John Lynch’s honesty provides Colin Kaepernick, 49ers a breath of fresh air

By telling the much-needed truth about Colin Kaepernick, 49ers GM John Lynch did right by both his team and its former QB. On several fronts, it was overdue.

By telling the much-needed truth about Colin Kaepernick, 49ers GM John Lynch did right by both his team and its former QB. On several fronts, it was overdue.

Kelvin Benjamin is proof players are wrong even when they do right in offseason

Dear NFL players: You can’t win. Don’t show up at OTAs, get a lecture. Show up like Kelvin Benjamin did … and still get a lecture.

Dear NFL players: You can’t win. Don’t show up at OTAs, get a lecture. Show up like Kelvin Benjamin did … and still get a lecture.

An unofficial guide to NFL celebrations under new rules

Can you still shoot a fake bow and arrow? Jump into a big charity pot? Ask if fries go with that shake? Here’s what now is and isn’t considered excessive celebrations in the NFL.

Can you still shoot a fake bow and arrow? Jump into a big charity pot? Ask if fries go with that shake? Here’s what now is and isn’t considered excessive celebrations in the NFL.

CTE expert Dr. Chris Nowinski to NFL stars: Stop hiding concussions

Recent admissions about brain trauma for Tom Brady and others remind Dr. Chris Nowinski that this is a habit NFL players must break, right now.

Recent admissions about brain trauma for Tom Brady and others remind Dr. Chris Nowinski that this is a habit NFL players must break, right now.

Colin Kaepernick supporters no match for reality of NFL, inside and out

NFL teams are sending a message that they will put anybody on a roster, no matter who they are or what they’ve done, before they sign Colin Kaepernick.

NFL teams are sending a message that they will put anybody on a roster, no matter who they are or what they’ve done, before they sign Colin Kaepernick.

Challenge of Dean Blandino’s old job is great enough for 3 people

Handling NFL officiating, and the new replay system, is such a massive task it will take three people to do what Dean Blandino faced on his own.

Handling NFL officiating, and the new replay system, is such a massive task it will take three people to do what Dean Blandino faced on his own.

Cruel bankruptcy lessons now at core of Marques Ogden’s post-NFL career

Marques Ogden, brother of Jonathan, saw his business go bankrupt and lived to tell about it, with a major assist from the players’ union.

Marques Ogden, brother of Jonathan, saw his business go bankrupt and lived to tell about it, with a major assist from the players’ union.

Greatness awaits Leonard Fournette, other young backs, but is a steep fall coming?

A wave of great young running backs has arrived. They will test the NFL’s habit of devaluing the position, as it has again this offseason.

A wave of great young running backs has arrived. They will test the NFL’s habit of devaluing the position, as it has again this offseason.

Draft picks with domestic violence history show NFL is back where it started

Fast forward from 2014, when the NFL fumbled the Ray Rice-Greg Hardy situations. Did the league learn anything? Nope. Not from the looks of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Fast forward from 2014, when the NFL fumbled the Ray Rice-Greg Hardy situations. Did the league learn anything? Nope. Not from the looks of the 2017 NFL Draft.