S Jaquiski Tartt has been placed on the Active/Non-Football Injury List. Players placed on the Active/Non-Football Injury List count against the 90-man roster limit and can be activated at any time prior to the final cuts of training camp. San Francisco 49ers media services
