49ers Football Fever

The 49ers have had more that their share of high-maintenance wide receivers. Terrell Owens, Antonio Bryant and Brandon Lloyd spring to mind. So it came as a surprise that they were willing to take a chance on Josh Morgan.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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For a guy with an alleged sketchy resume, Morgan sure makes a favorable impression. Everything is “yes sir” and “no sir,” and he writes poetry. 49ers: Blog | Forum | More Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The 49ers have had more than their share of high-maintenance wide receivers. Terrell Owens, Antonio Bryant and Brandon Lloyd spring to mind.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The 49ers have had more than their share of high-maintenance wide receivers. Terrell Owens, Antonio Bryant and Brandon Lloyd spring to mind. More 49ers Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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The 49ers have had more than their share of high-maintenance wide receivers. Terrell Owens, Antonio Bryant and Brandon Lloyd spring to mind. Fan blog | Forum | More 49ers Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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As part of his rookie orientation, San Francisco 49ers receiver Josh Morgan visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame over the summer.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SANTA CLARA - J.T. O’Sullivan, whom 49ers coach Mike Nolan said last month was part of a three-way quarterback competition, took his first snaps of training camp on Wednesday.Nolan said on the first day of camp that it was a two-quarterback competition involving Shaun Hill and Alex Smith. That left O’Sullivan out of the picture.Hat […]

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Once the cradle of the NFL’s finest passers, the city of San Francisco is now the home to the league’s second ugliest quarterback controversy. Should the 49ers stick with former No. 1 overall pick Alex Smith, or hand the ball to journeyman Shaun Hill who turned a few tricks in the final month of 2007? […]

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In the eyes of 49ers defensive coordinator Greg Manusky, Justin Smith is “a violent player.” He said it with admiration, the way a veteran boxing trainer expresses his love for a prized heavyweight. Smith takes over for the retired Bryant Young, at least in… […]

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One afternoon during a recent football season, 49ers owner John York walked into Mix, a San Francisco gay bar. In the Castro, often described as the gayest neighborhood in America, the NFL owner turned heads, even though he’d been there before. More sports news, results Team pages: […]

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.—It has been quite an adjustment for Barry Sims since he moved across San Francisco Bay to join the 49ers. “I’m getting used to wearing red,” said Sims, who spent the first nine seasons of his NFL career in Oakland Raiders’ silver and black.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Alex Smith and Shaun Hill sat down in the spring to have “The Talk.” They’ve been good friends for two years. Although they both play quarterback for the 49ers, there had not been any direct competition between the two men.Until now.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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As part of his rookie orientation, receiver Josh Morgan visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame over the summer. It was great fun. But Morgan didn’t need to go all that way to see a bit of NFL history. He merely needed to walk across the locker room.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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SANTA CLARA - The 49ers hit the practice field Friday to open training camp. But that’s all the hitting they’ll do for a while.Coach Mike Nolan decided to have non-contact practices for the first three days of camp to ease the team back into football mode. The team will put on pads for the first […]

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SANTA CLARA — A day after owner Jed York called 49ers fans the most loyal in the NFL, the 49ers put that loyalty to the test.The team abruptly canceled Sunday’s afternoon session, one of the eight practices open to the public.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Most NFL training camps take place in hotter, more humid weather than the 49ers’ camp in Santa Clara. The balmy weather doesn’t ease the constant exertion and tedium. For many players, camp is enclosed in a pressure cooker of sweating to get or keep a job. “… […]

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A day after owner Jed York called 49ers fans the most loyal in the NFL, the 49ers put that loyalty to the test.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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As part of his rookie orientation, 49ers receiver Josh Morgan visited the Pro Football Hall of Fame over the summer. It was great fun. But Morgan didn’t need to go all that way to see a bit of NFL history. Vote: Who will make the team? Fan blog […]

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No position is more important in fantasy football than running back and landing a superstar RB is one of the safest ways to get to the winner’s circle in your league. Teams that have been fortunate enough to land one of the top picks always seem to have an advantage because a player like LaDainian […]

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Quarterback Tony Graziani of the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League was expected to be the one to lead the franchise to its first title after guiding the team to the playoffs in 2006 and 2007. But after a knee injury sidelined the former Atlanta Falcons signal-caller in Week 3, backup Matt D’Orazio stepped […]

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Under a sunny sky, the 49ers opened training camp Friday, and nobody was happier to take part than Manny Lawson. He was enjoying himself so much, you half-expected him to break out in a song, like Pierce Brosnan in “Mamma Mia!” No, wait - like somebody who… […]

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The 49ers signed center Cody Wallace to a four-year contract Wednesday, leaving only first-round pick Kentwan Balmer unsigned on the day before players report to training camp.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Former Webster and Northern State football standout Nathan Breske has been hired by the San Francisco 49ers as an assistant athletic trainer and team physical therapist. Breske quarterbacked the 1999 Wolves to a 9–2 record and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference title with an 8–0 record….Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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There is crying in football. You can take it from defensive lineman Kentwan Balmer, who said he shed some tears after his agent and the 49ers agreed on a contract. The team’s top draft pick called his father, Charles, a truck driver who was on the road in… […]

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Neither the Raiders nor 49ers did anything of note this day, or really any day since the draft ended. Thus, as they enter the start of their training camps (the Raiders today in Napa, the 49ers Thursday in Santa Clara) they missed many opportunities to get… […]

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HENDERSON, Nev. — Although three CSU football players were named to the Mountain West Conference’s 10th anniversary team today, the biggest surprises weren’t who made the team but who didn’t.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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A year ago, the 49ers were a trendy pick. But when the bell rang for the 2007 season, everybody’s favorite sleeper kept right on sleeping. So it’s understandable that the 49ers are trying to steer clear of hype this time around. Vote: Key to 49ers’ success? Fan blog | Forum | More 49ersHat tip: […]

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A convicted rapist who lied to victims about playing football with the San Francisco 49ers and sexually assaulted a former girlfriend who let him sleep on her couch in Foster City will essentially die in prison after being sentenced to a minimum of 80 years to life in prison.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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A year ago, the 49ers were a trendy pick. Athlon Sports magazine’s cover blared “Playoff Run in San Fran.” Pro Football Weekly called the 49ers “a very interesting dark horse.” The Mercury News said “a division title is within reach.”Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – It isn’t every high school football team whose quarterback is the son of a Hall of Famer. What sets Oaks Christian apart is that, starting this fall, it will have two. Nick Montana, meet Trevor Gretzky. Photo caption: Hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky […]

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Three of the six former NFL players who will enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 2 have chosen their sons to present them at the induction ceremony — including both former Washington Redskins players. Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — It isn’t every high school football team whose quarterback is the son of a Hall of Famer. What sets Oaks Christian apart is that, starting this fall, it will have two.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Hey, football-starved folks, it’s chow time. We’re talking real football. Not the 1-nil stuff.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Guard Larry Allen, a free agent whom most expected to retire after 14 seasons, called 49ers offensive line coach George Warhop last week to express an interest in returning to the club this season, Nolan said. “He has (interest), but to what degree, I’m not sure,” Nolan said.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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Team switches from brash approach to a ‘one game at a time’ mind-set. 49ers: Blog | Forum | MoreHat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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A year ago, the 49ers were a trendy pick. Athlon Sports magazine’s cover blared “Playoff Run in San Fran.” Pro Football Weekly called the 49ers “a very interesting dark horse.” The Mercury News said “a division title is within reach.” Vote: Key to 49ers’ success? Fan blog | Forum | More 49ersHat tip: Yahoo! […]

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The brother of deceased former UT football star Jackie Walker suggests that sexual orientation is why the SEC’s first black All-American isn’t in any halls of fame.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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When his playing career is over, Chad Pennington isn’t planning to put his journalism degree from Marshall University to good use. He might consider coaching high school football - he’s a “Friday Night Lights” guy - and the way he worked the room at Randy Moss’s recent charity golf tournament in Charleston, W.Va., a career […]

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Capsules of the 32 NFL teams as they approach the start of training camps, with last year’s records, including playoffs.Hat tip: Yahoo! NewsRead full story

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