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Johnathan Mendoza

Professor J. Martinez

ENGL 1031-116

7 September 2021

San Francisco 49ers

When you think of football legends' names like Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, and Steve

Young might come to mind. They were all a part of the San Francisco 49ers team. The San

Francisco 49ers are named after the voyagers who had rushed to the west for gold (49ers.com).

The 49ers have played in seven super bowls only winning five of the titles and seven National

Football Conference (NFC) championships; NFC is the division the team is put into. They have

been division champions twenty times between 1970 and 2019, making them one of the most

successful teams in NFL history. The 49ers Home website provides news, team roster,

community, and the 75th anniversary of the team, etc. The website serves as a source of

information for all 49er fans to look at and get information on news going on with the football

team. The website also serves as a source of introducing a team that has been in the NFL for

years for others who do not watch sports or do not know any NFL teams.

The 49ers website gives information on the news section to the fans and people who are

not fans that are barely getting into football or want to know a bit about the team. The news gives

updates on how the team is doing and the injuries that are going on in the games also in the

practices. For example, one article is named “49ers confirm ACL Tear for Jason Verrett,

Teammates react to injury” (49ers.com). WR Deebo Samuel: “It’s kind of hard because JV is a

great guy. He’d been working so hard to come out here and prove himself. And then see him go

down… You can tell it took a toll on the team. In the news section there is also the roster news
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which gives news based on the players that are going to play on the week and the ones that are

injured but will be on the sidelines. Roster news also gives updates on who the 49ers waive and

who they decide to sign. For example, one article is named “49ers sign CB Josh Norman;

Release CB Dontae Johnson” (49ers.com). The 49ers released Dontae Johnson to make more

room on the roster and Josh Norman has more experience playing in the NFL. Johnson (6-2, 200)

was re-signed with the 49ers on September 1, 2021. The players that are waived and signed are

shown there and are given a couple of paragraphs explaining why the 49ers got him and where

he used to play and a little backstory on what team drafted him to the last team that he was with.

The website also provides a team section which shows the team rosters active players,

reserve/injured, reserve/physically unable to perform, reserve/suspended by commissioner, and

the practice squad. In the team section there is also a depth chart, coaches, stats, injury report,

front office, and history.

On the contrary, the 49ers home website provides a community section where fans and

people that are interested can see how the team interacts with their community. The 49ers have a

foundation named ‘Players For A Purpose’. The team is continuously working to educate and

empower the next generation. Since 1991, the 49ers Foundation has utilized the platform of

football and the power of the 49ers to raise more than $50 million dollars to help educate and

empower Bay area youth most in need. The foundation helps kids that are troubled or just need a

helping hand in any way. The players and the coaches try to show them that without school

nothing is possible. The players read books and teach kids things to help educate the community,

they also take the kids to the football field to run around and tackle dummies.

In addition, the website also provides a 75th anniversary section which gives history on

the team and a celebration of 75 years of the team. This section can be used by new fans and
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people who want to know more about the team's history. Celebrating the past and laying the

foundation for the future for the team. In the 75th anniversary section you can also vote for your

Diamond Moment. The diamond moment is your favorite memories, plays and more from

throughout 75 years of this storied franchise. Over the past seven and a half decades, the 49ers

have provided countless unforgettable plays, five Lombardi Trophies and a G.O.A.T. The 49ers

website is also good to visit if you want to shop for some new team attire.You can shop for the

75th anniversary attire or just any of the team's attire in the shop section. In the shop section you

can buy jerseys, shop for men, shop for women, kids, T-shirts, hats, accessories, home & office,

and collectibles. There are so many options to choose from.

The 49ers home website can sometimes feel like a home to some fans whether they are

die hard fans or just simply want some new updates on the team. This website can serve as a

source of research and information to everyone who likes the NFL and wants to learn about a

new football team. The website can be a good place for all fans and new fans.
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Work Cited

San Francisco 49ers. San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco 49ers, https://www.49ers.com/.