Ravens, 49ers issue first Super Bowl practice reportMike Florio, profootballtalk.com The game remains 11 days away, but the teams who will be playing in it have made available to anyone who may be interested a rundown of the injuries that affected the ability of certain players to practice on Wednesday. Even if one of the teams didn’t p… |
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Darren Rovell, ESPN.com San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has filed for the trademark, "Kaepernicking," his bicep-kissing act that swept the West Coast following his team's postseason run. |
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Road to the Superdome: 49ersJan 23
Colleague Dan Graziano asked for San Francisco 49ers strengths and weaknesses during our "Road to the Superdome" conversation Wednesday afternoon. I forgot to mention the field-goal kicking situation as a weakness. Justin Tucker vs. David Aker… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Frank Gore's efforts in the San Francisco 49ers' NFC Championship Game victory over the Atlanta Falcons didn't go unnoticed by the NFL, which decided he wore his socks last Sunday a little too low to its liking. |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com The Oakland Raiders have hired former New York Jets offensive coordinator Tony Sparano as their assistant head coach/offensive line. |
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The three NFC West teams reaching the Super Bowl over the past eight seasons had an important similarity. All three kept their offensive lines intact all season. That is the case for the San Francisco 49ers as their linemen -- left tackle Joe Staley, le… |
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Matt Loede, 49ersgab.com There’s one man who seems to think that the NFC Championship Game was simply a “warm-up” for the team to get ready for Super Bowl XLVII against the Ravens – Eddie DeBartolo Jr. Eddie DeBartolo Jr. hasn’t owned the 49ers for nearly 13 years, but … |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com What's up, ladies? Do you like the Ravens? Would you like a ticket to the Super Bowl? Are you "hot?" Are you open to performing an "HJ/BJ/etc." in exchange for said Super Bowl ticket? Well then, this Craigslist ad is for you! More » |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Raiders General Manager Reggie McKenzie supports the Rooney Rule. But after an offseason in which every NFL team followed the letter of the Rooney Rule — interviewing at least one minority before hiring a head coach or G.M. — and yet no team hired a m… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The San Francisco 49ers will be the first team to touch down in New Orleans for the Super Bowl when the NFC champions arrive Sunday night. The Baltimore Ravens are set to show up Monday. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Police say they have arrested the man who committed a stabbing outside the Georgia Dome following the Falcons’ loss to the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday. James Lewis McCoy of Villa Rica, Georgia, was arrested on Tuesday. There’s no word… |
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Steve Reddicliffe, nytimes.com Olive branches were extended across the N.F.L. on Tuesday, but that's not to say there wasn't any feuding. |
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PunditTracker, deadspin.com Republished with permission from PunditTracker.com More » |
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Tim Brown, who claimed Bill Callahan sabotaged the Super Bowl, backs off comments one day laterJan 23
Frank Schwab, yahoo.com Former NFL great Tim Brown made one of the most baffling, hard to believe claims you'll ever hear - even in a post-Manti Te'o hoax world - on Tuesday when he suggested Raiders coach Bill Callahan sabotaged Super Bowl XXXVII. Well, given a day to think a… |
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The San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens each have four players with Super Bowl experience. The 49ers' Clark Haggans and the Ravens' Anquan Boldin got that experience with the Arizona Cardinals following the 2008 season. 2012 Receiving Comparison Bo… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Ravens and 49ers are the two teams headed to the Super Bowl, but they aren’t the two teams that will be up for discussion during Wednesday’s edition of PFT Live. Mike Florio will be talking to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News about the Jets… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the allegations of sabotage in Super Bowl XXXVII grew, it was only a matter of time before former Raiders coach Bill Callahan addressed them. And address them he did, via a late-night statement suggesting that he has gotten himself lawyered up. By u… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Over the weekend, there were reports that the 49ers doubted that wide receiver Michael Crabtree would be charged with a crime after it broke that police were investigating an accusation of sexual assault against him. An update on the case from the San F… |
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One year ago, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree voiced frustration over the opportunities available to him during an overtime defeat to the New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game. Crabtree had finished that game with a single rece… |
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Greg Knapp has bounced back pretty nicely since being fired as the Oakland Raiders’ offensive coordinator on Dec. 31. Last Friday, Knapp was hired as the Denver Broncos’ quarterback coach. He replaced Adam Gase, who was promoted to offensive coordinat… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com With Carson Palmer injured, Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor got what appeared to be a throwaway start in the final game of the regular season. But it might have been a preview of coming attractions. Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie told Alex M… |
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Around the NFC West: Jan. 23, 2013 Michael Crabtree's connection to a sexual-assault investigation made for a sensational story heading into the NFC Championship Game. It's only fair to emphasize the flip side of the story now that the evidence against … |
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Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com Former Oakland Raiders quarterback Jamarcus Russell is hoping to make a return to the NFL. Seriously. Despite still weighing 308 pounds, the former first round pick believes he can make a return to the league. Russell has been working out for the last s… |
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Nitpickers are super critical of 49ers What took Jim Harbaugh so long to make the quarterback switch? [...] surely some eventually will demand to know, "How long was Harbaugh going to keep the world's best quarterback cooling his winged heels on th… |
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49ers' A.J. Jenkins not producing Five months after Jim Harbaugh's unprompted and spirited defense of A.J. Jenkins included the assertion that the first-round pick "is going to be an outstanding football player," his claim was more modest Mond… |
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Startling claim on Callahan, Super Bowl For one day at least, the 4-12 Raiders stole the headlines from the NFC champion 49ers during Super Bowl week. Former Oakland wide receiver Tim Brown has complained for years about the performance of former head c… |
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49ers' David Akers' kicking trials SUPER BOWL XLVII Ex-coach says kicker's misses might indicate 'he's getting a little tentative' [...] most kickers that have missed big kicks a lot of times just block them out and don't finish the kick. In San Francis… |
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