49ers Make Stance on Eddy Piñeiro Clear After Kicking Struggles

49ers Make Bye Week Decision on Struggling Veteran Amid ‘Rough Patch’

San Franisco 49ers general manager John Lynch said on Tuesday that the team is sticking with the struggling 31-year-old.

John Lynch Makes Final Decision on Cutting 49ers Star After Poor Start to Season

A 6-1 start has kept the San Francisco 49ers among the NFL’s top contenders, even after their first loss of the season exposed some costly mistakes. But with playoff ambitions comes little room for repeated errors, especially when missed kicks can change the course of a game. The team now has a decision to make […]

49ers GM John Lynch Breaks Silence on 'Disappointing' Loss to Falcons

The San Francisco 49ers lost their first game of the NFL season on Sunday, falling 29-20 to the Atlanta Falcons in an uncharacteristically sloppy performance. Atlanta entered the game two games under .500, while the 6-0 49ers dealt with injuries across the roster. San Francisco had just four active wide receivers, and it showed. The […]

49ers make stance on Eddy Piñeiro clear after kicking struggles

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Monday that the team has not discussed bringing in kickers for tryouts. His comments signaled confidence in Eddy Piñeiro and the hope that the struggling kicker can turn things around this season. General manager John Lynch reinforced that stance Tuesday morning on Bay Area radio station KNBR, making it clear the 49ers intend to stick with Piñeiro for now. "We don't have a kicker tryo…

John Lynch says 49ers are sticking with Eddy Piñeiro

The 49ers aren't planning to make a change at kicker during their bye week.

49ers not trying out kickers despite Eddy Pineiro’s continued struggles

Coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed the 49ers have no plans to try out kickers despite Eddy Pineiro missing his fourth extra point of the season.