49ers Football Fever

Mike Nolan thinks there are reasons beyond safety for the proposal that could lead to an NFL ban on hair hanging from the back of helmets.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Pro football bad boy Adam “Pacman” Jones is back in the news.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Here is the fun aspect of analyzing the 49ers’ recent trip to the NFL’s Law & Order courtroom: It doesn’t matter that much. In fact, if this were a real “Law & Order” episode, it would be a pretty dull and technical one.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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When he was last a topic of discussion, Alex Smith was walking around in a sling after shoulder surgery put an end to what had been a miserable 2007 season for him. Now, the sling is gone and Smith is working his way back, one tentative throw at a time. The… […]

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The Arena Football League’s Colorado Crush signed defensive lineman John Syptak to its practice squad Thursday. The 6-foot-2, 250-pounder participated in the San Francisco 49ers’ training camp last season.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Here is the fun aspect of analyzing the 49ers’ recent trip to the NFL’s Law & Order courtroom: It doesn’t matter that much. In fact, if this were a real “Law & Order” episode, it would be a pretty dull and technical one.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Ad Astra Per Aspera. The Latin phrase — translation: “To the stars through difficulties” — is printed twice on Kansas State’s spring football media guide — once above the 2007 schedule, which loosely tells the story of the Wildcats’ 5-7 season; the other below the Kansas flag on the back cover. It’s […]

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With the overwhelming support of the students on the campus of Lamar University voting to pay an athletic fee each semester, the return of Cardinal football is in plain view.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Niners All-Pro defender Patrick Willis never missed a down in ‘07. It’s no surprise that he headlines Alex Marvez’s All-Iron Man team.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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49ers All-Pro defender Patrick Willis never missed a down in ‘07. It’s no surprise that he headlines Alex Marvez’s All-Iron Man team.Hat tip: Yahoo! News

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Bo Pelini, Nebraskas new football coach, will be the featured speaker at Columbus Area Chamber of Commerces Annual C…Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Say this much for young Terrelle Pryor: The high school phenom already has turned the college football world sideways. And the impact is more significant than you think.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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49ers Forfeit 5th-Round Draft Pick for Tampering With Bears Linebacker Lance Briggs Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Before I get to this week’s email, here’s my take on Roger Goodell stripping the 49ers of a fifth-round pick and making the Bears and 49ers swap third-round picks in Chicago’s favor in the wake of the tampering case involving Lance Briggs.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Seattle Seahawks defensive back Marcus Trufant signed a six-year contract on Wednesday that will make him one of the National Football League’s highest-paid cornerbacks.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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During his high school years, Jeff Otah, a top offensive line prospect in April’s NFL draft, played in three varsity football games. Five-star recruit? Not so much. But nothing says a late bloomer can’t become a big boomer.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The 49ers will forfeit their fifth-round draft pick as part of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s ruling Monday that the club violated the league’s anti-tampering policy.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Even before spring football drills began Wednesday, Kentucky had nearly a dozen players shelved by injuries. Those who will participate in some drills but will have no contact: •  FB/TE Maurice Grinter (shoulder surgery) and DE Nii Adjei Oninku (knee), both for the entire spring; and CB Robbie McAtee […]

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National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell ruled Monday that the San Francisco 49ers must forfeit their fifth-round pick in next month’s NFL Draft for player tampering.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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FOOTBALL 49ers cut ties with Dilfer The San Francisco 49ers terminated quarterback Trent Dilfer’s contract Thursday, possibly signaling the end of the 14-year veteran’s career. Dilfer started six games for the 49ers last season, passing for 1,166 yards with seven touchdowns and 12 interceptions. … The Detroit Lions cut running back Kevin […]

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Football The San Francisco 49ers terminated quarterback Trent Dilfer’s contract yesterday, possibly signaling the end of the 14-year veteran’s career. Dilfer started six games for the 49ers last season, passing for 1,166 yards with 7 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, and a 55.1 passer rating before incurring a season-ending concussion. Dilfer, the sixth overall pick in 1994 […]

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FARGO (AP) - Six former University of North Dakota and North Dakota State football standouts have gotten a chance to work out for NFL scouts.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — National Football League teams have come calling on Piotr Czech, and that’s nothing but good news for the best placekicker in Wagner College history.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Timmy Morrison spent the better part of last fall making plays with his head, legs and arm while leading Billerica High’s football team to a final record of 8-3. Morrison was truly a difference-maker on an Indian offense that was capable of producing points in bunches.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The 49ers signed Bryant Johnson on Monday, adding another veteran wide receiver from an NFC West rival to new coordinator Mike Martz’s offense. The 49ers signed Isaac Bruce, who spent his first 14 seasons with St.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The 49ers were called in front of the NFL commissioner on Monday in New York to defend themselves against tampering charges. The Chicago Bears filed a grievance against the 49ers, charging the 49ers tampered with Bears linebacker Lance Briggs during the regular season.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Santa Clara voters will have an opportunity in November to pass judgment on a proposed new stadium for the San Francisco 49ers that would be partly funded by public money. The City Council voted unanimously late Tuesday to put a measure on the Nov. 4 ballot…. […]

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General manager Scot McCloughan scoffed Wednesday at the notion the 49ers are turning into the Washington Redskins, with a high-spending approach to free agency.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Vote/comment: Free agency acquisitions made 49ers better? Scot McCloughan, the 49ers’ general manager, was on a conference call Wednesday. He was talking to reporters about all the swell moves the team made during the recent NFL free-agent extreme-beauty-makeover period.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Vote/comment: Free agency acquisitions made 49ers better? With several big-ticket items out of the way, the 49ers will search the landscape for depth along the offensive line.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Scandal! Controversy! Corruption! Coaches paying enrollment fees for student-athletes!! Students piling on the summer credits!! Loss of a scholarship!!! Can’t recruit jucos!!! Failure to monitor!!!! Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Barnsley shock Chelsea in the FA Cup quarter-finals after Portsmouth stun Man Utd and Liverpool crush Newcastle in the Premier League.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Aaron Rodgers is ascending a throne of Packers quarterbacks that was built by Arnie Herber, modified by Bart Starr and remodeled by Brett Favre. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Maybe Brett Favre wasn’t the best quarterback in NFL history, although he was pretty close.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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After officially putting his name to the 49ers’ dotted line Tuesday, wide receiver Isaac Bruce acknowledged he has no idea which quarterback will be throwing him the ball in 2008.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Receiver Isaac Bruce formally signed his two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers yesterday, four days after agreeing to continue his 14-year career with the St. Louis Rams’ longtime division rival.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Receiver Isaac Bruce formally signed his two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday, four days after agreeing to continue his 14-year career with the St. Louis Rams’ longtime division rival.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Residents demanded Tuesday night that the Santa Clara City Council give them all the information regarding a measure they will vote upon in November to build a stadium in the city for the San Francisco 49ers football team.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The Santa Clara City Council Tuesday night approved placing on the November ballot a measure on whether to approve building a football stadium in the city for the San Francisco 49ers. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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