At the 2021 PFWA Annual Meeting held virtually January 29, the PFWA membership elected a slate of officers and board members for the 2021-2022 seasons. Lindsay Jones, senior writer for The Athletic, was elected to a two-year term as the organization’s 30th PFWA president. Also elected to two-year officer terms were Jenny Vrentas, Sports Illustrated […]
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49ers PFWA Super Bowl LIV Pool Report – February 1, 2020
By Jenny Vrentas Pro Football Writers of America MIAMI—The 49ers held a 50-minute walk-through in the University of Miami’s indoor facility Saturday afternoon, before bussing over to Hard Rock Stadium for a look at the venue the day before Super Bowl LIV. The walk-through was efficient and focused as the 49ers did a final review […]
49ers PFWA Super Bowl LIV Pool Report – January 31, 2020
By Jenny Vrentas Pro Football Writers of America MIAMI—All 53 players were full participants in the 49ers’ 70-minute up-tempo walk-through at the University of Miami on Friday afternoon. No players will carry an injury designation heading into Super Bowl LIV. “Everyone is good,” said head coach Kyle Shanahan. “That was the goal.” That includes RB […]
49ers PFWA Super Bowl LIV Pool Report – January 30, 2020
By Jenny Vrentas Pro Football Writers of America MIAMI—The 49ers held a spirited practice Thursday outdoors at the University of Miami under a warm mid-afternoon sun. Players were bobbing along to hip-hop and rap beats blaring from sideline speakers and broke into cheers multiple times to celebrate big plays by both the starting offense and […]
49ers PFWA Super Bowl LIV Pool Report – January 29, 2020
By Jenny Vrentas Pro Football Writers of America MIAMI — The 49ers’ Wednesday afternoon practice at the University of Miami was marked by some good news on the injury front: Running back Tevin Coleman returned to practice as the team prepared for Super Bowl LIV. Coleman was listed by the 49ers as a limited participant […]
Don Banks 1962-2019
Longtime NFL reporter Don Banks died Sunday, August 4 in Canton, Ohio after attending the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Weekend, where he covered the HOF ceremonies and was in attendance when his good friend Sam Farmer was honored with the Dick McCann Award. Banks’ first story for the Las Vegas Review-Journal was published hours before […]