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49ers Talk: A San Francisco 49ers Podcast

NBC Sports Bay Area

Football, Nfl, San Francisco 49ers, Sports, Matt Maiocco

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan are joined by newly announced Hall of Famer Patrick Willis to share what it means to make the Hall of Fame, his football journey and his fearless playing style. Then, new Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh joins the show to discuss how everything has changed in the NFL since his last stint, his time with the 49ers and Patrick Willis’ Hall of Fame induction. (1:46) 49ers injury report empty ahead of Super Bowl (7:50) Steinberg on the impact a Super Bowl win for Purdy (14:12) Harbaugh on the Evolution of the NFL (17:33) Harbaugh on Willis’ Hall of Fame induction (24:34) Harbaugh shares his motivation to win a Super Bowl (35:03) Willis on getting into the Hall of Fame (43:01) Willis breaks down his football journey (52:45) Willis shares who influenced his playing style

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0:00.0	The 49ers are 100% healthy and well rested.
0:03.2	And now the big question is whether they can save their best effort for last in Super Bowl 58
0:08.1	against the Kansas City Chiefs.
0:10.0	It's been 29 years since the 4thans have brought home the Lombardi Trophy,
0:14.0	and that's the challenge that faces Coach Kyle Shanahan and his team on Sunday right here in Las Vegas.
0:20.0	We got another great episode of 49ers coming up with some very special guests, Jim
0:25.3	Harbaw and Patrick Willis. Harbaw is back in pursuit of a Super Bowl victory with the
0:30.6	Los Angeles Chargers. His loss with the 49ers continues to motivate him
0:35.0	and he opens up about the thing from the 49ers lost in Super Bowl 48 that still haunts him.
0:40.0	And then we'll hear from Patrick Willis. That's Hall of Famer Patrick Willis. Jennifer Lee
0:46.7	Chan and I will bring you all that and much more on this episode of 49ers talk
0:50.9	coming at you right now.
0:53.3	Welcome to another edition of 49ers Talk on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.
0:59.1	Introducing your host, Matt Mayoko. Yes, this is 49ers Talk brought you by Big O tires.
1:05.0	Matt Meoko, Jennifer Lee Chan, and we got a special episode of 49ers Talk
1:11.0	and that voice that opened and said the whole right now thing. Yeah that
1:14.7	guys fired up. It seemed that way. It did. Because well the game is
1:20.8	getting closer. It is. Patrick Willis and the Hall of Fame
1:23.7	and Patrick carved out a good many minutes with us
1:26.7	and that was great, so stay tuned for that.
1:29.2	And then I ran into Jim Harbotte today,
1:31.1	too. You just happened to run into him?
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