The Latest Breaking News from John Lynch

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — If the 49ers wanted Christian McCaffrey, they could have taken him with the No. 3 draft pick in 2017. Instead, they took his Stanford classmate, Solomon Thomas.

MATLACHA, Fla. — Many of the colorful cottages, boutiques and restaurants that made this artsy little fishing village famous and fun are gone or battered now, swallowed by surge or broken by wind. Boats have been flung into yards, homes flung into water.

There was interest from other teams in Jimmy Garoppolo, but the QB wound up back in San Francisco.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jimmy Garoppolo’s re-entry to the 49ers is underway. Did he ever leave? Well, he certainly wasn’t part of training camp practices and meetings. Instead, he was isolated to throwing on a side field with his repaired shoulder, awaiting an opportunity elsewhere that would never arise.

The #49ers might be without Jimmie Ward for at least the first four weeks of the 2022 season.

The Hall of Famer says all the quarterback has done is win.

The 49ers quarterback is now on track to deliver in Year 2. Plus, analyzing Deshaun Watson’s suspension, an interesting Micah Parsons comparison and more.

2022 is the year the 49ers front office could become recognized as one of the NFL's best.

Here are the NFL's top and worst GMs with the 2022 season on the way.