SANTA CLARA – So long, offseason. Say hello to another 49ers quest for that elusive sixth Lombardi Trophy. This season marks their 30th anniversary since Steve Young tightly clutched that silver prize, the same trophy Patrick Mahomes twice snatched from the 49ers in the past five years.
Surely you haven’t forgotten last season’s unhappy ending, when the 49ers went overtime and lost to Mahomes and the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII . To refresh your memory of what has unfolded since that loss, here is a reminder of this offseason’s 15 landmarks, some of which are noteworthy and some of which were simply downtime fodder: 1. THE AIYUK SHOW Brandon Aiyuk claimed he nearly signed an extension in the spring, but the market changed, the goalposts shifted, and, thus he had “fun” on social media while gaining a lot of yards after post.
He even made it on TMZ leaving LAX. Those 15 minutes of fame were more than he got in the Super Bowl. Requesting a trade a week before camp cast further shade on this union.
2. MARRIED LIFE Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey secure their long-time commitments and married their respective girlfriends. They each got their girl, but it’s McCaffrey who also got a contract extension as well as the Madden 25 video game cover.
Not to jinx anyone but let’s toast to a lifetime of happiness — and to the start of #ringseason. 3. NO DAD BOD Fred Warner and his wife, Sydney, welcomed baby Beau into the world in March.
Wa.