{"id":742500,"date":"2026-02-10T13:20:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/742500\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T13:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:20:17","slug":"49ers-news-glad-to-hear-keion-white-is-okay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/742500\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers News: Glad to hear Keion White is okay"},"content":{"rendered":"

49ers\u2019 Keion White victim of non-life-threatening shooting in San Francisco<\/a>
\u201cWhite underwent a \u201csuccessful surgery,\u201d a 49ers spokesman said in an update Monday night. The team is not placing a timetable on White\u2019s recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kawakami: Challenging Seattle, Shanahan\u2019s TV star turn, and more 49ers\/Super Bowl thoughts (paywall)<\/a>
\u201cDid the Seahawks\u2019 physical domination of the Patriots\u2019 receivers look familiar? Yeah, that\u2019s exactly what Seattle\u2019s secondary did to the 49ers\u2019 equally lackluster group of receivers in those two crucial games.<\/p>\n

If Mike Macdonald\u2019s defense doesn\u2019t fear anybody breaking loose for big plays, the defensive backs can just lay in wait about eight yards down field and pounce on every throw. And that makes the quarterback hesitant, which unleashes the many layers of the Seattle pass rush.<\/p>\n

The Rams, though, went for 479 total yards in the NFC title game because they had Matthew Stafford firing lasers and Puka Nacua (165 receiving yards) and Davante Adams (89 yards) beating coverage.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s proof that Ricky Pearsall can do some of this \u2014 he caught four passes for 108 yards in the 49ers\u2019 Week 1 victory in Seattle this season. But there\u2019s also proof that Pearsall\u2019s body breaks down too often or slows him down when he gets back, including his 0-catch outing in the divisional-round loss to the Seahawks.<\/p>\n

The 49ers were abandoned by Brandon Aiyuk, and they could use somebody even better than he was at his best. The 49ers won\u2019t have George Kittle until the middle of next season as he rehabs his torn Achilles, and they could use two more tight ends\/big receivers who can take his place then share responsibilities when he\u2019s back.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve suggested a big trade, if a superstar WR is available. If that can\u2019t happen, the 49ers still need to use a high draft pick on a WR and also invest some of the money they\u2019ve saved from the Aiyuk exit into making sure they have a few guys who scare the Seahawks\u2019 secondary \u2014 and can make plays for Brock Purdy.<\/p>\n

How about Falcons free agent Kyle Pitts? He\u2019d be a solid start, that\u2019s for sure.\u201c<\/p>\n

There is good news for 49ers when it comes to Seahawks\u2019 potential for continued supremacy (paywall)<\/a>
\u201cA key difference: After winning the Super Bowl, Philadelphia couldn\u2019t afford to retain defensive linemen Josh Sweat and Milton Williams, who signed big-money free-agent contracts with the Cardinals and Patriots, respectively, after collecting 4.5 of their six Super Bowl sacks. The Seahawks had four players combined for their six sacks: Witherspoon, Byron Murphy, Derick Hall and Rylie Mills, all of whom are signed through at least 2026.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just about Seattle possibly remaining dominant in 2026. They have one of the NFL\u2019s youngest rosters thanks partly to general manager John Schneider\u2019s stellar recent draft history, which could help set them up for prolonged success. On Sunday, 15 of their 22 starters were 27 or younger, with five no older than 23. After final roster cuts before Week 1, the Seahawks had the NFL\u2019s fourth-youngest team with an average of 25.77 years\u2026..Seattle will reportedly replace Kubiak with an in-house candidate. Pass game coordinator Jake Peetz and quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko are possibilities despite lacking previous experience as an NFL play-caller.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why Kubiak\u2019s departure qualifies as good news for the 49ers, who are otherwise lacking in that department when it comes to their NFC West rivals\u2019 potential for sustained supremacy.\u201c<\/p>\n

Super Bowl champion Sam Darnold credits two 49ers for career turnaround<\/a>
\u201cIt\u2019s funny how it works,\u201d Darnold said. \u201cI didn\u2019t play great football my first few years in my career, and then I come here to San Francisco, and I learn a ton. And I think because of that year in San Francisco, I was able to learn a ton, learn from Brock and Coach Shanahan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was able to kind of learn and go to Minnesota, and I played good football there, and I was able to go to Seattle and kind of do the same. So, it\u2019s funny how things work, but that\u2019s life. I\u2019m just going to continue to keep working.\u201d<\/p>\n

49ers address key needs in 3-round 2026 NFL mock draft<\/a>
\u201c[Auburn DE Kedric] Faulk (6-6, 290) brings rare size and length to the edge. While he recorded just 10 sacks across his three collegiate seasons, evaluators view him as a high-upside prospect who could thrive under someone like 49ers defensive line coach Kris Kocurek.<\/p>\n

Faulk also posted an 85.5 run-defense grade from Pro Football Focus (PFF), a mark that aligns well with San Francisco\u2019s recent defensive roster-building strategy. Additionally, he won\u2019t even turn 21 until September\u2026.Listed at 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds, [Oklahoma WR Deion] Burks may not possess elite size, but he offers playmaking ability after the catch\u2014a trait highly valued in Kyle Shanahan\u2019s offense. More than 300 of his 620 receiving yards last season came after the catch, highlighting his ability to make plays in space\u2026..[Stanford CB Collin] Wright (6-0, 190) earned a career-best 74.9 defensive grade from PFF last season and has recorded five interceptions over the past three years, including one returned for a touchdown. His steady development could provide valuable depth in the 49ers\u2019 secondary.\u201c<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"49ers\u2019 Keion White victim of non-life-threatening shooting in San Francisco\u201cWhite underwent a \u201csuccessful surgery,\u201d a 49ers spokesman said…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":742501,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2080],"tags":[220,52307,7,6,1161,252,1137,2624,2623],"class_list":{"0":"post-742500","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-francisco-49ers","8":"tag-49ers","9":"tag-49ers-links","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-san-francisco","13":"tag-san-francisco-49ers","14":"tag-san-francisco-49ers-news","15":"tag-sanfrancisco","16":"tag-sanfrancisco49ers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116046543334665819","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=742500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/742500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/742501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=742500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=742500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=742500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}