NFL free agency is still six weeks away, giving teams like the San Francisco 49ers a chance to find some quick fixes and bid on veteran talent. Pro Football Focus (PFF) analyst Mason Cameron recently identified several impending free-agent defensive backs and predicted potential landing spots for each.
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Veteran quarterback Joe Flacco intends to play in 2025, marking his 18th NFL season. The 40-year-old signal-caller spent his first 11 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, who selected him in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
Brant Boyer's history of success and attacking play style is exactly what the San Francisco 49ers' special teams unit needs.
Joe Flacco will be a free agent when the new league year starts on March 12 and the 49ers are expected to be interested in signing him according to NFL insider Tony Pauline.
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The San Francisco 49ers hired former New York Jets special teams coordinator Brant Boyer on Monday to take over a unit that has struggled for years under coach Kyle Shanahan. Shanahan fired special teams coordinator Brian Schneider following a season in which mistakes in the kicking game contributed to a 6-11 record.
According to NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco, Sorensen won’t be returning to the 49ers coaching staff after being fired as their defensive coordinator after the 2024 season. Shanahan told reporters at his end of season press conference that he hoped Sorensen would stay on the staff, possibly as the special teams coordinator.
The San Francisco 49ers and head coach Kyle Shanahan announced that Robert Saleh has been named as the team’s defensive coordinator.
Brant Boyer was announced Monday as the 49ers’ new special teams coordinator, a role he held the past nine season with the Jets, where he overlapped and worked under coach Robert Saleh, who was re-hired Friday as the 49ers’ defensive coordinator.
San Francisco announced Boyer’s hire on Monday. The 53-year-old had spent the past nine years as the Jets’ special teams coordinator, overseeing a unit which has seen a wide range of performances. He recently interviewed with the 49ers, as noted by Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area.
Former NFL punter and current television personality Pat McAfee offered a ringing endorsement for Brant Boyer, whom the 49ers hired Monday to be their special teams coordinator.