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Long Snapper Jennings Inked with a Five-Year Deal
The Niners have inked long snapper Brian Jennings to a five-year contract extension Saturday, locking up a flawless performer on their solid special teams units through 2014.
Jennings hasn’t made a glaring mistake on Sundays ever since the club drafted him in the seventh round nineâ€...
Niners CB Clements Out with Pneumonia
49′ers cornerback Nate Clements will miss the 49ers’ minicamp this weekend with a case of pneumonia.
The 49ers’ $80 million cornerback missed organized team activities on Monday and Tuesday with the illness, and he won’t be re-evaluated until next week.
Newcomer Dre’...
Niners Up in the Air QB Spot Makes List of Top 10 Unfilled Roster Hole
Football Outsiders has out their list of “The Top 10 unfilled roster holes,” and the 49′ers make the list with their unsettled QB spot. Here’s the story:
1. San Francisco 49ers: Quarterback
The last time San Francisco had a quarterback accrue positive DYAR with...
Niners Ink 6th Round Draft Pick TE Pascoe
The 49′ers today signed tight end Bear Pascoe, their sixth-round draft pick. The former Fresno State star inked a four-year deal with the 49ers, becoming the fourth of seven picks to sign. Pascoe caught 85 passes for 953 yards over the past two seasons with the Bulldogs. Heâ...
Niners Replace Injured CB Harris by Signing Veteran Bly
The Niners moved quickly to replace injured cornerback Walt Harris, as Thursday the team inked veteran corner Dre’ Bly. He signed a one-year deal with the 49ers, making sure that the team would not be shorthanded after Harris went down with a knee injury.
The Broncos released Bly...
Foot Injury May Keep Crabtree From Starting Week One
According to 49ers beat writer Matt Barrows, WR Michael Crabtree’s foot injury will keep him from practicing with the team until training camp. So he’s not only a rookie learning how to play against big, physical cornerbacks, he’s also getting a late start on the...
Niners CB Harris Possibly to Miss the Season w/ Torn ACL
PFT.com reports that the Niners could be without CB Walt Harris for the season after tearing his ACL Tuesday. Here’s the story:
49ers veteran cornerback Walt Harris tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee Tuesday and will probably be sidelined for the entire season...
Niners Sign 7th Round Draft Pick Safety Curtis Taylor
The 49′ers are off and running, ahead of every other NFL team when it comes to signing their draft picks. Matt Maiocco of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat reports that the 49ers have another member of their 2009 draft class signed. The player signed is former LSU safety Curtis Taylor...
49?ers Sign Two Draft Picks
ProFootballWeekly.com reports that the Niners signed two draft picks today, the first two picks of the 2009 NFL Draft to sign:
The 49ers signed two of their draft choices Thursday, as they became the first draft picks in the league to sign contracts since No. 1 overall selection Matthew...
Niners Playoff Bound in 09 Says Banks
The 49′ers have a fan when it comes to expectations for 2009, as SI.com writer Don Banks has thrown it out there that the Niners are headed for…(gulp!) the postseason!
Yes, Banks wrote recently that the Niners will make it to the dance, somewhat based on their very solid...
DE McDonald to Miss Part of Season After MCL Surgery
Pro Football Weekly reports that Ray McDonald will likely miss the first part of the season after MCL surgery:
Sources tell Pro Football Weekly that the knee surgery to reconstruct 49ers DE Ray McDonald’s medial collateral ligament will keep him out of action through training...
No Niners Starting QB to be Announced Till the Start of Preseason
You can forget about finding out who the starting QB of the Niners is going to be until the start of preseason. The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports that the team will be waiting to announce any starter till that time. Here’s the story:
Jimmy Raye intimated that he would like the [...]
Hill and Smith Ready to Wage War for the Starting QB Spot
The 49′ers are hoping that they will have a much more efficient offense in 2009, and one position that has to be settled early for coach Mike Singletary and the club is that of quarterback. The weekend mini-camp showed a little glimpse of what is going to come down in July at...
New O-Coordinator Raye Ready to Turn Offense Around
There’s a new sheriff in town when it comes to the 49′ers offense, and that man is 63-year-old Jimmy Raye. He’s the clubs new offensive coordinator, and he’s ready to get the Niners offense turned into a unit that can be good at both running and passing. He...
Q&A w/ Niners First-Round Pick Michael Crabtree
Former Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree, drafted by San Francisco with the 10th overall pick in the 2009 NFL draft, told Sporting News’ Bill Eichenberger and other reporters that he considers himself the best of the receivers class despite being drafted behind Maryland...
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Rookie 3rd Round Pick Coffee Looking to be That Spark Plug for the Run Game
There is no doubt that the 49′ers ground game could use some help, and the team hopes that last Sunday’s pick of Glen Coffee in the third round of the NFL Draft will do that. Coffee will come in and do his best to help out Frank Gore, who last season led the team [...]
Niners Real Needs Not Met in Weekend Draft
The Niners came into the weekend draft needing to address two major positions on their roster - offensive tackle and outside pass-rusher. With nine picks overall, it seemed more than likely the club would choose players at those positions.
Instead, they didn’t go that route...
Video: Crabtree Falls To San Francisco At No. 10
Erin Andrews interviews former Texas Tech WR Michael Crabtree on becoming a 49er
Crabtree Talks to the Media After the Draft
(on the city of San Franciscco): It has great weather. I can’t wait to play football in that weather.
(on playing in San Francisco instead of Oakland): I feel like I’m in the position where if somebody wants me and needs me, I just can’t wait to play.
(on SF QB situation...
WR Michael Crabtree Falls to the Niners at the 10 Spot
The Niners got a gift on Saturday with wide out Michael Crabtree falling to the team with the #10 pick in the NFL Draft. Some had Crabtree being the top wide out, but the Raiders stopped that with the selection of Darrius Heyward-Bey with the #7 pick.
Crabtree is 41 career touchdowns...
49?ers Still Looking at QB’s as the Draft Closes In
While the Niners have a couple of throwers already on their roster, today’s SF Chronicle reports that the team has not ruled out going after a high-profile QB in Saturday’s draft. “It’s not like we’d draft a guy and have him compete for the starting job...
Director of Football Administration Tumey Steps Down
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat is reporting that Director of football administration Terry Tumey, a member of the 49ers’ organization for the past eight years, resigned from his post last week.
The report says that Tumey will likely become become athletic director at Dominican...
Three Key Moments of the Niners 09 Schedule from NFL.com
The Mike Singletary era officially begins at Arizona in Week 1. The 49ers showed marked improvement when Singletary took over for Mike Nolan who was fired after Week 7. The 49ers went 5-3 over the final eight games of the season, one win better than eventually the eventual NFC champions...
2009 49?ers Schedule Out - Two Primetime Battles
1
Sun, Sept. 13
at Arizona Cardinals
FOX
4:15 p.m.
2
Sun, Sept. 20
vs. Seattle Seahawks
FOX
4:05 p.m.
3
Sun, Sept. 27
at Minnesota Vikings
FOX
1 p.m.
4
Sun, Oct. 4
vs. St. Louis Rams
FOX
4:15 p.m.
5
Sun, Oct. 11
vs. Atlanta Falcons
FOX
4:05 p.m.
6
Bye
7
Sun, Oct. 25...
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