2 running backs, 1 old-school safety, 0 wide receivers: 49ers complete unique draft
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Louisiana-Lafayette running back Elijah Mitchell (15) runs between UTSA defensive lineman Brandon Matterson (99) and safety Antonio Parks (4) during the first quarter during the First Responder Bowl NCAA college football game in Dallas, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Strasen)Matt Strasen / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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USC safety Talanoa Hufanga isn’t real big, and he has been injured, but he hits like a linebacker.CollegePressBoxShow MoreShow Less
Head coach Kyle Shanahan and 49ers running backs coach Bobby Turner go back a long way.
But for the past several weeks, the old friends and colleagues have rarely seen each other around the facility because of Shanahan’s hectic pre-draft schedule. At least that was Shanahan’s version of events.
49ers, Kyle Juszczyk agree to five-year, $27 million extension
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The 49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk will keep his title as the NFL’s highest-paid fullback.Alex Gallardo / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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San Francisco 49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk jumps over the goal line in the second quarter during Super Bowl LIV between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020 in Miami Gardens, Fla.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
Kyle Juszczyk, an economics major at Harvard, will continue to earn more than most of his Crimson classmates.
On Sunday, a day before the soft launch of free agency, the 49ers got a contract extension done with their do-it-all, Pro Bowl fullback that allows him to retain this title: the NFL’s highest-paid player at his position.