The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League as a member of the league’s National Football Conference West division.
San Francisco 49ers American Football Team
Why are they called 49ers?
Sorrell and E.J. Turre – and his younger brother, Victor. Sorrell suggested the team be named “49ers” after the voyagers who had rushed the West for gold. It is the only name the team has ever been affiliated with and San Francisco is the only city in which it has resided.
The Seattle Seahawks sit atop the NFC West at 3-2 heading into this week’s Thursday Night Football matchup with the 2-3 San Francisco 49ers.
