How the NFL came up with a plan to keep 49ers from becoming jet-lagged zombies in 2026 (paywall)
“It’s a lot of air miles,” North said. “We fully recognize that. Coach (Shanahan) wasn’t shy about his concerns. We spoke with John Lynch. We spoke with Al Guido. We were well aware of where they were hoping to land. Did they get everything they wanted? Probably not. But were we comfortable with where we landed? We were.”
Fox Sports predicts 49ers as NFC’s top team in 2026
“As for the seeding order, the NFC West is about as hard to predict as can be,” McKenna wrote. “The 49ers get the edge because they have a weak schedule and they put together a solid free-agency class, which includes veteran receiver Mike Evans. But the NFC’s top seed could just as easily be the Rams or Seahawks (again).”
49ers have two Thursday games, but only one on three-day rest—this could change
“And this is why you see the 49ers sitting at five games, or some teams at six. The NFL doesn’t want to max out a team’s prime-time schedule, and said team is having a train wreck of a season. On the flip side, they also don’t want to take a team that has things locked up in Week 15 and subsequently benching starters for the game.”
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