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Though back-to-back Super Bowl appearances are a rare occurrence, the 49ers have the right combination of talent and timing to do it in 2013.

Ricardo Lockette already is Colin Kaepernick's favorite target -- at least when it comes to getting home-schooled in NFL terminology while sharing a house 21 2 miles from the 49ers facility.

The San Francisco 49ers are quite happy that they acquired Anquan Boldin from the Baltimore Ravens , which gave them a great one-two punch with their starting receivers.

He was asked to compare the injury to Kendall Hunter's Achilles tear. He said it was the same injury, but Hunter waited on surgery because there was more time to come back.

Kaepernick's late-season reliance on Crabtree can't be overstated. In the 10 games in which Kaepernick started, Crabtree was targeted a whopping 92 times compared to 39 apiece for Vernon Davis and Randy Moss.

Heading into his first full season as the San Francisco 49ers ' starting quarterback, Colin Kaepernick already has a heaping pile of pressure strapped to his shoulders.

Here's an updated look at how every team stacks up, taking into account the recent news around the league.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree's Achilles tendon injury shakes up the team's receiving depth chart.

The 49ers had their second day of OTAs which was the first session open to the media.

The San Francisco 49ers lost in the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history last season, but that loss to the Baltimore Ravens highlighted how far the NFC West powerhouse has come in the last two years.

The 49ers announced that another rookie has signed his four-year contract. This leaves the 49ers with five picks unsigned.

After NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Tuesday that Super Bowl L would be held at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara in 2016, members of the 49ers' bid committee popped champagne amid hugs and high-fives. Meanwhile, the news inspired a lower-decibel response from the game's possible participants, who had just completed their first OTA practice ... (more)

Michael Crabtree , the 49ers wide receiver who was involved in the fourth-quarter Super Bowl play that could have brought a sixth championship to San Francisco, will almost certainly get no such opportunity this season.

JENKINS: I worked out with Kaepernick down there in Atlanta. I was working hard, learning the playbook, gaining some weight.

We've had a chance to see the 2012 draft class in action for just one season, but it's never too early to make outrageous, premature judgements on what we've seen so far from these players.

That, of course, was the one concern general manager Trent Baalke raised on draft day last year.

In 2010, former 49ers head coach Mike Singletary fielded Michael This four-man rotation led to one of the NFL 's worst passing attacks.

As the 2012 season came to a close, wide receiver became a bigger and bigger need for the San Francisco 49ers .

There will be no redshirt year for Eric Reid , like last year's first-round selection A.J. Jenkins had.

On Friday, May 10, the San Francisco 49ers ' incoming draft class arrived for 2013 rookie minicamp.