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49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo picked up another injury in Sunday’s win over the Cowboys. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said at a Monday press conference that Garoppolo sprained his right shoulder in the second quarter of the 23-17 win. Garoppolo did not leave the game and finished 16-of-25 for 172 yards and an interception. Shanahan said [more] … [Read more...] about Jimmy Garoppolo has right shoulder sprain, should practice Wednesday

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and Packers head coach Matt LaFleur didn’t have the warmest handshake after the Packers beat the 49ers 30-28 in Week Three, but there’s no bad feelings between the coaches heading into Saturday night’s divisional round game at Lambeau Field. LaFleur was an assistant when Shanahan was the offensive coordinator in [more] … [Read more...] about Kyle Shanahan: I’ve been real happy for Matt LaFleur, but not this week

49ers fans know the drill by now, even if they fight hard to ignore it. Jimmy Garoppolo is just good enough to help the team win. And he’s just bad enough to make the team lose. Both sides of that coin emerged on Sunday, with Garoppolo making a pair of misfires after the 49ers built [more] … [Read more...] about Jimmy Garoppolo on his key interception: “I didn’t grip it the right way”

The Vikings continue to make their way through the searches for their new head coach and General Manager. The team announced that they completed an interview with Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett on Sunday. With the Packers on a bye this week, Hackett also spoke with the Bears and Broncos about their openings in recent [more] … [Read more...] about Vikings interviewed Nathaniel Hackett, interviewing Catherine Raîche Monday

Though there is one game remaining in the Wild Card round, the NFL has announced the schedule for next weekend’s Divisional round contests. On Saturday, Jan. 22, the Bengals and Titans will get things started at 4:30 p.m. ET with their matchup on CBS. Then the Packers will host the 49ers on FOX at 8:15 [more] … [Read more...] about NFL announces schedule for divisional round

The Bears didn’t have any playoff obligations on Saturday, so they spent the day trying to find a new head coach and General Manager. The team announced the completion of three interviews on Saturday night. Former Lions and Colts head coach Jim Caldwell and Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett interviewed for the head coaching job [more] … [Read more...] about Bears announce interviews with Jim Caldwell, Nathaniel Hackett, Monti Ossenfort

The Vikings’ early list of head coaching candidates features a number of popular names in this year’s hiring cycle and one newcomer. Shortly after word of their request to interview Buccaneers defensive coordinator Todd Bowles came on Saturday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reported that they also want to interview Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, [more] … [Read more...] about Vikings want to interview Nathaniel Hackett, Dan Quinn, DeMeco Ryans, Jonathan Gannon

The Broncos have completed an interview with Packers quarterbacks/passing game coordinator Luke Getsy, the team announced Friday night. He is the second candidate to interview after Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn talked to General Manager George Paton and the Broncos’ search committee Thursday. The Broncos have eight more candidates to interview, with Packers offensive … [Read more...] about Broncos complete interview with Luke Getsy

In what becomes the clearest hint at the outcome of the voting for the Associated Press MVP award, which will come from the same 50 voters, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named on Friday the first-team AP All-Pro over Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. The vote was 34 for Rodgers, 16 for Brady. It’s hard to [more] … [Read more...] about Aaron Rodgers bests Tom Brady as first-team All-Pro quarterback