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NFC West News and Rumors

Charges won't be filed against 49ers' Crabtree

CNNSI.com

Criminal charges won't be filed against 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree after an alleged sexual assault in a hotel after the team's playoff victory over the Green Bay Packers, San Francisco's district attorney said Friday.

ESPN.com

Most Pro Bowl Choices Since 2002 Realignment Eighteen players from the NFC West earned Pro Bowl honors this season. Only the NFC North (19) had more players honored. The NFC West still has some catching up to do since realignment in 2002, however. The c…

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The Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers have shown up as possible trade destinations for New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis. I just don't see it happening, for simple reasons. The 49ers have not made big-ticket acquisitions in free agency or v…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

A career-worst season, and a playoff kick off the uprights is not enough to shake the 49ers’ confidence in David Akers. (Other, than of course, the fact they brought in another kicker earlier this month.) But 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh denied that his kic…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Having lost a salary cap guy to the Jets, the Seahawks found another one Friday, naming former Browns executive Matt Thomas as their new vice president of football administration. Thomas spent the previous three seasons with the Browns, after 12 years w…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

San Francisco officials are taking tougher measures to prevent potential fan violence on Super Bowl Sunday when the 49ers battle the Baltimore Ravens in New Orleans.

ESPN.com

Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson were the ultimate NFL bargains in 2012. The two NFC West quarterbacks earned a combined $1.6 million while leading their teams to the playoffs. They cost about the same in combined salary-cap charges. Adam Schefter to…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

During a late-season dry spell that came after the 49ers changed from Alex Smith to Colin Kaepernick at quarterback, tight end Vernon Davis saw his production evaporate. While he mentioned to the media that Kaepernick and Davis need to develop chemistry…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Next weekend, as the 49ers are preparing to play for a championship, one of the men who helped build them will be plotting their demise. Former 49ers general manager Scot McCloughan now works for the Seahawks in the scouting department, and will be sitt…

Darren Rovell, ESPN.com

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick might just become the most-bet-on player in Super Bowl history.

ESPN.com

Recent pieces from Adam Schefter and Mel Kiper Jr. have focused attention on some of the strongest decisions NFC West teams made during the 2012 NFL draft. With Kiper's 2012 draft re-grade in mind, I've put together a list showing the NFC West rookie dr…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

For the 49ers and Ravens, the path to the Super Bowl was clear: They won their divisions, then won their playoff games, and now they have a chance to earn the right to be considered the best team in the NFL. But the other seven men who will be on the fi…

Frank Schwab, yahoo.com

San Francisco 49ers fans love Colin Kaepernick. The 49ers media probably likes him a little more after he shipped some pizzas over to the reporters as they worked. University of Nevada-Reno fans love him so much they all were "Kaepernicking" a…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Long before he had to scheme against him in the biggest game of the year, 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio was a huge Joe Flacco fan. Fangio was a Ravens assistant when Flacco was drafted, and in the early days of OTAs, Fangio told then-boss John …

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It's no longer news around here when Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Darnell Dockett says something outrageous. Sometimes it's still humorous, however, and depending upon your sensibilities, Dockett hit the funny bone while expanding on a failed onl…

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

It remains a mystery that eight NFL teams bypassed defensive coordinator Ray Horton for their head coaching vacancy this offseason. Horton is one of the top defensive-minded coaches in the NFL, coordinating an Arizona Cardinals defense that ranked sixth…

Frank Schwab, yahoo.com

There's a reason Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman Darnell Dockett has about 170,000 followers on Twitter. He'll say just about anything at any time. There's not much filter. Thank goodness there's still someone like him in sports. "Anybody that …

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NaVorro Bowman's fourth-and-4 pass breakup all but delivered the San Francisco 49ers to victory over the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC Championship Game. The play was notable for a few reasons. Having Bowman, an inside linebacker, in coverage against a wid…

ESPN.com

Around the NFC West: Jan. 25, 2013 The NFC West lost one of its most compelling figures when the Arizona Cardinals parted with defensive coordinator Ray Horton this offseason. Horton, 52, was more likely than any coach in the division to speak his mind …

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

Instead of heading to New Orleans next week to play in the Super Bowl, Brandon Jacobs will have to watch on television as his former teammates take the field to play the Baltimore Ravens next Sunday. Jacobs was suspended for the remainder of the regular…