Billings native Junior Bergen signs four-year contract with Niners, according to team

49ers Send Clear Message To Brock Purdy During Contract Dispute

Every NFL Team’s First Ever Uniform - NFC (1:09) The San Francisco 49ers have not yet signed Brock Purdy to a contract extension. With that said, it appears the front office and coaching staff is willing to play hardball. Dianna Russini of The Athletic previously reported that Purdy and the 49ers are "moving in a really good direction" as far as their contract talks are concerned. While that may be true, the coaching staff seems to be applying a…

Billings native Junior Bergen signs four-year contract with Niners, according to team

Former Montana Grizzly Junior Bergen has signed a lucrative four-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.

San Francisco 49ers announce signing of seventh-round draft pick Junior Bergen

Junior Bergen, a seventh-round draft pick of the San Francisco 49ers out of the University of Montana, has signed a four-year contract with the team.The 49ers announced Bergen's signing Friday on their website. Bergen was the 36th selection in the seventh round and the No. 252 overall pick by San Francisco in April's draft. The contract, according to the website OverTheCap.com, is worth just over $4.3M. Bergen is able to earn $840,000 in 2025, t…

Can Junior Bergen fix the 49ers’ longstanding punt return problems?

It wasn’t a move made out of desperation as much as it was common sense. The last time anyone wearing a 49ers returned a punt for a touchdown was on Sept. 11, 2011 when Ted Ginn Jr., who already had a kickoff return for a touchdown, closed out scoring against the Seahawks with a 55-yard punt return. The 49ers won 33-17. In the ensuing 246 games, including the playoffs, the 49ers haven’t done it since. It’s a span of 500 returns by 25 different r…