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49ers 5th round pick Fleming tears ACL

Tough break for rookie linebacker Darius Fleming at San Francisco's minicamp. The team, along with the MRI results, have confirmed that it is indeed a torn ACL, according to Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. Fleming, chosen 165th overall in the 5th round, came down on his knee awkwardly during a non-contact drill.
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Report: 49ers Fleming has torn ACL

The 2012 season is likely over for 49ers rookie fifth-round pick Darius Fleming, who suffered a torn ACL at the team's rookie minicamp. NFL.com reported Fleming was injured according to the former Notre Dame linebacker's agent, Andy Simms. Fleming sat out midway through the team's first workout with what was believed to be a hamstring injury.
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2012 49ers NFL Draft Grades

The 49ers have had a very interesting offseason. Not content to rest on their laurels, they have added some serious explosiveness to their offense through free agency. Their draft strategy was no different. While the 49ers certainly made some surprising picks and maybe a few reaches here and there, they had a successful draft overall because they added to dynamic playmakers in A...
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San Francisco 49ers: Projected 2012 Starting Lineups

Offense Quarterback – Alex Smith: In 2011 Alex Smith went from being forever heralded as one of the biggest draft busts in recent history to a solid starting quarterback. In 2012, the 49ers hope Smith can take this rapid transformation to the next level. With all they’ve done to improve at wide receiver this offseason, Smith has no excuse not to put up big passing numbers...
Via Football Nation  |  23 hours ago
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A.J. Jenkins in better shape than Aldon Smith last year

San Francisco 49ers 1st-round pick A.J. Jenkins took some heat last week when Jim Harbaugh criticized his conditioning on the first day of rookie camp. But according to 49ers defensive tackle Isaac Sopoaga, Jenkins is in better shape than Aldon Smith was when he first reported to camp in 2011. Sopoaga had this to say to the San Francisco Chronicle about Smith’s debut: â€...
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San Francisco 49ers: 2012 NFL Draft Grades

Round 1 (30thOverall) A.J. Jenkins, Wide Receiver, Illinois Jenkins was projected to go in the second round by the majority of scouts. While many would view at this as an indictment of the pick, I certainly do not. Jenkins is an explosive receiver with top-end speed. He may not be the best route runner out there, but the 49ers had more of a need for a burner than a possession...
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1st round pick AJ Jenkins reports to the 49ers in poor shape.

SAN FRANCISCO– The 49ers bewildered the football community when they chose wide receiver A.J. Jenkins in the first round. Jenkins was taken off the board before higher ranked names such as Stephen Hill and many others. Jenkins was brought in to be that top flight speedster that could become a consistent deep threat. Now the only problem is that he may not be in shape. To...
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Does Jim Harbaugh really trust Alex Smith?

When a team plays as well as the San Francisco 49ers did last season, usually the quarterback gets a lot of credit for that and quarterback Alex Smith was rightfully deserving of the credit. Smith guided the 49ers to a 13-3 regular season record and nearly led them to the Super Bowl. When you dig deeper into the 49ers' passing statistics though, you start to get a very different...
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49ers rookies report - with plenty of work to do

The rookies who reported to the 49ers' minicamp Friday have run untold numbers of 40-yard dashes, pushed up the 225-pound bench press hundreds of times and run the three-cone drill until their legs gave in preparation for last month's NFL Draft. That didn't prevent coach Jim Harbaugh from a blunt assessment when asked about his receiving crew, including first-round...
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A.J. Jenkins shows up to rookie camp out of shape

San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh didn’t waste any time welcoming his rookies to the NFL. According to Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee, Jenkins was one of a number of rookies who Harbaugh called out for being out of shape at rookie training camp this afternoon. While the first day of practice shouldn’t raise any huge red flags, it’s something to keep...
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Randy Moss is blowing the 49ers away.

SAN FRANCISCO – 49ers QB Alex Smith is obviously happy with what veteran WR Randy Moss has brought to the table thus far. “It’s tough to tell that he missed a year of football,” Smith said. “I certainly don’t see any rust. He’s running well, catching well. No surprise, he’s a pro and already has a good understanding of the playbook...
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Big Ben believes 49ers targeted him

Ben Roethlisberger said he "felt like there were some things going on, some extra” targeting of his bum ankle when the Steelers played the 49ers last season.

Via Pro Football Zone  |  5 days ago
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Did the 49ers run a ‘bounty system’ during the 2011 season?

Everyone knows that the San Francisco 49ers are a tough physical football team but did part of that toughness include some form of a bounty system in which opposing player’s injuries were targeted last season? According to NFL.com, in a recent interview on The Dan Patrick Show, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hinted that he
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5 sleepers in the 2012 NFL Draft

Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, and Trent Richardson. Those are the names from the 2012 NFL Draft that reside in the minds of many. The glitz and glamour of the first round is even more exemplified than every before in today’s draft, with the first round being by itself in prime time. With those 32
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5 reasons the 49ers could win it all in 2012

The San Francisco 49ers were a few plays away from going to the Super Bowl last season.  Through an impenetrable defense, a physical ground game and the dependable play of Alex Smith, the Niners shocked the NFL going 13-3 during the regular season before falling short in the NFC title game to a more offensively
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