Tagged: Matt Breida (52 Results)
Breida will be a game-time decision
San Francisco running back MATT BREIDA is dealing with a knee injury suffered last weekend and will be a game-time decision for this Sunday’s matchup with the Los Angeles Chargers. Breida,… More surprisingly, is leading the league with an 8.6 yards per carry average and trails only TODD GURLEY in total yards. Less
Source: Team Blog
Morris, Breida expected to share workload
With JERICK MCKINNON out for the season, fellow running backs ALFRED MORRIS and MATT BREIDA are expected to share backfield duties for San Francisco in their season opener against Minnesota on… More Sunday. It is likely that Morris will see more carries on early downs while Breida’s skillset makes him the more likely option on passing downs. Less
Source: NBC Sports
49ers to sign veteran RB Morris
The San Francisco 49ers are planning to sign veteran running back ALFRED MORRIS as the team deals with injuries to their top two running backs. JERICK MCKINNON suffered a calf strain… More that will sideline him for at least a week. Backup MATT BREIDA is dealing with a separated shoulder that will keep him out of action for the rest of the exhibition season. Morris had success in Washington with Kyle Shanahan, who is now the head coach in San Francisco. Less
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Factoid: Undrafted rookie running backs
I put together the depth charts for the Weekly, and it's trickier than you might expect this time of year. Teams have nearly twice as many players in camp now (90) as they'll have at the start of the season (53), so I have to make the call as to which players to list or not. If I list all 10 running backs or 15 wide receivers a team has on its July roster, I'm not doing anyone any good. more »
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Around the NFL: No ordinary Joe
Joe Williams didn’t make much of an impact as a rookie. But last year was last year, and things can change. more »
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Factoid: 49ers running backs
I wonder if Matt Breida will be San Francisco’s leading rusher. He was impressive with his limited opportunities last year, and I think the 49ers will need somebody who can lug the ball. more »
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Shanahan’s “Hot Hand” strategy to doom fantasy owners?
San Francisco running back CARLOS HYDE missed much of Sunday’s second half against Indianapolis after head coach Kyle Shanahan was unhappy with a couple of bad plays. Instead of Hyde the… More 49ers featured rookie MATT BREIDA, who Shanahan said had the “hot hand”. The head coach also said the team would not hesitate to use the hot hand approach moving forward. Less
Source: Sacramento Bee