However, they lost to their division rival and eventual Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams 17–20. They would then upset the #1 seeded Green Bay Packers 13–10 in the divisional round, thus advancing to the NFC Championship for the second time in 3 years.
In the wild-card round, the 49ers upset the Dallas Cowboys 23–17. The defense also generated 48 sacks during the season, 5th best in the league. This included the 6th best pass defense and 7th best rush defense. The defense was even better, giving up just 310 yards a game, good for 3rd overall. The offense averaged 376 yards a game, good for 7th in the league, while averaging 25.1 points a game. During the season, the 49ers showcased a well rounded team, finishing top 10 in both total offense and total defense. But they would rebound and end the season winning 7 of their last 9 games, including a dramatic Week 18 win over the Los Angeles Rams in which the 49ers fought back from a 17–0 deficit to win 27–24 in overtime, thus allowing them to sneak into the playoffs.
After an embarrassing Week 9 loss to an injury depleted Arizona Cardinals, the 49ers had a disappointing 3–5 record. Despite starting 2 - 0, they would lose 4 consecutive games. They improved from their 6–10 record from the previous year and they returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence. In honor of the 75th anniversary of the team's founding in 1946, the 49ers introduced a commemorative logo to be used during this season. Speaking of running backs, Jerick McKinnon’s restructured contract took his base salary from $6.5 million to $910,000, though he has a chance to earn $250,000 per-game roster bonuses, reported.The 2021 season was the San Francisco 49ers' 72nd season in the National Football League, their 76th overall and their fifth under the head coach/ general manager tandem of Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. A seventh-round draft pick by the team in 2011, he wandered through the NFL with five teams before returning in 2018 and winning a starting spot over Joshua Garnett, Jonathan Cooper and others.Īlthough Person struggled in the Super Bowl against Chiefs’ All-Pro Chris Jones, he helped key a rushing attack last season that ranked No. Person won the linemen’s Bobb McKittrick Award last season and deserves acclaim for working his way into that starting lineup after returning to the 49ers on a one-year deal in 2018. Person, who occupied the only locker next to Jimmy Garoppolo, was due to make $2.7 million this season as part of a three-year extension he signed last year. San Francisco 49ers offensive guard Mike Person walks on the sideline in the second half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Sunday, Oct. On Tuesday, the 49ers agreed to a one-year deal to bring back Ben Garland, who started at center in place of an injured Weston Richburg the last two months of the season. On Monday, the 49ers re-signed Shon Coleman as a potential backup at tackle, where they also have Justin Skule entering his second season as a backup. He’ll get better at both and we’ll see where he ends up.” I saw him more at guard and he surprised me at tackle. “I love the fact he can play all five (positions,” Shanahan said. Shanahan, last speaking at last month’s NFL scouting combine, raved about Brunskill. That familiarity should serve Compton well as he joins a 49ers offensive line that has its top eight linemen from last year still under contract. Compton followed Shanahan to Atlanta Falcons in 2016, then played with the Chicago Bears (2017), Minnesota Vikings (2018) and Jets. He started his career in 2012 as a sixth-round draft pick in Washington, where his offensive coordinator was Kyle Shanahan, now entering his fourth-year as 49ers coach. The 49ers make Compton’s sixth team in six seasons. SANTA CLARA, CA – SEPTEMBER 22: San Francisco 49ers’ Michael Person (68) leaves the field after their 24-20 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. NBC Sports Bay Area was first to report Compton’s deal.
49ERS TOM COMPTON FREE
His potential successors appear to be journeyman free agent Tom Compton and second-year 49er Daniel Brunskill.Ĭompton, 30, played last season for the New York Jets and has agreed on a one-year deal with the 49ers, a league source confirmed. Mike Person, the 49ers’ starting right guard much of the past two seasons, is getting released, according to ESPN.
A job is opening up on the 49ers’ starting offense, and candidates already are lining up to fill it.
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