Anthony Lynn Hired By 49ers As Assistant Head Coach

The San Francisco 49ers hired former Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn as the team's assistant head coach. He is expected to have a vital role in the team's offense and rushing attack. The 53-year-old spent four seasons with Los Angeles as the team's head coach from 2017-to-2020 and spent last year as Detroit's […]

Deebo Samuel's Role Won't Change Next Season

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel, who was the team's MVP on offense in 2021, had over 1,000 receiving yards by Week 12 and began taking meaningful snaps out of the backfield in Week 10. Samuel averaged around 11 snaps at running back in the final 10 games of the season, and despite the […]

Jordan Matthews Returns To 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers re-signed tight end Jordan Matthews to a Reserve/Futures contract on Wednesday. Matthews, originally drafted in the second round as a wide receiver by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2014, has been with the 49ers since the 2019 season. However, he's been active for only four total games and played only four special […]

Jimmy Garoppolo Set To See Specialist For Injured Right Thumb

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (thumb) will see a specialist this week to determine whether he will need surgery on his injured right thumb. "If I can avoid surgery, that's really what I'm hoping for, but we'll see," Garoppolo said. He played the final five games with a torn ligament suffered in the Week […]

Jimmy Garoppolo Expects His Future To Clear Up Soon

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo expects his future to clear up in the "days" ahead after speaking with general manager John Lynch on potential trade destinations on Monday. "I want to go to a place where they want to win," Garoppolo said. Interested teams may want to wait to see how surgery goes on […]

49ers Plan To Turn To Trey Lance In 2022

The San Francisco 49ers plan remains to turn to first-round quarterback Trey Lance in 2022. The 49ers have a ton of respect for what Jimmy Garoppolo was able to do in taking the team far in the postseason this year, but they are expected to trade him this offseason. Lance's rookie year was a roller […]

Jimmy Garoppolo To Have Offseason Surgery

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (thumb) is expected to have surgery on his right thumb as soon as it can be scheduled. Garoppolo was dealing with a torn ligament in his thumb and dealt with pain during the playoffs on every throw. He'll likely be looking at a four- to six-week recovery after he […]

Nick Bosa Playing On Sunday Night

San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Nick Bosa will play on Sunday night against the Rams. Bosa was listed on the injury report earlier in the week because of a personal matter but did practice on Thursday and Friday. The 24-year-old was instrumental in helping lift the Niners past the Packers during the Divisional-Round, finishing with […]

Jeff Wilson Jr. Out For NFC Championship

San Francisco 49ers running back Jeff Wilson Jr. (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's NFC Championship against the Rams. The 26-year-old sustained a sprained ankle during Saturday's snowy Divisional-Round win over Green Bay and practiced sparingly throughout the week. Fortunately, Elijah Mitchell (knee) will play, with JaMycal Hasty listed behind him on the depth chart. However, […]

Conference Championships Start 'Em, Sit 'Em - Fantasy Football Matchups Analysis

There are just three games left in the NFL season as we enter the Conference round of the playoffs. Like last week, we have two matchups between teams that faced each other for the first time. Understanding how the games went the first time (or second in the case of the 49ers and Rams) is […]

DraftKings NFL DFS Lineup Picks - Conference Championship: Break The Slate

Hi there, RotoBallers, and welcome back to Break The Slate! The Divisional Round of the playoffs gave us what was perhaps the greatest overall weekend of NFL football in history. This Sunday's Conference Championship games will have a tough time living up to what we witnessed a week ago, but possess more than their fair […]

FanDuel NFL Conference Championships DFS Lineup Picks - Daily Fantasy Football

This week is Championship Weekend! In just about 36 hours, we will know who is playing in the Super Bowl and we are in for an exciting two game slate. In this article, I will be providing you with my Conference Championship daily fantasy football lineup picks for FanDuel. These lineups can vary from higher-priced […]

Conference Championship NFL DFS Stacks for FanDuel, DraftKings

Welcome back to another week of DFS stacks. What a weekend we had in the Divisional round with three underdogs pulling off upsets and the Bills coming a few seconds away from completing the underdog sweep before Patrick Mahomes crushed the hopes of dreams of Western New York. With this week being the Conference Championship […]

NFL DFS Lineup Picks for FanDuel, DraftKings - 49ers vs Rams Showdown

After a Divisional Round Weekend that will admittedly be hard to top, the NFL's conference championship games are set. The NFC game will feature a pair of division rivals that are fresh off knocking two of the most iconic quarterbacks of the modern era -- Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady -- out of the postseason. […]

NFL DFS Value Plays (Cash Games) for Conference Championships on FanDuel and DraftKings

The Divisional Round is in the books, and what a week it was. Probably the best Divisional Round we have ever seen. The Bengals kicked things off with a huge road win in Tennessee, and then the Niners and their special teams took down Aaron Rodgers and the Packers in Lambeau. Saturday was awesome, but […]

NFL DFS Must Avoids and Injuries for Championship Round (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back to our weekly Must Avoids and Injuries series for our NFL DFS Premium Subscribers.  Below, you'll find our expert's top players to avoid this week. We'll be adding the injured players to be wary of closer to game day. We're looking at […]

Wide Receiver Matchups to Target for the Conference Championships

The wide receiver matchup article from the divisional round had some hits and misses. Gabriel Davis was the biggest standout from the article, hauling in eight catches for 201 yards and four touchdowns. While Davis certainly had a good matchup last week, nobody could have seen that massive game coming. Cooper Kupp had a 183-yard […]

Trent Williams Questionable For NFC Championship Game

San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Trent Williams (ankle) is questionable for Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the Los Angeles Rams. According to Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports, Williams was out on the field for Friday's walk-through but wasn't a participant. "Williams is adamant he's playing," said head coach Kyle Shanahan. "I believe Trent when he […]

Jeff Wilson Jr. Questionable For NFC Championship Game

San Francisco 49ers Jeff Wilson Jr. (ankle) is questionable for Sunday's NFC Championship matchup against the Los Angeles Rams. He missed the first two days of practice but was a limited participant on Friday. The 26-year-old suffered a low-ankle sprain during the first quarter of Saturday's Divisional-Round game over the Green Packers and did not […]

Elijah Mitchell Cleared For NFC Championship Game

San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell (knee) doesn't have a designation for Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the Los Angeles Rams. He was limited at practice earlier in the week due to an ongoing knee issue. On Friday, the 23-year-old was a full participant and was removed from the injury report ahead of Sunday's […]

WR/CB Matchups to Target and Downgrade - Conference Championship Games

Welcome to the first ever Conference Championship edition of the WR/CB Matchup Chart.  Congratulations to everyone who won their league. If this series helped you this season, shout us out on Twitter @draft32teams. The purpose of this week's article is to help you in playoff fantasy leagues or DFS. Staying on top of news is […]

Free NFL Betting Picks - Conference Championship Best Bets, Expert Predictions, Odds

Man, what a wild Divisional Round weekend. Cincinnati cleaned up the first half cover by leading outright over the Titans. Meanwhile, the Bucs looked dreadful in the first half, thinking the Team Total was entirely out of reach. Well, that wasn't the first time Tom Brady told us not to doubt him. Embarking on a […]

PrizePicks NFL Conference Championships Slate - Single Stat DFS Prop Picks

Hello everybody and welcome! The 2021 NFL season has finally reached the playoffs and that means our new friends over at PrizePicks still have a TON of great props we can look to take advantage of. PrizePicks is a great DFS props site where you can choose to select plays in terms of fantasy points […]

NFL DFS Prop Picks for Monkey Knife Fight - Conference Championships Slate

NFL Championship Sunday is ready to get rolling and that means our friends at Monkey Knife Fight are offering some fantastic props for us to play. Our friends at Monkey Knife Fight offer some of the coolest, and easiest to win, NFL DFS games in the industry. There are no massive tournaments where you have to […]

NFL DFS Value Plays for Conference Championships (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to the Conference Championships, Rotoballers! In last week's intro, I complained that the Wild Card round was more of a quantity-driven and not a quality-driven weekend. However, the Divisional Round made up for it in every way possible. There were four games with […]

Elijah Mitchell Limited On Thursday

San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell (knee) was able to get in a limited session during Thursday's practice. Fantasy managers shouldn't be alarmed as the team is likely just managing his reps. He doesn't appear to be in any danger of missing the NFC Championship game against the Los Angeles Rams this weekend. Mitchell […]

Jeff Wilson Jr. Limited During Thursday's Practice

San Francisco 49ers running back Jeff Wilson Jr. (ankle) was able to get in a limited practice on Thursday. He is recovering from an ankle injury he suffered during last week's Divisional Round. The 49ers are hopeful he can play this weekend versus the Los Angeles Rams. However, Wilson doesn't offer much fantasy value with […]

NFL DFS Cheat Sheet for Sunday 1/30: Expert Picks and Lineups (Premium Content)

  All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to Conference Championship Weekend of the 2021 NFL playoffs, RotoBallers! For the playoffs, I won't be posting my usual spreadsheet, but instead, I will be breaking down each of the games with my favorite plays, pivots, and general strategy on how I […]

Conference Championships Rankings for Fantasy Football: Tee Higgins, Cam Akers, Joe Mixon, Jerick McKinnon, Odell Beckham Jr.

Welcome back RotoBallers to the Conference Championships, as the NFL playoffs are rolling along. Below you'll find our Conference Championships fantasy football rankings. There are plenty of NFL DFS contests available, and various fantasy football playoff contests out there, so we're here to guide you with our rankings as always. These Conference Championship fantasy football […]

NFL DFS Stacks: Conference Championship Weekend (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back to another week of Premium NFL stacks, and this week we enter the Conference Championship Weekend of the NFL Playoffs. We have a two-game slate to break down. The final four take the field on Sunday to determine what two teams face […]