Throwback jerseys were all the rage in the NFL at the start of the century, thanks to teams bringing back uniforms that went by the wayside in the 1990s in favor of darker colors ...

The 49ers' new alternate uniform, which is heavy on black and light on the team's trademark (and trendy) gold, is a fashion fail, Paul Lukas writes.

He’s planning to check off the Ryder Cup this fall in New York. Of course, he also plans to keep adding to the helmet as long as 49ers keep making the Hall of Fame. Patrick Willis, you’re up next.

You should've led with the helmet,'" he said. "And of course he was right, because the helmet story blew up." But news stories "blew up" very differently in 1991 than they do now.