San Francisco 49ers News and Rumors
Kaepernicking trademarking hardly a distractionMike Florio, profootballtalk.com It was inevitable, we suppose, that 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick would be questioned and/or criticized for filing an application for trademark protection of the term “Kaepernicking.” Skip Bayless of ESPN tweeted today that the effort to secure l… |
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From Ray Lewis and Colin Kaepernick to the Harbaugh brothers and the 49ers' return to glory, this Super Bowl has a lot of storylines to digest. Peter King breaks them down. |
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We interrupt our steady diet of San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl coverage to check out where the Arizona Cardinals stand in filling vacancies on their coaching staff. The chart lists the team's coaches from last season and those the team announced as havi… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The 49ers are preparing to head down to New Orleans for the Super Bowl and we’ll get an idea about how those preparations are proceeding when linebacker Ahmad Brooks stops by Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network. Brooks came up with a couple of big p… |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick has just seven career starts, not nearly enough time in the spotlight yet to treat the media as the enemy (though, in fairness, Jay Cutler had that down looooong before start No. 7). As such, Kaepernick is stil… |
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Bill Walsh, the San Francisco 49ers' greatest coach and perhaps the NFL's as well, agonized when the team he built won a Super Bowl without him. That is how miserable Walsh felt following his retirement from the game. That misery can be a shared one for… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com If the 49ers beat the Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII, folks in Baltimore have another reason to hate the team that left in the middle of the night nearly 29 years ago. Quarterback Colin Kaepernick plays for the 49ers in part because Colts quarterback Andrew… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Ravens coach John Harbaugh says the game plan for stopping 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick comes down to this: Don’t let him get to the outside, and when you have a shot at him, don’t miss the tackle. “We’re going to have to tackle him. We’re… |
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2013 NFL Mock Draft 1.0Jan 24
There's no Andrew Luck or RGIII to save a franchise, but that won't stop QBs from going early in this year's draft. But who will reach? Don Banks projects the first 2013 round. |
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Don Banks, CNNSI.com A mock draft in January is the ultimate example of the can't-wait-for-it mindset that prevails in today's world. Never mind that this year's draft class just became finalized days ago, or that NFL teams are still very early in the process of immersing t… |
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2012 49ers vs. Passes 16+ Yds. Past LOS Deeper passes have given the San Francisco 49ers' defense more trouble than usual recently. That is a concern heading into the Super Bowl given that Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has 15 touchdown passes,… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com San Francisco outside linebacker Aldon Smith is preparing to play in his first Super Bowl, after getting some help from a former 49ers outside linebacker who is the only player ever to win five Super Bowl rings. Charles Haley, the Hall of Fame finalist … |
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San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio tends to resist lazy narratives even when they're self-serving. It's one of the attributes that can make Fangio a good resource for how well the 49ers' defense is playing at a given time. 2011-2012 Sa… |
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Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com Inspired by quarterback Colin Kaepernick's tattoos, a group of 49ers fans has created temporary versions. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Much like everyone who enjoys exciting football, former 49ers starting quarterback Alex Smith said he’s getting a kick out of watching replacement Colin Kaepernick right now. “Absolutely, yes,” Smith said of enjoying the Super Bowl run, via Matt Mai… |
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Matt Loede, 49ersgab.com By Justin Bradford To survive in the NFL, teams must learn to adapt. This year’s Super Bowl teams, the 49ers and Ravens, have shown they were the best at adapting and are reaping the benefits. With the Lombardi Trophy on the line, the 49ers face the eno… |
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Around the NFC West: Jan. 24, 2013 San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick might as well be the one controlling who profits from the touchdown celebration bearing his name. "Kaepernicking" is not the sort of thing we discuss around he… |
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Joint news conference for Harbaughs For the first time in Super Bowl history, the head coaches will have a joint news conference before the game. The NFL, which will conduct the conference call, released the full media schedule leading up to the game. T… |
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Harbaugh road-tested Kaepernick in 2011 All it took to convince the rookie NFL coach that Colin Kaepernick just might be the 49ers' quarterback of the future was a little game of catch. Many experts were super-cool on Kaepernick as an NFL prospect, but … |
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49ers stay cool under pressure After wearing a suit jacket for four quarters Sunday, 49ers general manager Trent Baalke removed it after the NFC Championship Game and his cream button-down shirt was drenched with perspiration. [...] it was fitting they … |
