Steve Young believes 49ers' season hinges on health amidst NFC West arms race

49ers Talk: A San Francisco 49ers Podcast

NBC Sports Bay Area

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

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

49ers Hall of Famer Steve Young knows a thing or two about playing the quarterback position on a winning team. Young joins "49ers Talk" host Matt Maiocco at the American Century Championship golf tournament in South Lake Tahoe to break down how Brock Purdy can take another step as the franchise QB1. He also analyzes how San Francisco can compete in what has become a divisional arms race in the loaded NFC West. In addition, Matt and Jennifer Lee Chan discuss an under-the-radar training camp competition with an international flair and which 49ers executive stayed put with the organization despite opportunities in world soccer following the FIFA World Cup.

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0:19.0	The rookies have arrived. Next up, it'll be the full squad as 49ers training camp is right around the corner.
0:26.5	The entire team will report to Santa Clara on Saturday with the first practice of the summer set for Sunday at the team's facility next to Levi Stadium.
0:35.1	On this episode, we preview the season with Steve Young.
0:39.3	We catch up with the Hall of Famer for his insights into the quarterbacks in the NFC West
0:44.3	and what he would consider his theme for the 49ers over the next six months.
0:50.3	The Hall of Famer will tell us why he believes the 49ers will be right there in the mix against the other top teams in the NFC.
0:58.5	Jennifer Lee Chan and I will also discuss one very much under the radar position competition
1:04.0	and share our thoughts on one longtime member of the front office deciding to stick around.
1:09.9	We'll have all that and much more. This episode
1:11.8	of 49ers talk coming at you right now. Welcome to another episode of 49ers talk on NBC Sports
1:18.8	Bay Area.com. Introducing your hosts, Matt Mayoko and Jennifer Lee Chan. Well, this is 49ers talk
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1:47.4	C. Right? What has it been? Like 12 hours? A little bit longer than that. We were both up in Seattle
1:55.1	for the celebration of my mom's life, which was a really lovely gathering of all of her friends and artists, and we had a lot of
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