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NFC West News and Rumors

Harbaugh adds Stanford wideout Owusu

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The risks of concussions haven’t kept any former college football players from the NFL, including former college football players with a history of concussions. Stanford receiver Chris Owusu agreed to terms with the 49ers shortly after the draft ended, …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

As folks in Seattle continue to fret about the fact that their favorite football team possibly frittered a first-round pick away on a one-trick pony who won’t be big enough to excel at the NFL level, more evidence emerges that the Seahawks weren’t the…

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First impressions on the San Francisco 49ers' performance in the 2012 NFL draft: What I liked: The 49ers, having already kept together one of the NFL's most dominant defenses in free agency, made a concerted effort to improve on offense. Their first thr…

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First impressions on the Seattle Seahawks' performance in the 2012 NFL draft: What I liked: The Seahawks, after getting much bigger in their first two seasons under Pete Carroll, added welcome speed to their roster in this draft. Pass-rusher Bruce Irvin…

Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com

The Seattle Seahawks announced Sunday that they have signed ten players to undrafted rookie contracts. They are Ohio receiver Phil Bates, McNeese State cornerback London Durham, Cal (PA) guard Rishaw Johnson, Washington receiver Jermaine Kearse, Henders…

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First impressions on the St. Louis Rams' performance in the 2012 NFL draft: What I liked: The Rams added 10 players, including a league-high six among the first 96 selections. More than any team, they were in position to get quantity and quality, a luxu…

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First impressions on the Arizona Cardinals' performance in the 2012 NFL draft: What I liked: The Cardinals appeared to resist reaching to fill needs. The approach left Arizona with a huge need for an offensive tackle heading into the third day, but with…

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Reporters were finishing their work at Seattle Seahawks headquarters Saturday night when coach Pete Carroll popped in for some informal draft talk. Robert Turbin, the Utah State running back Seattle had selected in the fourth round, was one of the playe…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The draft’s biggest surprise came in the middle of the first round, when the Seahawks after trading down from No. 12 to No. 15 took former West Virginia defensive end Bruce Irvin. Regarded as a reach by those who didn’t realize multiple teams had Irvi…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

When the Rams selected kicker Greg Zuerlein in the sixth round, it signaled that Josh Brown’s job might not be secure for much longer. Brown’s security lasted less time than it took you to read that sentence. The Rams announced Saturday night that Bro…

ESPN.com

Good morning. The 2012 NFL draft flew by, I thought, and now it's time to pass along tentative, highly qualified assessments on how teams fared. ESPN's Chris Mortensen singled out the San Francisco 49ers for praise at the 1:50 mark of the video above. A…