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When I landed in New Orleans early this week, I experienced a strange sensation. I felt the Baltimore Ravens would win the Super Bowl. Continue reading →

Chris Culliver has reached out to the Trevor Project, an organization that offers crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people. Continue reading →

New Orleans means a lot more than food and music to Ravens safety Ed Reed. He grew up in St. Rose, La., less than a half hour west of this city, and has vivid memories of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction, and its aftermath. Continue reading →

Defensive lineman Justin Smith is on the cusp of something he has spent the past 12 years chasing: a Super Bowl championship. Just don’t expect him to talk about it in any detail. Continue reading →

After the 49ers had dispatched the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC championship game, earning the privilege of playing in Super Bowl XLVII, Patrick Willis was asked for his perspective on the game-preserving pass deflections by fellow linebackers Ahmad Brooks and NaVorro Bowman. Continue reading →

Think you know the Super Bowl coaches? See our rundown. Continue reading →

For an NFL fullback, life is one long meet-and-greet: Meet a linebacker in the running lane, and greet him with a helmet to the sternum. The 49ers’ Bruce Miller has gotten to know some very nice linebackers that way, and this Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens will present a unique opportunity. Continue reading →

Popular perception paints John Harbaugh as outgoing and mild, Jim Harbaugh as high-strung and a little weird. Neither did much to dismantle those constructions at this morning’s press conference. Continue reading →

Former 49ers and Cowboys pass rusher Charles Haley is a Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalist. Former teammates wonder how he’s not in Canton already. Continue reading →