Having played his college football at the University of San Diego under 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that quarterback Josh Johnson (Buccaneers) would end up signing with San Francisco this off-season. After getting last year’s starter Alex Smith locked up for a reasonable amount, the 49ers made that projection a reality, [...]
Continue reading...20 March 2012
Wed @ 10:30 am CST – Smith’s deal is for three years, $24 million, with $16.5 million of that guaranteed. The total value with all incentives could go as high as $33 million. Tues @ 8:08 pm CST – After their brief flirtation with Peyton Manning late last week nearly blew up in their face, the 49ers have [...]
Continue reading...19 March 2012
From the moment it was announced that Peyton Manning would be set free from his contract in Indianapolis, the rumors of where he might end up playing next fall began to swirl at gale force speed, gathering strength as he took his first visit to Denver, and never really let up throughout the remainder of the [...]
Continue reading...18 March 2012
In the 10 days or so that Peyton Manning has been a free agent, rumors have put his future home in multiple locales around the country, from Denver to San Francisco with Tennessee in between. Throughout the process, little if any details have emerged with regard to a possible contract figure for Manning, and while there [...]
Continue reading...13 March 2012
One of the biggest priorities for the 49ers this off-season was to keep as many of their own free agents as possible in place, preferring to stick with the roster that played their way to the NFC title game last year instead of breaking the bank in free agency. It’s easier said than done though, [...]
Continue reading...12 March 2012
Get ready 49ers fans. The 84 jerseys are coming. After a season away from the NFL, wide receiver Randy Moss is back in the league, signing a one year contract with San Francisco earlier this evening. Moss failed to latch on with a team last season, mostly as result of him not wanting to sign with [...]
Continue reading...28 February 2012
Coming off a career year in which he logged 50 tackles and seven sacks, linebacker Ahmad Brooks had every reason to believe he would find a major contract one way or another this off-season. That belief became reality earlier today, as the 49ers and Brooks agreed on a new six year contract, worth an estimated $44.5 [...]
Continue reading...4 August 2011
Braylon Edwards today signed a one year $3.5 million dollar contract with the San Fransisco 49ers. It’s a base line contract for a wide reciever who only a few short years ago had 16 touchdown receptions. In fact, he is even making less than Mike Sims-Walker is with the St. Louis Rams. So what does [...]
Continue reading...29 December 2010
Just days removed from firing head coach Mike Singletary and promising sweeping changes within the organization, the 49ers are reportedly close to taking the first step towards that goal. According to NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi, San Francisco will go with Trent Baalke as their next general manager. Lombardi would seemingly be one to know what’s happening with the club, given that [...]
Continue reading...28 December 2010
Just two weeks removed from being relegated to the bench, Donovan McNabb has expressed a desire to stay the course with the Redskins next season, if he can gain some assurance that he’ll be the team’s starter from head coach Mike Shanahan. Despite not having much to work with aside from McNabb as of right [...]
Continue reading...27 December 2010
The inevitable finally came to fruition late this evening, as San Francisco reportedly decided to terminate the contract of head coach Mike Singletary, just a few short hours removed from his team’s disappointing loss in St. Louis, which officially ended their minute chances of reaching the post-season. Singletary was just 18-22 during his tenure with [...]
Continue reading...2 October 2010
Through the season’s first three games, San Francisco has easily been the most disappointing team in the league, with an 0-3 start coming courtesy of two disastrous efforts on the road in Seattle and Kansas City, sandwiched around a heartbreaking loss at home to New Orleans on Monday Night Football. While that hasn’t led to [...]
Continue reading...27 September 2010
Shortly after San Francisco’s devastating blowout loss in Kansas City, head coach Mike Singletary made it clear that he stood behind offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye, and that any decision on his future with the team would come in the off-season. But less than 24 hours later, the 49ers reversed their opinion on Raye and fired [...]
Continue reading...16 September 2010
This off-season has been a trying one to say the least for both the Chargers and their embattled wide receiver Vincent Jackson. First came the news that Jackson would not be eligible for free agency, with the NFL owners and Player’s Association unable to reach an accord on a new collective bargaining agreement, keeping hundreds [...]
Continue reading...17 August 2010
Over the past two seasons, injuries have taken their toll on running back Brian Westbrook, forcing him to miss a significant amount of time last season, and enough of the year before to keep him from hitting the all important 1,000 yards on the season. San Francisco’s front office likely weighed all of that in [...]
Continue reading...15 August 2010
Just a few days removed from having running back Glen Coffee leave the team for reasons unknown, San Francisco has now been forced to seek a trading partner to work with in a deal to move defensive tackle Kentwan Balmer, after he failed to show back up at the team’s facility following an approved leave [...]
Continue reading...14 August 2010
It’s not often that a professional player is willing give up his career for another pursuit, and it’s even rarer to see one do it early on before they pocket a sizable amount of money for their athletic ability. But that’s exactly what happened to the 49ers this morning, with running back Glen Coffee abruptly [...]
Continue reading...3 August 2010
There’s not much worse that can befall a team in training camp than to have a player drop to the ground as a result of the heat, especially in light of the death of Vikings offensive tackle Korey Stringer in 2001 during practice. Unfortunately for San Francisco, that exact scenario played out for a short [...]
Continue reading...16 April 2010
Once Miami’s acquisition of Brandon Marshall became final, wide receiver Ted Ginn, Jr. quickly became the odd man out on the depth chart. Many around the league expected the Dolphins to trade Ginn before the draft next week, and that’s exactly what happened, with Miami shipping Ginn out this morning to San Francisco. The news [...]
Continue reading...14 March 2010
The San Francisco 49ers have traded former starting quarterback Shaun Hill to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a seventh round pick in the 2011 draft, according to multiple sources. Hill was 10-6 as the 49ers starter, with 3,490 yards, 23 TD’s, 11 INT’s, and an 87.3 QBR. He entered 2009 as the starter but [...]
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