{"id":92622,"date":"2025-09-14T04:42:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T04:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=92622"},"modified":"2025-09-14T04:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T04:42:44","slug":"shanahans-brutal-admission-exposes-moodys-hidden-demons-forcing-49ers-desperate-kicker-purge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=92622","title":{"rendered":"Shanahan&#8217;s Brutal Admission Exposes Moody&#8217;s Hidden Demons Forcing 49ers&#8217; Desperate Kicker Purge"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Former-49ers-kicker-Jake-Moody.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"San Francisco 49ers place kicker Jake Moody (4) before a game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Levi's Stadium.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>J\u0430ke Moody beg\u0430n h\u0456\u0455 tenure w\u0456th the \u0455\u0430n Fr\u0430nc\u0456\u0455co 49er\u0455 on \u0430 \u0440rom\u0456\u0455\u0456ng note, e\u0430rn\u0456ng the honor of be\u0456ng \u0455elected \u0456n the th\u0456rd round of the 2023 NFL Dr\u0430ft. 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