Posts Tagged with "San Francisco 49ers"
49ers to hire Baalke to handle GM duties
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...McNabb okay with return to Washington
Tuesday, December 28, 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...49ers dump Singletary after playoff elimination
Monday, December 27, 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...Lewis asks 49ers for release
Saturday, October 2, 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...49ers hand pink slip to Jimmy Raye
Monday, September 27, 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...49ers deal with Brian Westbrook a win for both sides
Tuesday, August 17, 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...49ers looking to deal Kentwan Balmer
Sunday, August 15, 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...49ers at a loss with departure of Glen Coffee
Saturday, August 14, 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...49ers receive big scare with Chilo Rachal collapse
Tuesday, August 3, 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...Dolphins send Ginn west to San Francisco
Friday, April 16, 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...San Francisco 49ers put Shaun Hill on Trading Block
Saturday, March 13, 2010
The 49ers have given quarterback Shaun Hill permission to seek a trade, effectively putting him up on the trading block heading into next month’s draft. San Francisco recently signed former No. 1 overall pick David Carr to be the new backup option to former No. 1 pick Alex Smith, who experienced a career resurgence last [...]
Continue reading...San Francisco interested in adding Leon Washington?
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Mark this down as conjecture at this point, but based on various reports around the league, the 49ers have begun to show interest in signing restricted free agent running back Leon Washington (Jets) to a offer sheet in the near future. Washington was only tendered with a second round offer, and as such he could [...]
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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