SANTA CLARA – Dashon Goldson, who signed his one-year franchise tender this morning, explained to reporters this afternoon why he chose to sign it today. Here’s what he said.

Q: How does it feel to be back?

GOLDSON: It feels great. The offseason was real good. I’m very confident in everything that went on. I’m glad to be back here to get this show on the road.

Q: What are feelings on playing on a one-year deal?

GOLDSON: It’s just one of these things, man. It comes with the territory. Of course, I wanted something long-term, but it ain’t all bad. I think I can go out here, and play on this and come back to the table again next year.

Q: You could have reported at any time. Why the first day?

GOLDSON: It was a no-brainer, man. I owed it to my teammates. Those guys have been working extremely hard. I missed a little part of the offseason earlier and I didn’t want to miss another part of this training camp. I wanted to come back out here and sharpen up, pick up from where we started off last year. I didn’t want to get off to a slow start during the season.

Q:Was there also a sense that this could be a pretty special season and you wanted to make sure you were here to get it off on the right foot?

GOLDSON: Definitely. We did some good things last year. It was very important for us to start fast and finish faster. We’ve got a lot of new addition and just to get acquainted with those guys. There’s a lot of stuff that needs to be sharpened up on the defensive side of the ball.

Q: How close were you to getting a long-term deal worked out? Were you surprised you couldn’t?

GOLDSON: I was a little surprised. It panned out that way. I saw it leaning toward that way and I just accepted it for what it was. There’s no hard feelings. Like I said, it’s just one of those things. It ain’t bad money. The most important thing is just being out here and getting the season started.

Q:Was a formal contract offer ever made to you?

GOLDSON:Um … not really.

Q: Did you have any health issues in the offseason?

GOLDSON: None whatsoever. I approached my offseason the same way I do every year. Just work hard. I’ve been able to train with a couple trainers this year, I was in Miami with (trainer) Pete (Bommarito). I was with Travelle Gaines with Performance Gaines and Ryan Carpretta out at Proactive. Those guys did a good job. Thanks to those guys I came to camp in shape, passed the (conditioning) test with flying colors. I’m excited to get practice going.

Q: Why go to so many different trainers instead of sticking with just one?

GOLDSON: This is my sixth year and I always want to add to my game and just try new things. I never just stick with one. A lot of guys out there have things to offer. I like the challenge in the offseason to make my training camps and my season that much easier.

Q: Did you watch film of yourself in the offseason?

GOLDSON: I did a little bit. I left a little bit out there. That’s another thing, just coming back here into camp and picking up where I left off as an individual. But at the same time, as a team.

Q: How do you keep the frustration from the business-side of this from carrying over on the field?

GOLDSON: I wouldn’t say frustrated. You really can’t say that. I was a little disappointed. It’s just one of those things. I was in a situation last year and I just had to take it upon myself and realize what’s the task at hand. We’ve got a good football team here, we’ve got a chance to do something special and that’s my main focus. What didn’t get done didn’t get done. I’m sure it will get done sometime next year.

Q: Was it disappointing when you saw other (franchise-tagged) safeties like (Tyvon) Branch and (Michael) Griffin get deals done?

GOLDSON: It’s just what I’ve done here. I wasn’t looking at those guys … What I did here is what I did here.

SANTA CLARA – First-round pick A.J. Jenkins spoke today about his mastery of the Niners playbook, learning to field punts and how he’s handled criticism this offseason. Here’s a transcript.

Q: How do you feel entering your first camp?

JENKINS: I feel real good right now. I feel confident. I’ve been studying the playbook like crazy. I feel real good as far as the play calling goes.

Q: When are you going to run those hills with Jerry Rice?

JENKINS: Obviously, not right now because of the fact that we have camp. Hopefully one day I can get in contact with him and we can do it.

Q: How did you handle the offseason scrutiny you were under?

JENKINS: I don’t pay attention to that stuff. I don’t go on the internet and I don’t google my name. I don’t do any of that stuff. There’s no point because it’s all about the 49ers.

Q: How do you feel about the strides you’ve made from the first day of minicamp when Harbaugh said you were out of shape?

JENKINS: I’ve made long strides. Obviously, I had criticism when I first came in as far as being in shape. Right now, that’s irrelevant. I’m trying to just help this team win. If that’s playing special teams or offense, I’ll be a real good teammate.

Q: What have you learned from Randy Moss and Mario Manningham – the guys who have been around?

JENKINS: I’ve learned a lot. I’ve talked to them over the offseason to see what they do and how they get their bodies ready for camp. I’ve taken a lot of advice from all of the guys – Michael Crabtree and Ted Ginn. I’m like a sponge taking in everything that I’m told.

Q: Have you been working a lot on catching punts and kickoffs?

JENKINS: Yeah, I have. We’ll see what happens.

Q: You never did punts in college, did you?

JENKINS: No, I never did.

Q: What’s it like when you’re trying to catch a punt from Andy Lee?

JENKINS: It’s a lot more comfortable when you have Ted Ginn back there to coach you up and to have one of the best punters ever kicking to you every day.

Q: Do you feel comfortable doing it?

JENKINS: Yeah I do.

Matt Maiocco of CSNBayarea.com and Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee are tweeting that Aldon Smith was stabbed at a party Saturday morning. Barrows tweeted two people were shot and one was stabbed, and Smith’s injury is not believed to be serious. I will give you more details as they are forthcoming.

Here’s a statement from Trent Baalke: “The San Francisco 49ers are aware that Aldon Smith incurred minor injuries during an incident last night. We are in contact with Aldon, and thankful that his injuries were not more serious and that he is recovering comfortably. The 49ers are also in communication with local authorities as they gather information regarding the incident, and will reserve further comment at this time.”