{"id":68704,"date":"2025-07-15T08:04:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=68704"},"modified":"2025-07-15T08:04:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T08:04:19","slug":"jerry-rice-is-worried-about-the-san-francisco-49ers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=68704","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Rice Is Worried About The San Francisco 49ers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Jerry Rice Is Worried About The San Francisco 49ers originally appeared on The Spun.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Jerry Rice is worried about the San Francisco 49ers right now.<\/p>\n<p>The legendary NFL Hall of Famer, who won three Super Bowl titles, is worried about the state of his former team. Rice, 62, spoke out about the 49ers heading into the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Rice, a 13-time Pro Bowler, believes that the 49ers might have changed too much heading into the year. He&#8217;s not sure about his offseason moves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just feel like we added on too many pieces. The reason why I say that is these guys are young guys,\u201d Rice told Cam Inman of the San Jose Mercury News. \u201cSuper Bowl 60 is going to be here in San Francisco [at Levi\u2019s Stadium in Santa Clara]. I would have preferred to sort of leave everything like last year, add on to that, and have a chance for this coming year.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/3yNNRWpTQI7EtArQiduHeQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_spun_articles_751\/394ca18490256833dd9e282f69172fbf\" alt=\"Jerry Rice Is Worried About The San Francisco 49ers\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption>SAN FRANCISCO &#8211; SEPTEMBER 20: Former member of the San Francisco 49ers Jerry Rice looks on against the New Orleans Saints during an NFL game at Candlestick Park on September 20, 2010 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rice thinks that the 49ers might be relying on too many unproven players heading into the year.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of young guys. Now, can Kyle Shanahan pull it together and can these guys jell? We have to wait and see,\u201d Rice said. \u201cBut there\u2019s this big question mark if it\u2019s going to work.\u201cI\u2019m always going to go Niners no matter what. But we\u2019re bringing in so many young players. It\u2019s going to take a while for that team to jell. If it doesn\u2019t happen this year, then maybe the next couple of years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Shanahan is considered one of the top head coaches in the game, but he could have his work cut out for him during the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers, who disappointed during the 2024 season, are set to open the year on Sept. 7 against the Seattle Seahawks.<\/p>\n<p>Kickoff for that game is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. E.T.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;ll air on FOX.<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Rice Is Worried About The San Francisco 49ers first appeared on The Spun on Jul 14, 2025<\/p>\n<p><i>This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 14, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jerry Rice is worried about the San Francisco 49ers right now. The legendary NFL Hall of Famer, who won three Super Bowl titles, is worried about the state of his former team. Rice, 62, spoke out about the 49ers heading into the 2025 season. 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