San Francisco 49ers News and Rumors

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RENTON, Wash. -- Aldon Smith, Patrick Peterson and Doug Baldwin lit up the NFL, relatively speaking, as NFC West rookies last season. Smith's 14 sacks led the 49ers. Peterson's four touchdowns on punt returns tied an NFL record. Baldwin led the Seattle …

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The San Francisco 49ers' Jim Harbaugh, known to walk past the first-class cabin to his seat in coach, should be relieved to have missed Forbes' list of 10 highest-paid coaches. 2012 Forbes Salary Estimates Harbaugh's three NFC West contemporaries made t…

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After Jason Slowey's junior season, Western Oregon University head coach Arne Ferguson sat down with his left tackle and delivered this message: He had the ability to play in the NFL. In response, Slowey was more...

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Last week's rookie minicamp produced the 49ers ' first loss of the season. Outside linebacker Darius Fleming, a fifth-round pick from Notre Dame, sustained a torn ACL during an afternoon practice Friday, his agent, Andy...

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Swoosh! Just like that, NikeTown will soon disappear from San Francisco. The 50,000-square-foot store, an anchor tenant in Union Square for the past 15 years, will be closing within the next 12 months for a complete...

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Examining who faces the most challenging season for the San Francisco 49ers and why. Frank Gore ranked sixth among NFL rushers with 1,211 yards last season, at one point rushing for at least 100 yards in five consecutive games. He earned Pro Bowl honors…

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Andre Hardy is not going to be the next Antonio Gates, at least not for the Raiders . The Raiders waived the tight end on Monday, a month after they signed the basketball player out of Cal State Fullerton. The 6-foot-5,...

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A look at the San Francisco 49ers' offseason to this point ... What went right: The 49ers kept together one of the NFL's best defenses by re-signing Ahmad Brooks and Carlos Rogers, and by naming Dashon Goldson their franchise player. ... The coaching st…

Doug Farrar, yahoo.com

What we noticed while wondering just how much we could take away from non-contact minicamps involving nothing but rookies, and a few veterans per team who were allowed to participate because they didn't get a vested year last season: 49ers first-round p…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

We’ve already heard about the work the 49ers are doing with Alex Smith on his footwork this offseason. That’s actually stage two in Smith’s offseason mechanical work. Smith spent a week working with former Major League Baseball pitching coach Tom Ho…

Al Saracevic, sfgate.com

Jim Harbaugh got the boys back together this past week, and it was an impressive sight. There was a decided confidence and swagger surrounding the 49ers as they gathered in Santa Clara for some light workouts. Scanning...

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

It was all confetti and shovels when the 49ers and officials in Santa Clara broke ground on a new NFL stadium.  Now, some folks in Santa Clara are feeling a bit betrayed. As Mike Rosenberg of the San Jose Mercury News explains it, the team’s deal to ge…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Bills G.M. Buddy Nix says that QB Vince Young won’t be a distraction, but he already is. Former Texas A&M WR Jeff Fuller, son of former 49ers DB Jeff Fuller, would like to reunite with QB Ryan Tannehill as a member of the Dolphins. The mystery final…

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In his pre-draft rankings, NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock slotted Virginia's Cam Johnson as his No. 50 prospect, sandwiched between USC defensive end Nick Perry and South Carolina wide receiver Alshon Jeffery. As it...

Eric Branch, sfgate.com

A.J. Jenkins isn't ready to run "The Hill" with Jerry Rice . On the first day of the 49ers ' three-day rookie minicamp Friday, the first-round pick discovered there is being in shape. And then there's being in NFL shape....