A look at 49ers connections remaining in playoffs

TODAY Cardinals at Saints, FOX, 1:30 p.m. CARDINALS --Outside linebacker Chike Okeafor, No. 56: He was the 49ers' third-round pick in 1999. (Reggie McGrew was chosen in the first round.) Okeafor has played 11 seasons in the league. The 49ers did not pony up to retain him after the 2002 season. He played four seasons for the 49ers, and I can't say I ever had a normal conversation with him. Yep, that probably means I'm a bit eccentric. Anyway, he started 13 games and recorded 4.5 sacks for the Cardinals this season. --Free safety Antrel Rolle, No. 21: He was the only defensive player the 49ers brought to Santa Clara and named as a candidate to be chosen No. 1 overall in 2005. He was a cornerback back in those days. The Cardinals have since moved him to safety. He started 15 games and had 72 tackles and four interceptions. --Quarterback Kurt Warner, No. 13: The 49ers went after him at the opening of free agency last year and were willing to offer him big bucks. But W...