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.

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, ...

Ben Solak invested only 22 words on Sean McVay’s offense in ranking the NFL’s 32 coaching staffs on Friday, but he did share ...

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

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 pass breakup. Something involving coverage, which is inherently passive.

A couple of days into training camp, Aaron Glenn said he wanted to see the Jets “nip in the bud” their penalty issues that ...

Defense wins championships, but is that true in fantasy football? Here are the D/ST units to target in drafts to make it a reality.

Mykel Williams might have been the 49ers' top draft pick, but he's not No. 1 on our 1-18 ranking of rookie performers.

At 5-foot-9 and 181 pounds, San Francisco 49ers rookie cornerback Upton Stout may not be the most physically imposing figure ...

The New York Jets are fresh off a miserable 5-12 season where head coach Robert Saleh was fired in October after a 2-3 start ...