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Once-jittery James confident he’s 49ers’ top punt returner
Sunday, August 4, 2013
About 11 months and countless practice punt returns later, it appears the once-jittery James is brimming with confidence. Asked today if he was ready to become the 49ers’ top punt returner, he quickly responded, “Most definitely.”…
Four sidelined WRs return to practice
Sunday, August 4, 2013
What a difference a day off makes. Six banged-up 49ers who missed practice Friday were back on the field for the start of this morning’s session. Those returning after Saturday’s day off: wide receivers A.J. Jenkins, Kyle Williams, Ricardo Lockette…
Special-teams standout Spillman eager for expanded role
Friday, August 2, 2013
The good news for C.J. Spillman: He is prominently featured in a lengthy Sports Illustrated story this week. The bad news: The story is about the NFL’s special-teams gunners. Entering his fifth season, the 49ers safety is eager to ditch…
Injuries mean opportunities for CB Asomugha, LB Wilhoite
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Glass-is-half-full extraordinaire Jim Harbaugh noted a silver lining to the 49ers’ rash of injuries during the first week of training camp: opportunities. That is, backups will have a chance to assume an expanded role this summer with players such as…
Report: LB Patrick Willis has ‘slight fracture’ in right hand
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Niners All-Pro inside linebacker Patrick Willis sustained a “slight fracture” in his right hand during Wednesday’s practice, but the team says he’ll be ready for Week 1, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported this morning.…
WR Robinson to work out for 49ers; Willis suffers hand injury
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Why is Robinson, 28, still a free agent without a team a week into NFL training camps? The six-year veteran sustained four concussions and missed nine games in 2012 en route to a 24-catch, 252-yard season with the Jaguars.…
Ready? Rotate! That’s what the 49ers D-line is doing
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
These are no longer your 2012 49ers. One defensive change is likely to include more rotation on the defensive line. “That’s the plan,” starting defensive end Ray McDonald said. “The younger guys are getting a lot more reps now. We…
A.J. Jenkins – Could it be another slow year?
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Unfortunately A.J. Jenkins is beginning this training camp just like he started the last one. Slooowly. Jenkins is inconsistent at best and then he pulled a hamstring in Tuesday’s practice and there’s no word on how long he’ll sit. It’s…
CB Tarell Brown hires new agent after contract snafu
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Six days after Brown fired Brian Overstreet for not altering him to a lucrative escalator clause in his contract, he hired prominent NFL agent Joel Segal, the Sports Business Journal reported. Segal also represents another 49ers cornerback, Chris Culliver, and…
Slimmed-down NT Williams ready to give 49ers more
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
He’s heavier in the wallet, lighter in the gut and is currently the starting nose tackle on the defending NFC champions. No wonder Ian Williams was asked about his sunny disposition Tuesday.…
Could mistake be an opportunity for Tarell Brown?
Sunday, July 28, 2013
The 49ers ended their first week of training-camp practices fairly uneventfully. The situation that did garner national attention was cornerback Tarell Brown’s contract conundrum, when Brown and his now-fired agent failed to notice a workout bonus in his contract. It…
Safety talk: Rookie registers first INT; Spillman takes 1st-team reps
Sunday, July 28, 2013
The first-round pick finally flashed. After a silent opening to training camp, rookie safety Eric Reid made one of the more memorable plays of today’s practice when he stepped in front of a pass from Scott Tolzien and took the…
No. 1 … for now: Dahl battling to keep first-round pick off the field
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Unlike Reid, the No. 18 overall pick who was a two-time All-American, Dahl has a modest pedigree. He’s a former undrafted free agent from North Dakota State who wasn’t re-signed by the Rams after his 16-start, one-interception campaign in 2012.…
Fangio on second-string first-round pick: ‘He’s got to go out and earn it’
Friday, July 26, 2013
If the message wasn’t clear when safety Craig Dahl played with the first-team defense during the first practice of training camp Thursday, defensive coordinator Vic Fangio spelled it out today: First-round pick Eric Reid won’t be handed a starting job.…
ILB issue? Faceless foursome backing up 49ers’ dynamic duo
Friday, July 26, 2013
Michael Wilhoite, Darius Fleming, Nick Moody and Nate Stupar. They are … wait, who are those guys again?…
What’s next? Ex-agent weighs in on Tarell Brown’s contract snafu
Thursday, July 25, 2013
In the aftermath of Tarell Brown’s contract snafu, I spoke to former NFL agent Joel Corry about what might happen next.…
It’s all about football now for 49ers Colin Kaepernick
Thursday, July 25, 2013
If you look at the internet, you would think that 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick wore nothing but a Miami Dolphins cap during the off-season — and we do mean nothing. However on the first day of training camp practice, Kaepernick…
Report: CB Brown’s offseason absence cost him $2 million
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Tarell Brown evidently really didn’t want to participate in the 49ers’ offseason conditioning program.…
Cap casualty? Well-compensated Rogers focused on performance
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
He’s a handsomely compensated 32-year-old cornerback whose performance dipped a bit in 2012 after a Pro Bowl season. Of course, those are ingredients that often produce an NFL salary cap casualty.…
Whitner on uncertain future: ‘It’s always a concern’
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Last week, safety Donte Whitner, who is entering the final year of his contract, made it clear that he would welcome a similar commitment from the organization: “I love the Niners!,” he wrote on Twitter. “But will I be here…
Baalke says he was aware of Wright’s latest DUI, doesn’t rule out return
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Niners general manager Trent Baalke said today he was aware of Eric Wright’s latest off-the-field misstep before he traded for the troubled Buccaneers cornerback last week.…
Rose returns: 49ers re-sign undrafted rookie CB
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Two days before the first practice of training camp, we know this with certainty about the 49ers’ 90-man roster: Of their nine cornerbacks, Lowell Rose is at the bottom of the depth chart.…
49ers will place Crabtree on PUP list
Monday, July 22, 2013
The date of Michael Crabtree’s return remains uncertain, but his injury designation is no longer a mystery.…
Report: CB Wright fails physical with 49ers, voiding trade
Monday, July 22, 2013
The Eric Wright era with the 49ers is over. If it ever began.…
Darryl Morris – Could he be the 49ers’ rookie free-agent sleeper?
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
The chances that a rookie free agent penetrates the 49ers’ talent-laden roster at the end of training camp is remote. However, like defensive end Demarcus Dobbs and nose guard Ian Williams proved in 2011, and tight end Garrett Celek proved…
49ers claim WR Martin from Seahawks
Friday, July 12, 2013
In four games with Seattle last season, Martin had four catches for 42 yards. An undrafted free agent who entered the league in 2009, Martin has also had stints with the Chargers, Panthers and Jaguars. He has five catches for…
49ers sign UC Davis punter; cut long snapper
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
The former UC Davis standout will give Lee, a three-time All-Pro, some relief during training camp after he broke his own school record by averaging 44.5 yards per punt last year. Schmidt could also give placekicker Phil Dawson, 38, a…
Colin Kaepernick and the cap and frown controversy
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
“This the hat y’all mad at? I’m goin wear what I want regardless of what you think, all you need to worry about is the fact that I grind for my teammates and the 49ers! I plan on doin this…
Arrest warrant for Ahmad Brooks will be shelved
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
On the request of the prosecutors, the Santa Clara district attorney’s office decided not to issue an arrest warrant Wednesday for 49ers’ linebacker Ahmad Brooks. According to police reports, Brooks smashed free-agent nose tackle Lamar Divens with a Heineken bottle…
Vernon Davis – Is he really becoming a receiver?
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat’s Grant Cohn noticed tight end Vernon Davis working exclusively with the wide receivers during the 49ers’ last minicamp. Immediately everyone was all a-twitter about what it means, with most concluding the 49ers are dissatisfied with…
49ers release Milpitas high star Brandon Carswell
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
It just got worse for Milpitas High legend Brandon Carswell. The 49ers released the wide receiver Tuesday after Carswell tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee, moments after signing a two-year deal with the team. Carswell signed to occupy…
WR Carswell signs with 49ers; sustains knee injury in practice debut
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
The newest 49er won’t need to be introduced to his position coach. The 49ers have signed wideout Brandon Carswell, who spent four years with wide receivers coach John Morton at USC from 2007-10.…
Ex-coach: 49ers LB Moody ‘bought into’ unglamorous college role
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Special-teams duty isn’t glamorous work, but it can lead to work in the NFL. That’s what Eddie Gran told his charges during his three years as Florida State’s special teams coordinator.…
Colt McCoy looks like he’s the No. 2 quarterback
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Typically, 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh advocates for competition at every position. But Harbaugh was unusually comfortable with the notion of Colt McCoy as the main backup to starter Colin Kaepernick at quarterback. “He has been in that role since…
Medical Report: A rundown of 14 nicked-up Niners
Friday, May 31, 2013
Many of Jim Harbaugh’s mighty men are on the mend. At the moment, five of the 49ers’ remaining eight Pro Bowlers from 2012 are not practicing because of an injury, a list that doesn’t include Michael Crabtree. In addition, 27…
Will Colin Kaepernick’s maturation make up for the loss of Michael Crabtree?
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Eric Branch did an excellent breakdown of Colin Kaepernick’s reliance on Michael Crabtree last season. Now with Michael Crabtree out with a torn right Achilles, will Kaepernick be able to widen his vision and incorporate more receivers? That will be…
And you are? Beyond Davis, few familiar targets for Kaepernick
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Of Colin Kaepernick’s top five targets in 2012, four don’t figure to step on the field when the 49ers host the Packers in Week 1. The exception is tight end Vernon Davis, who had 39 targets in Kaepernick’s 10 starts…
Anquan Boldin looks sharp in OTA’s
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
A few interesting items can be gleaned from Jim Harbaugh’s transcript today. The most important concerns wide receiver Anquan Boldin, who, according to blog posts, established a quick chemistry with all the quarterbacks, including starter Colin Kaepernick during Tuesday’s organized…
Young & Catchless: Jenkins, Lockette hope to emerge in 2013
Monday, May 27, 2013
Jenkins and Lockette – who have combined for two catches in three NFL seasons – aren’t the only young wideouts employed by the 49ers. But they are perhaps the best positioned to help lessen the sting of Crabtree’s absence.…
He’s Back: Nate Montana attends another 49ers’ rookie camp
Monday, May 27, 2013
On Friday, the son of the 49ers' Hall-of-Fame quarterback attended a one-day rookie minicamp in Santa Clara, marking at least the third time he’s thrown in front of San Francisco’s coaches since he attended a pre-draft local pro day April…
49ers sign LS Nelson; cut P Santella
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Last year, San Francisco brought in Nelson and Ryan Pontbriand, a two-time Pro Bowler with the Browns who played for 49ers special teams coach Brad Seely in Cleveland. Given his pedigree, Pontbriand was viewed as serious competition for Jennings, but…
49ers excited about Super Bowl … in New Jersey
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
In Boston, they celebrated. In Santa Clara, they stifled yawns.…
Final obstacle out of the way for 49ers rookie WR Patton
Monday, May 20, 2013
The final obstacle is officially out of the way for Quinton Patton, who no longer has to contend with NFL rules, a missing driver’s license or his college’s academic calendar.…
His Shadow: Lattimore inspired after first meeting with Gore
Thursday, May 16, 2013
It remains to be seen if Marcus Lattimore is Frank Gore’s heir apparent. In 2013, though, it appears the 49ers’ fourth-round pick will be the Pro Bowl running back’s shadow.…
Can Eric Mangini help the 49ers offensive line reduce pressure on the quarterback?
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Does it make sense for the 49ers to hire Eric Mangini? Why not? Mangini is a Jim Harbaugh-Trent Baalke type of guy. He’s relatively young (42), intense and creative. The possibility of the 49ers hiring Man-genius first surfaced from CBS’…
Seventh-round steal? NFL analyst intrigued by OT Bykowski
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Offensive tackle Carter Bykowski didn’t start until his senior season at Iowa State, was the 246th selection in the draft and the career highlights in his college bio the 49ers circulated suggest he might be a better physicist than football…
Before injuries, Lattimore’s feats were stuff of legend
Monday, May 13, 2013
Then, as a true freshman playing in the NCAA’s most rugged conference, he earned various All-American honors, was a consensus choice for National Freshman of the Year, broke a 23-year-old school record for rushing touchdowns and inspired sentences you had…
MarQueis Gray doing a Delanie Walker impression
Saturday, May 11, 2013
This 49ers rookie minicamp is filled with intriguing players and that includes H-back/tight end MarQueis Gray. A running back, wide receiver and quarterback at Minnesota, the 6-3, 240-pound free agent is now transitioning to another new position. Gray said going…
Vance McDonald on wearing No. 89: ‘It wasn’t a suggestion’
Friday, May 10, 2013
Today, McDonald, who is, indeed, sporting No. 89, admitted he’d yet to investigate the gridiron exploits of Ditka, 73, whose last season was in 1972, 18 years before McDonald was born. At the moment, McDonald seems to think Ditka, who…
Vertical jump: Lawrence Okoye > Tavon Austin
Thursday, May 9, 2013
At the NFL Regional Combine in Dallas last month, Okoye’s vertical jump (35 inches) bettered the leaps posted by 21 of 34 wide receivers at the combine (No. 8 pick Tavon Austin had a 32-inch vertical).…
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