Valdez is an undersized interior defensive lineman (6-3, 301 pounds) with short arms (31¼ inches), but he’s a brute: He had ...

A San Francisco 49ers coach explains why the team isn’t concerned about the 6-foot-5 rookie’s slow start to training camp.

They're not allowed to tackle. They're barely allowed to hit. So when they make a play, it's usually an interception or a ...

Robert Saleh is back in San Francisco, and he may have found his next star edge rusher in rookie Mykel Williams. The ...

Early on in 49ers' training camp, defensive coordinator Robert Saleh has been impressed with rookie cornerback Upton Stout.

Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh discussed the team's leadership, highlighted the growth of DL Nick Bosa, CB Upton Stout, ...

Special teams coordinator Brant Boyer broke down the ongoing competition at kicker, discussed the evolving return rules, and ...

No 49ers’ position group got more attention than the defensive line. Early indications are they found upgrades with Williams, ...

The San Francisco 49ers have drafted 19 players over the past two years, infusing their roster with youth and potential. Nine ...

Every defensive player on the San Francisco 49ers should yearn to receive praise from Robert Saleh. Anytime he praises a player, he is being extremely genuine a ...

There’s that word “violence” again. Western Kentucky alum Stout may be frail physically, but he packs a punch that outweighs ...

The 49ers’ linebacker corps is a work in progress ahead of this week’s preseason-opening work against the Denver Broncos and ...