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Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter Jerry Jones has always been a little more patient with his head coaches than he probably should be. He’s often given them a year or two longer than anyone thought they reasonably deserved. But that’s not the case this time. This time, Jones was right to do what he did on Wednesday night — announce …

49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw returned to practice Wednesday. Greenlaw missed the Week 18 game against the Rams with Achilles tendinitis and sat out Tuesday’s practice. He was limited in his return to on-field work. Safety Logan Ryan (groin) also returned to limited work after missing Tuesday’s practice. The 49ers are optimistic about having Greenlaw and Ryan this weekend. Defensive end …

Purdy details mindset shift from first 49ers playoff run to now originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Brock Purdy isn’t approaching this year’s playoffs like he did a year ago. The 49ers quarterback has had an entire season, especially the last two weeks, to reflect on one of his young career’s defining moments: his impressive showing in the 2023 …

Why ex-49ers, Packers QB Benkert gives Green Bay advantage vs. SF originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area When exactly was the last time the 49ers played a meaningful game this season? To former 49ers and Green Bay Packers quarterback Kurt Benkert, who recently appeared on the “Up & Adams Show,” it has been about seven weeks, or nearly two …

The ratings for super wild-card weekend were stellar, even if the games weren’t. Browns-Texans on NBC, which resulted in a 45-14 Houston win, averaged 29 million viewers. Saturday night’s Dolphins-Chiefs game, a 26-7 margin, averaged 23 million viewers on Peacock. On Sunday, the Packers-Cowboys game on Fox — which was over before halftime — averaged 40 million. Rams-Lions on NBC …

Jerry Jones apparently doesn’t want him some gloryhole, after all. The Cowboys owner won’t be making a coaching change. Instead, the team has announced that Mike McCarthy will return for a fifth year on the job. McCarthy has won 12 regular-season games in 2021, 2022, and 2023. However, he hasn’t made it past the divisional round once. This year, the …

The speculation was fair. The Dallas Cowboys hired head coach Mike McCarthy in 2020 to do what predecessor Jason Garrett had not: Get over the playoff hump. Four years later, McCarthy has not. He has not guided a talented roster to an NFC championship game, much less a Super Bowl, both measures of success that have eluded the franchise for …

If you were thinking about grabbing tickets to the Buccaneers-Lions game on Sunday, you might want to think again — or be prepared to dip into that rainy day fund. Tickets to the NFC divisional-round matchup have skyrocketed on the secondary market, with average admission to Ford Field reaching a record high of $1,186 apiece, according to TickPick.com. The unexpected …

Packers DT makes easily disproven ‘guarantee’ about Purdy’s turnovers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Green Bay Packers’ locker room might need a fact checker. But at the very least, they’re giving the 49ers some bulletin board material. Ahead of Green Bay’s divisional-round playoff game against San Francisco on Saturday at Levi’s Stadium, there was an odd claim …

49ers left tackle Trent Williams plans to play a 14th NFL season. “Oh, yeah, 100 percent,” Williams said Wednesday, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. Williams, 35, this season became the eighth offensive lineman in history with at least 11 Pro Bowl selections. He may not catch Bruce Matthews, who had 14 career selections, but he needs only one more Pro …

Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby found a way to play through a knee injury, throughout most of the 2023 regular season. It was definitely nothing minor. And definitely not something that could heal without surgery. Crosby has posted on social media a photo from a hospital bed with his left leg heavily wrapped and in a brace. The specific nature …

The Dallas Cowboys are retaining head coach Mike McCarthy for the 2024 season, the team announced Wednesday night. McCarthy will return for the fifth and final season of his current deal. “I believe this team is very close and capable of achieving our ultimate goals and the best step forward for us will be with Mike McCarthy as our head …

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews was a full participant in Wednesday’s practice for the first time since a serious ankle injury Nov. 16. He was injured when Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson used a hip-drop tackle to bring down Andrews. The NFL wants to eliminate the hip-drop tackle in the offseason. The league cites statistics that show the hip-drop tackle increases …

Purdy proves draft status is irrelevant as playoff QB outlier originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area SANTA CLARA — Of the eight teams remaining in the NFL playoffs, the 49ers are the only team whose starting quarterback was not drafted in the first round. While those outside of the 49ers organization might think Brock Purdy’s performance since taking over …

Sunday’s divisional-round game against the Buffalo Bills will have a little bit of something old and a little bit of something new for Patrick Mahomes.  The Chiefs’ superstar quarterback is once again going up against Josh Allen in a playoff game, marking the third time the two quarterbacks have gone head-to-head in the postseason in the last four years. As …