Podcast appearances and mentions of Damon Bruce

The reports are in and they're not good for Brandon Aiyuk. The San Francisco 49ers are reportedly preparing to release him once training camp opens, ending one of the more disappointing chapters in recent franchise memory. His trade market cratered, no team was willing to take on the contract, and the front office has apparently decided the smartest move left is simply moving on. In this stream we're breaking down the report, what led to this point, what it means for the cap, and what comes next for both Aiyuk and the 49ers receiver room.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most unfiltered 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  Snapp AI: Use code "DamonBruceFree" when you sign up at: https://www.trysnapp.ai/ For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co  Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #nfl #bayareasports #brandonaiyuk Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Every 49ers fan has thought about it. Maxx Crosby next to Nick Bosa. The most relentless pass rusher in the NFL in a San Francisco uniform. It's a great dream and an almost impossible reality. The Raiders are not trading their franchise cornerstone to help a conference rival, the price tag would gut San Francisco's draft capital for years, and Las Vegas has every reason to keep him and zero reason to deal. In this stream we're killing the rumor, explaining why it's not happening, and talking about what the 49ers should actually be focused on instead.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most unfiltered 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  Snapp AI: Use code "DamonBruceFree" when you sign up at: https://www.trysnapp.ai/  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co  Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #nfl #bayareasports #maxxcrosby Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today we remember Aldon Smith in full. The player who made 49ers fans jump out of their seats. The young man who fought battles most of us will never understand. And the painful reality that we lost him far too soon.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most unfiltered 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  Snapp AI: Use code "DamonBruceFree" when you sign up at: https://www.trysnapp.ai/ For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co  Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #nfl #bayareasports #aldonsmith Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nobody is picking the San Francisco 49ers to win the Super Bowl this year. The Rams got Myles Garrett. The Eagles are healthy. The Lions are hungry. The Chiefs are always there. Even though they were a playoffs team last season, the 49ers have quietly slipped out of the national conversation in a way that would have been unthinkable two years ago. Here's the thing. They're fine with it. The best 49ers teams have always had a chip on their shoulder. The ones that went deep in the playoffs were the ones that had something to prove. This roster has every reason to be motivated and the national media is handing them the perfect excuse to circle the wagons, trust each other, and let the games do the talking.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most unfiltered 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  Snapp AI: Use code "DamonBruceFree" when you sign up at: https://www.trysnapp.ai/ For advertising opportunities:  contact@hogmedia.co Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #nfl #bayareasports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

When Fred Warner talks, you listen. He is the quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers defense, the most respected voice in that locker room, and a player who has seen enough talent come and go to know the difference between genuine promise and empty hype. He thinks that Collins, West & Williams are about to have huge sophomore years. In this stream we are breaking down all three players, what Fred Warner actually said and why it matters, what this young core needs to do to live up to the hype in 2026, and whether the 49ers defense is quietly becoming the most underrated unit in the NFC.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most unfiltered 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  Snapp AI: Use code "DamonBruceFree" when you sign up at: https://www.trysnapp.ai/  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co  Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #nfl #bayareasports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The NFC West is not short on backfield talent in 2026. The Rams have weapons. The Seahawks have a capable stable. The Cardinals are rebuilding but they have pieces. And then there are the San Francisco 49ers, who have built what many consider the most system-friendly, versatile, and dangerous running back group in the entire conference.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's sharpest and most unfiltered sports coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  Snapp AI: Use code "DamonBruceFree" when you sign up at: https://www.trysnapp.ai/ For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co  Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #nfl #bayareasports #christianmccaffrey Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today Tim Kawakami joins the show — one of the most respected and plugged-in sports journalists in the Bay Area — and we are going deep on this topic. The players whose careers plateaued because of self-inflicted wounds. The teams that had championship rosters and championship-killing drama at the same time. The moments where one person's inability to get out of their own way changed the entire trajectory of a season or a franchise. Aiyuk is the jumping off point. The conversation goes much further than that.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's sharpest and most unfiltered sports coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  Snapp AI: Use code "DamonBruceFree" when you sign up at: https://www.trysnapp.ai/  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co  Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #nfl #bayareasports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Niners Nightly Full Show: Larry opens the show reacting to the Giants' historic comeback victory over the Nationals on Wednesday afternoon, capped by Bryce Eldridge's walk-off grand slam. He asks a question of the people: who is the biggest young star in Bay Area sports? Is it Bryce Eldridge, Macklin Celebrini, or Brock Purdy? Damon Bruce joins the show to get into the latest Niners news, including all of the drama surrounding Brandon Aiyuk and how the 49ers can approach cutting ties with him.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have the San Francisco 49ers genuinely closed the gap on their fiercest competition heading into 2026? On the Rams, who just traded for Myles Garrett and are going all in with a Super Bowl at SoFi on the line? On the defending world champ Seahawks? On the Eagles, who despite their injury collapse last season remain one of the most physically built rosters in the NFC? A Dave Lombardi tweet set some fans off this week. People read it. People reacted. People ran with it in directions that had nothing to do with what Lombardi was actually saying. And now the conversation is muddied when it should be one of the most interesting and honest discussions the 49ers fanbase can have right now.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most honest and unfiltered 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  Snapp AI: Use code "DamonBruceFree" when you sign up at: https://www.trysnapp.ai/ For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co  Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #nfl #bayareasports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This is the question nobody around Aiyuk seems willing to ask out loud — who is in this man's ear? Because whoever is advising Brandon Aiyuk right now is doing him a career-ending disservice and somebody needs to say it. You don't go on social media when you're an untradeable, underperforming, overpaid wide receiver who the rest of the NFL has already evaluated and moved on from. You put your head down. You work. You let the tape do the talking in 2026. That is the only path back.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most unfiltered and honest sports coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  Snapp AI: Use code "DamonBruceFree" when you sign up at: https://www.trysnapp.ai/  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

George Kittle is the most complete tight end in football. He is the heartbeat of the San Francisco 49ers offense. He is one of the most beloved players in the Bay Area — and frankly in the entire NFL — because he plays the game with a ferocity and a joy that is impossible not to love. There is nobody like him. Rushing back from a massive injury, is a big mistake. George Kittle does not need to be a hero in September. He needs to be a weapon in January. And those are two very different timelines that require two very different mindsets from one of the least patient competitors in professional football. We are celebrating everything George Kittle is — and making the case that the greatest thing he can do for this 49ers team right now is sit down, be smart, and trust the process.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most honest and unfiltered 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  Snapp AI: Use code "DamonBruceFree" when you sign up at: https://www.trysnapp.ai/  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #nfl #bayareasports #georgekittle Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The San Francisco 49ers roster is not finished. There are holes. There are questions. There are positions where the depth chart right now would make Kyle Shanahan uncomfortable if he looked at it too long. And the free agent market still has answers sitting out there waiting to be signed. We're also talking about the move they should not make. The signing that would feel good in the moment, generate buzz on social media, and end up being a disaster by October. Every offseason has one. The 49ers have been guilty of it before. We're calling it out before it happens. John Lynch has a window. The schedule is brutal in the back half. Myles Garrett just landed in the division. There is no margin for error and no room for sentimental signings or lazy roster construction. Every move from here counts double.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most unfiltered 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  Use code "DamonBruceFree" when you sign up at: https://www.trysnapp.ai/  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #nfcwest #nfl #bayareasports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Trent Williams is the greatest offensive tackle of his generation. And in 2026 he's going to face the single most difficult challenge of his career — lining up twice a year against a Myles Garrett who just landed in the NFC West wearing a Rams uniform and has something to prove on the biggest possible stage.   Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most honest and unfiltered 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  Use code "DamonBruceFree" when you sign up at: https://www.trysnapp.ai/  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #trentwilliams #mylesgarrett #nfcwest #nfl #bayareasports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tonight it begins. The 2026 NBA Finals. And it doesn't get more historic than this. The New York Knicks are chasing their first championship since 1973 — a 53-year drought that has tortured one of the most passionate fanbases in all of sports. Standing in their way are Victor Wembanyama (the future of the league) and the San Antonio Spurs.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most unfiltered sports coverage — all sports, all the time.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  Use code "DamonBruceFree" when you sign up at: https://www.trysnapp.ai/  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co  Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Yesterday the NFL did something it almost never does — twice. In the same 24 hours, two of the most dominant players at their positions in the entire league were traded to new teams in blockbuster deals. One long rumored, the other shocked the ecosystem. Myles Garrett. Two-time Defensive Player of the Year. Gone from Cleveland. Now in a Rams uniform playing in the NFC West twice a year against your San Francisco 49ers. AJ Brown. One of the most physically dominant wide receivers in the NFL. Done in Philadelphia. On the move to a new home with massive implications for the NFC. These are not depth chart moves. These are not salary dumps. These are franchise-altering, conference-reshaping, schedule-circling trades that every team in the NFL woke up this morning having to respond to. The arms race is real. And the teams that move fast win.  Subscribe to DB+ — the Bay Area's fastest, most unfiltered sports coverage on the internet.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  Use code "DamonBruceFree" when you sign up at: https://www.trysnapp.ai/  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #niners #nfl #49erspodcast #bayareasports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It wasn't supposed to end up here. Brandon Aiyuk was supposed to be a cornerstone. A number one receiver on a Super Bowl contending roster getting paid like one of the best wideouts in football. Instead, NFL insiders are now saying the quiet part out loud — nobody wants him. He is un-tradeable.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most unfiltered 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #niners #nfl #49erspodcast #bayareasports #wakeup Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

OTAs aren't padded. Nobody's getting tackled. But if you know what to look for, the biggest storylines of the entire 49ers season start revealing themselves right here in the spring — on the practice field in Santa Clara before a single preseason snap has been played. Training camp is coming. The window is open. It starts right here.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most unfiltered 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co  Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #niners #nfl #49erspodcast #bayareasports #wakeup Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The wait is over. OTAs are open, players are back on the field, and the long cold silence of the NFL offseason is officially done. Football is back — and if you're a 49ers fan, a Bay Area sports fan, or just someone who has been counting down the days, today is a good day. We're not talking mock drafts anymore. We're not talking salary cap math or free agency rumors. We're talking about actual football being played by actual football players getting ready for an actual season. Pull up a chair. Football is back.  Let's get into it. Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's best football coverage all year long.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co  Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #niners #nfl #49erspodcast #bayareasports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Evans has played in the NFL for over a decade, made Pro Bowls, won games in January, and built one of the most consistent bodies of work at the position in modern NFL history. Now he's walking into a room with Ricky Pearsall, DeZhaun Stribling, and a group of young wideouts who are hungry, gifted, and still figuring out what it means to be a professional at the highest level.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most honest 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON For advertising opportunities:  contact@hogmedia.co Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #niners #nfl #49erspodcast #bayareasports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Niners Nightly show hour: Krueg and Damon Bruce discuss who will be the 49ers' x-factor heading into the 2026 seasonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah laid out his blueprint for what every Super Bowl contender must have to go all the way. The question today is simple — do the San Francisco 49ers check those boxes? We're going piece by piece through Jeremiah's contender checklist and holding the 49ers roster up against it. Elite quarterback play. A dominant offensive line. Pass rush that can wreck a game. Receivers who can win one-on-one. Secondary depth. Coaching that doesn't panic. We're grading San Francisco on every single criteria — honestly, not hopefully.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most unfiltered 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #niners #nfl #49erspodcast #bayareasports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

OTAs are here and the San Francisco 49ers 2026 season is no longer theoretical — it's real. Damon Bruce breaks down everything you need to know as the Niners take the field for the first time this year. Mike Evans settling in. DeZhaun Stribling turning heads. The pass rush question nobody has answered yet. Nick Bosa's future. The Melbourne opener. It all starts TODAY.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most honest 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #niners #nfl #49erspodcast #bayareasports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're going LIVE to remember the players who built the most celebrated franchise in professional football — from Joe Montana and Jerry Rice to Patrick Willis, Frank Gore, and the legends who carried the red and gold long after the dynasty years ended.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most honest 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #niners #nfl #49erspodcast #bayareasports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Everybody has an opinion on Brock Purdy. The question is whether anybody has an honest one. He's won a lot of football games, put up elite numbers in Kyle Shanahan's system, and led the 49ers deep into the postseason. He's also never done it without elite weapons, an elite line, and one of the best coaching staffs in the NFL surrounding him. We're stacking Purdy up against the quarterbacks who matter, having the argument the right way, and landing somewhere definitive. Because "he's a system quarterback" and "he's top five" are both lazy. The truth is somewhere in the middle and it's worth finding.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most honest 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #niners #nfl #49erspodcast #bayareasports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Niners Nightly with Larry Krueger on the offseason news, Damon Bruce interview: Will Brock Purdy be a top-10 QB in 2026?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jed York has made it crystal clear — Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch, and the rest of the 49ers football operation have his full confidence heading into 2026. No seat is hot. No leash is short. The owner is ride or die with his guys. Is that a sign of a stable, well-run organization that knows exactly what it's doing? Or is it an owner who has confused loyalty with accountability?  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's most honest 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co  Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #niners #nfl #49erspodcast #bayareasports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What if the San Francisco 49ers found a way to put Nick and Joey Bosa on the same defensive line? Nick is already one of the most dominant defensive players in 49ers history. Joey has been one of the most productive edge rushers in the AFC for years in Los Angeles. What happens when you put them both in red & gold ? This is the kind of big swing the 49ers fanbase deserves to at least talk about. So let's talk about it.  Subscribe to DB+ for the Bay Area's best unfiltered 49ers coverage.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co  Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856.  #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #niners #nfl #49erspodcast #bayareasports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

These aren't rebuilding pieces. These are proven players on a proven roster who owe this fanbase a bounce-back year. We're talking real production, real accountability, and real stakes heading into a season that opens on the other side of the world in Melbourne, Australia. If these guys show up? The Niners are a playoff team. If they don't? It's going to be a very long fall in Santa Clara.  Subscribe to DB+ for the unfiltered 49ers coverage the Bay Area deserves.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON  For advertising opportunities: contact@hogmedia.co Support the show by becoming a member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcs13VXhiObJg6jGDw2xbZg/join  All Damon Bruce Plus content is available on your favorite podcast platform: https://pod.link/1681177856. #49ers #sanfrancisco49ers #niners #nfl #49erspodcast #bayareasports Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The NFL drops the full 2026 schedule tonight and we're going live to react to every game, every primetime slot, every brutal road trip — and yes, the trips to Australia and Mexico City. Pull up a drink and hang with Damon  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Damon and Guy break down whether San Francisco has what it takes to genuinely contend in 2026. The WR room is rebuilt, Dre Greenlaw is back, Brock Purdy has a full offseason, and the schedule is manageable — but two international games, lingering injury questions, and a loaded NFC stand in the way. We're giving you the honest take, no hype, no excuses. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Two of the Bay Area's best are back together. Damon Bruce and Joe Fortenbaugh reunite to break down everything happening in the NFL right now — the 2026 schedule release, what it means for the 49ers, playoff picture projections, and the best betting angles heading into the season. If you've been waiting for this one, the wait is over.  DB+ — Bay Area sports, built different. Subscribe and hit the bell.  Sign up for PrizePicks with code: HMA and get $50 in lineups instantly when you play your first $5+ lineup! https://link.prizepicks.com/LME0/DAMON    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Every offseason, NFL players turn down guaranteed money to "bet on themselves." Sometimes it works. Sometimes it absolutely doesn't — and they end up with less security, less leverage, and a contract that makes everyone cringe.

De'Zhaun Stribling. Kaelon Black. Romello Height. Jaden Dugger. This is the first real look at the newest Niners in red and gold — and we've got plenty to talk about. Are these guys worth the draft capital the 49ers spent? Who looks the part on Day 1? And what does this class need to do to earn roster spots when training camp opens in July? Drop your questions in the chat — we're taking them all. 

0:19: Debunking and dismissing the Kyle Shanahan hot seat talk: 22:31: The Vrabel-Russini story just keeps getting wilder 29:14: Today in history: Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Damon Bruce joins Niners Nightly to breakdown the 49ers offseason after the draftSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:56: The 49ers just put a $11.5 million no-holdout bounty into Trent Williams' new $50M deal 14:10: Great news: negotiations between the NFL and is refs are finally on the 1-yard line 24:48: There is something officially wrong with Logan Webb — and the Giants simply can't afford that 37:28: Two keys to watch out for when it comes to Steve Kerr's future with the Warriors: 39:40: Oh, and what about Kerr jumping ship to coach the Spurs? 46:33: LIV Golf is on its last legs, and one of its stars is headed to YouTube? 53:00: Today in history: Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Pick #1 — No. 107 | DL Gracen Halton | Oklahoma Halton totaled 84 career tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, and 9.5 sacks at Oklahoma. At the combine he ran a 4.82 forty and recorded a 36.5-inch vertical jump. San Francisco 49ers The explosive interior pass rusher you just looked up — now officially a 49er alongside Romello Height to give San Francisco two new disruptive D-linemen from this draft. Pick #2 — No. 127 | OL Carver Willis | Washington With the 127th pick, the 49ers selected Carver Willis. 49ers The zone-blocking technician from Washington who had a combine interview with San Francisco and openly talked about loving outside zone and pin-and-pull schemes. A perfect Shanahan system fit who projects to guard at the NFL level. Trade — No. 133 → Ravens San Francisco sent 133 to Baltimore in exchange for No. 154 and a 2027 sixth-round pick. San Francisco 49ers Lynch just cannot stop accumulating — even late in Day 3 he's building future capital. Pick #3 — No. 139 | CB Ephesians Prysock | Washington Prysock brings an excellent blend of athleticism, zone instincts, and size to the cornerback position. He started 42 games between Arizona and Washington, compiling 20 passes defensed and two interceptions. At the Senior Bowl he showed nickel versatility as well. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's finally here. The 2026 NFL Draft kicks off tonight from Pittsburgh and we're going LIVE for the entire first round — reacting to every pick, every trade, and every surprise in real time with the best 49ers community on YouTube. 

Trent Williams resigning with 49ers is the perfect way to start draft week! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Larry Krueger highlights some of the names the 49ers should be looking at in the NFL Draft, as well as the position they could be forced to address early in the draft. Damon Bruce joins the show to discuss the players the 49ers could select with their early round picks, and one name he is adamant will overperform a mid-round draft projection.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4:13: How can the 49ers justify a move for Dexter Lawrence? The timing is awful  12:40: The NFL Draft can't come soon enough  13:45: Could you imagine what would happen if the 49ers could ACTUALLY put together a healthy season? Oh yea, and here's why the injuries kept happening:  16:55: Fernando Mendoza won't be attending the draft?  20:30: Last night's NCAA Championship game was an “absolute slug fest”  26:01: Checking in on the Warriors — whether you want to or not:  31:42: Checking in of the Giants, too, unfortunately:  39:07: Today in history:  48:48: The (political) segment that had to happen: Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

0:22: Happy Birthday, Damon! 2:22: How to start cutting through the 49ers noise: 21:47: The Giants Opening Night rant + the end of the left-field-streak: 32:13: The state of the Warriors, who are practically giving away tickets tonight at Chase 35:12: The Sweet 16 drops tomorrow 38:25: Today in history: Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

0:20: One of Damon's least favorite people: The cheap-ultra wealthy 5:32: Let's talk NFL officiating — and the potential of replacement refs 31:32: If the number of games goes up, the roster sizes must go up, too 51:09: Here's to hoping for a wild start ot the NCAA Tournament 54:48: Shut down Steph, Dray, and Porzingis: It's time to optimize for next season 1:02:47: Today in history: Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

3-17 Niners Nightly Full Show: Larry Krueger recaps the Niners offseason filled with splashy moves like Mike Evans, what is next for the team, & where do they need to improve? He also sits down with KNBR Legend Damon Bruce to talk about the offseason & what he likes & doesn't like about the team.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:50: Christian Kirk, welcome to the 49ers 16:48: More on Christian Kirk: 22:39: Simple but true: Kyle Shanahan has to be surrounded by players he's willing to play 27:58: The latest mock draft pick for the 49ers? Blake Miller 36:52: The Broncos and Dolphins shake things up with a big trade: Jaylen Waddle is on the move 39:01: Jauan Jennings is just twisting in the wind 43:47: Congrats to Steve Kerr, who's coached long enough to become the villain 58:00: Today in history: Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Larry Krueger and Damon Bruce discuss the 49ers signing Mike Evans, trading for Osa Odighizuwa, and signing former 49er Dre Greenlaw.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:31: Mike “Godzilla” Evans has officially joined the 49ers 16:04: Trading Trent Williams is not a real move the team can make — forget the cap 18:15: The game of QB musical chairs, and Mac Jones: 25:26: Jauan Jennings seems like he's out the door in Santa Clara 37:34: The Warriors' playoff hopes are looking bleak 1:01:43: Today in history: Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

John Lynch must hit in rounds he usually missed this coming NFL Draft. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Niners Nightly breaks down what’s next for the 49ers as NFL free agency kicks off. Larry Krueger analyzes roster needs and offseason moves; plus, Damon Bruce joins the show to talk 49ers offseason on his big return to KNBR.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

0:20: The NFC West was already the best, and now the Rams just made a blockbuster addition: Trent McDuffie 6:49: Buckle up for the start of NFL free-agency non-sense 11:01: Damon returns to KNBR for the first time in 12 years TONIGHT 15:38: Rant: Checking in on the 49ers (social media) trip to Mexico 21:11: The Cardinals are cutting ties with Kyler Murray: This is why bad teams stay bad 32:30: The Warriors: Wear beige and blend 39:51: Today in history: Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.