Yardbarker: Melvin Oliver

49ers Waive Defensive End

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:50:27 -0500

The Red and Gold waived DE Melvin Oliver on July 15. Oliver was picked by the 49ers in sixth round in 2006 out of LSU. Oliver missed all of last season with a knee injury. In his rookie year in 2006 he played in all 16 games and had 14 starts where racked up 50 [...]

Oliver Waived

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:19:48 -0500

The 49ers waived defensive lineman Melvin Oliver, who started 14 games as a rookie in 2006. Oliver missed all of last season after sustaining a torn ACL in organized team activities.

PFW: Could DL McDonald Be Fighting for a Roster Spot?

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:44:10 -0500

From: Pro Football Weekly Word is Niners DL Ray McDonald, one of the team's two third-round picks in the 2007 draft, slipped down the depth chart behind free-agent Walter Curry in the team's most recent OTAs and could find himself in a heated battle with Curry, Joe Cohen, Melvin Oliver, Atiyyah Ellison and ex-Eagle LaJuan Ramsey for the final two spots on the roster. We hear the Niners like the potential of Ramsey, a late bloomer who didn't start playing football until his junior year in high school.