Latest news with #GusBradley
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kyle Shanahan reveals how wide receivers helped the 49ers find their new QB
The San Francisco 49ers announced a slew of Thursday roster moves. Quarterback Carter Bradley was among that group of Thursday signees. The 25-year-old is the son of Gus Bradley, who joined the franchise this offseason as the 49ers' assistant head coach of defense. Gus Bradley is the former head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars (2013-16) and has also had stops as the defensive coordinator in Seattle (2009-12), with the Los Angeles Chargers (2017-20), in Las Vegas (2021) and in Indianapolis (2022-24). After the 49ers announced the move to sign Bradley, San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan shared what sold the staff on inking the young signal-caller. "We had workouts yesterday with receivers and running backs and we brought him in to throw to them and he looked so good in the workout that made us go in and watch his clips. He had 38 passes last year and we really liked what we saw in his 38 passes. So, found a way to get him here," Shanahan said. With rookie quarterback Kurtis Rourke beginning training camp on the active/non-football injury list, the 49ers' quarterback room got a little thinner. Shanahan was asked if the franchise needed a fourth quarterback to join Brock Purdy, Mac Jones and Tanner Mordecai to help limit the wear and tear on each. "I don't think you need one. You always want one. We've got some roster issues, so we wouldn't do it unless we felt he had a legit shot. And we feel he does just watching him work out yesterday and watching his film, so that's why we made room for him," Shanahan said. Bradley arrives in Santa Clara after spending last season with the Las Vegas Raiders, primarily as a practice squad member. The 6-foot-3, 213-pound quarterback signed with the Raiders as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2024. Bradley then signed to the team's practice squad on August 28, 2024. The Jacksonville, Fla., native was elevated to the Raiders' 53-man roster on a pair of occasions during the 2024 season as an emergency backup against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 8 and against Atlanta in Week 15. But, Bradley didn't play on either occasion. Bradley appeared in 46 games and completed 62.8% of his passes for 8,380 yards and 61 touchdowns at Toledo (2018-21) and South Alabama (2022-23). This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: 49ers sign QB Carter Bradley thanks to workout with WRs
Washington Post
03-08-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Gus Bradley's son joins 49ers, creating a unique father-son dynamic
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As a longtime NFL coach, Gus Bradley rarely got the opportunity to watch his son, Carter, play football in person during his career in high school and college. Fall weekends were spent preparing his teams for games as either an assistant or head coach as Carter played quarterback in high school in Florida and then college at Toledo and South Alabama.
Yahoo
03-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Gus Bradley's son joins 49ers, creating a unique father-son dynamic
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — As a longtime NFL coach, Gus Bradley rarely got the opportunity to watch his son, Carter, play football in person during his career in high school and college. Fall weekends were spent preparing his teams for games as either an assistant or head coach as Carter played quarterback in high school in Florida and then college at Toledo and South Alabama. Now the two are part of the same team after Carter Bradley signed a contract last week with San Francisco, where Gus is in his first season as a defensive assistant. "He's really excited. I can tell you that," Gus said Sunday. 'We haven't had much conversation. It's kind of been a whirlwind when that happened. But I know he's really excited to be here.' Gus Bradley said his relationship with Carter has always been more father-son than coach-player with the focus being more in life lessons such as how to respond to being cut than how to decipher a quarters defense. They had those types of conversations just after Carter was waived by the Raiders before the start of training camp. Gus got a heads up that the Niners planned to bring Carter in for a tryout last week, asking if he would be OK with it. 'I said, 'Yeah. But as far as you know, that's Carter Bradley and I'm Gus Bradley and we're separate,'" Gus said. 'You never want to put the organization in a tough position and that's not how this organization operates. It's too competitive. You only have so many roster spots.' Carter Bradley took part in the tryout with several other players last Wednesday. Gus and Carter talked briefly after the workout and Gus said goodbye before he headed into a meeting, figuring that Carter would be sent on a plane home right away. Gus came out of the meeting later that day and Carter was still at the facility waiting for word for what would come next. Carter got the news later that day that he had made the team. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Carter looked so good in the tryout and on a few dozen plays last preseason with Las Vegas that he earned the spot as the team's fourth QB. 'That's what I appreciate about them,' Gus said. 'It wasn't like 'Gus, hey we'll give you a heads up. Here's what we're going to do.' It was truly he's Carter Bradley, I'm over on the defensive side and we'll handle it that way.' Gus Bradley acknowledges he has more interest in Carter's performance than other offensive players but is able to compartmentalize it during practices when he is focused so intently on the defensive side of the ball. Sometimes it will take until film review later for him to see what Carter did on a certain play. 'I'm not going to lie. I'm still a parent, and he's here," Gus said. "But I thought it would be where you would be constantly looking. How's he doing? It it really is not that. It's Gus, where did that play hit. You can't watch what's happening on the offense and watch the whole defensive and do that.' Notes The Niners had the day off from practice headed into their first week with an exhibition game. San Francisco will practice on Monday and Tuesday and then take a day off before hosting a joint practice on Thursday against Denver. The teams will then play Saturday night. ... The 49ers signed WR Robbie Chosen and released WR Marquez Callaway. ___ AP NFL:
Associated Press
03-08-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Gus Bradley's son joins 49ers, creating a unique father-son dynamic
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — As a longtime NFL coach, Gus Bradley rarely got the opportunity to watch his son, Carter, play football in person during his career in high school and college. Fall weekends were spent preparing his teams for games as either an assistant or head coach as Carter played quarterback in high school in Florida and then college at Toledo and South Alabama. Now the two are part of the same team after Carter Bradley signed a contract last week with San Francisco, where Gus is in his first season as a defensive assistant. 'He's really excited. I can tell you that,' Gus said Sunday. 'We haven't had much conversation. It's kind of been a whirlwind when that happened. But I know he's really excited to be here.' Gus Bradley said his relationship with Carter has always been more father-son than coach-player with the focus being more in life lessons such as how to respond to being cut than how to decipher a quarters defense. They had those types of conversations just after Carter was waived by the Raiders before the start of training camp. Gus got a heads up that the Niners planned to bring Carter in for a tryout last week, asking if he would be OK with it. 'I said, 'Yeah. But as far as you know, that's Carter Bradley and I'm Gus Bradley and we're separate,'' Gus said. 'You never want to put the organization in a tough position and that's not how this organization operates. It's too competitive. You only have so many roster spots.' Carter Bradley took part in the tryout with several other players last Wednesday. Gus and Carter talked briefly after the workout and Gus said goodbye before he headed into a meeting, figuring that Carter would be sent on a plane home right away. Gus came out of the meeting later that day and Carter was still at the facility waiting for word for what would come next. Carter got the news later that day that he had made the team. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Carter looked so good in the tryout and on a few dozen plays last preseason with Las Vegas that he earned the spot as the team's fourth QB. 'That's what I appreciate about them,' Gus said. 'It wasn't like 'Gus, hey we'll give you a heads up. Here's what we're going to do.' It was truly he's Carter Bradley, I'm over on the defensive side and we'll handle it that way.' Gus Bradley acknowledges he has more interest in Carter's performance than other offensive players but is able to compartmentalize it during practices when he is focused so intently on the defensive side of the ball. Sometimes it will take until film review later for him to see what Carter did on a certain play. 'I'm not going to lie. I'm still a parent, and he's here,' Gus said. 'But I thought it would be where you would be constantly looking. How's he doing? It it really is not that. It's Gus, where did that play hit. You can't watch what's happening on the offense and watch the whole defensive and do that.' Notes The Niners had the day off from practice headed into their first week with an exhibition game. San Francisco will practice on Monday and Tuesday and then take a day off before hosting a joint practice on Thursday against Denver. The teams will then play Saturday night. ... The 49ers signed WR Robbie Chosen and released WR Marquez Callaway. ___ AP NFL:
Yahoo
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Two former Colts defenders sign with Bengals
Two former Colts defenders have moved on to Cincinnati. On Sunday, the Bengals signed defensive tackles Taven Bryan and McTelvin Agim to deals prior to when their veterans report to training camp July 22. Bryan, 29, had been with the Colts for two seasons as a rotational piece under former defensive coordinator Gus Bradley. He was one of Bradley's preferred guys, as he was the defensive coordinator in Jacksonville when the Jaguars selected Bryan 29th overall in 2018 out of Florida. The former Gator appeared in all 17 games in 2023 and 2024, recording 42 tackles (7 tackles for loss), 3.0 sacks and a forced fumble. While a decent piece to have on the depth chart, Bryan was never an impact player, and when the Colts parted ways with Bradley at the end of the 2024 season, the writing was on the wall. Agim was with the Colts in 2022 and 2023 as a depth player and returned as a practice squad member for 19 days in 2024. He appeared in just a single game with the Colts in 2023, recording two tackles. Neither player could stick in Indianapolis. But they'll both see if they can carve out a role for themselves on Cincinnati's defense when training camp begins in just a few days.
