Death, taxes, and the Kyle Shanahan drafting a running back. San Francisco 49ers fans have become accustomed to Shanahan eschewing other needs to add to his backfield with big-time swings on backs during the draft.

Despite the latest two losses coming under head coach Kyle Shanahan, the San Francisco 49ers still believe he is destined for greatness.

Kyle Shanahan has cemented himself as one ... made Elijah Mitchell a household name and helped guide the Niners to an NFC championship game appearance. Led by the third-year development jump ...

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner earned a PFWA All-NFL selection, while offensive lineman Dominick Puni was named to the PFWA All-Rookie team.

This is the Chronicle’s annual offseason advice for San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan, a story that’s always been written with a wink and a nudge. That’s not to say that the actual recommendations haven’t been serious over the years.

Shanahan, McVay, Sirianni, LaFleur — have one thing in common: They do what they do best and build productive offenses. Everything else seems to fall into place after that.

Eagles fans prepare for Sunday's NFC Championship game against the Washington Commanders. Eva Andersen reports.

The coaching carousel for the 2025 offseason is already moving. Here are the latest news and rumors from around the NFL!

The 49ers did not even come close to earning an NFL playoff spot this season, but everyone can take whatever they want from the first two rounds of the postseason. The Detroit Lions easily were the NFC’s best team throughout the 2024 regular season.

If the 49ers indeed draft a quarterback on Day 2, they could take Ole Miss' Jaxson Dart, Texas' Quinn Ewers, Alabama's Jalen Milroe or Ohio State's Will Howard.

• The Chiefs’ initial vision for the offense was to have Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and Xavier Worthy running downfield, stretching coverage vertically and opening up space underneath for Travis Kelce and Rashee Rice. Then, Brown got hurt and Rice went down for the year—and Kansas City had to make it work with what it had.