The 49ers selected Bergen in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 252nd overall. Bergen had strong receiving numbers at Montana in 2023 and 2024, but he was drafted as a potential special-teams ...

Brent Boyer would hustle to Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Mont., last year to watch his son kick for the University of Montana. The then-special teams coach of the New York Jets, Boyer would ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. BILLINGS — Junior Bergen grew up rooting for the San Francisco 49ers. So, when the former ...

With their final pick in Round 7, the 49ers drafted a return specialist from Montana. His name is Junior Bergen and he was prolific in college as a wide receiver and as a returner. But he played at ...

SANTA CLARA — The possibilities swirl around Junior Bergen like gunners on kick coverage, but he has only one thing on his mind. Catch the ball. “You don’t have a play if you don’t catch the ball,” ...

Get to know the San Francisco 49ers newest draft picks with behind-the-scenes insights, early player reactions, and analysis of the team's 2025 draft plan. In his first interview with the San ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. MISSOULA — Junior Bergen is getting his shot to play at the highest level of football. The ...

Aug. 26—Cut day was a tough day for Montana. Both Junior Bergen, a rookie with the San Francisco 49ers, and Tommy Mellott, drafted one round ahead of Bergen this year by the Las Vegas Raiders, were ...