Archive for June, 2007

The 49ers have a monthlong vacation before training camp begins, but don’t expect to see Frank Gore, sipping piña coladas on South Beach this July.  Instead, Gore will be a few miles to the west of the Miami beachfront, laboring up and down one of the highest hills in South Florida while tethered to a [...]

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Three weeks of organized team activity practices ended Thursday and here are a few things the 49ers found out about their team:
– Tight end Vernon Davis looks ready to become an offensive factor. He caught passes all over the field and drew praise from coach Mike Nolan and quarterbacks Trent Dilfer and Alex Smith. “He [...]

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National Football League executives were scheduled Tuesday to tour a Silicon Valley site where the 49ers want to build a new stadium, a day after San Francisco’s mayor gave his pitch to keep the team in the city, the Associated Press reports.  Mayor Gavin Newsom briefed league officials Monday on the city’s proposal to build [...]

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If new San Francisco 49′ers wide out Ashley Lelie wants to be a part of the teams offense this season, he had better get healthy in a hurry. Lelie was and still is expected to be a quality wide receiver for the 49′ers, one that could come in and stretch the field and make a [...]

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The 49′ers are getting a look at rookie tackle Joe Staley, and the staff says he is doing well filling in right now at the right tackle spot.  Staley is playing a lot with the first team as Kwame Harris is sidelined by a back injury.  The issue with Staley is he has not played [...]

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The 49ers got some bad news on Friday, as it was announced that cornerback B.J. Tucker will miss the season after tearing his pectoral muscle during offseason workouts.  The injury was discovered as he had an MRI, which will require surgery and at least four months of rehab.
Tucker is a two-year vet, and while he [...]

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