July 23rd, 2007 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The San Francisco 49ers open camp this Saturday at their training facility in Santa Clara. After posting a 7-and-9 record last season, longtime fans are counting on a return to the playoffs. The 49ers made it a point to build up their defense by taking University of Mississippi linebacker Patrick Willis with the 11th overall [...]
Archive for July, 2007
9′ers Continue to Sign Draft Picks – Sign 6th Round Pick Clayton
One day after getting the deal done with first round pick Joe Staley, the 49′ers continue to get their draft picks signed, as they have agreed to terms with their sixth-round RB Thomas Clayton on a four-year deal. Clayton is described as a decent between-the-tackles runner whose off-field problems caused his stock to drop. Right [...]
Source Says 49′ers and #1 Pick Staley Getting Close to a Deal
As teams start to get closer to camp, you can bet that there is a lot of chatter going on right now with agents and number one draft choices. There is talk from sources that the 49′ers are getting close to gettting a deal done with their number one pick – offensive tackle Joe Staley. [...]
Tucker Waived; Washington to Sign this Week
The 49′ers yesterday waived injured cornerback B.J. Tucker, who in June suffered a season-ending torn pec muscle. Tucker will likely clear waivers Monday afternoon, and then the team will place him on injured reserve. The move is considered a formality to clear a spot on the 80-man roster prior to the start of training camp. [...]
Fantasy Site Says Smith “On the Upswing”
KFFL.com, a top fantasy football site, says that 49′ers 3rd year QB Alex Smith is one of their “Players on the Upswing” and should have a solid 2007. Read below for their comments: Alex D. Smith, San Francisco 49ers – When offensive coordinator Norv Turner bolted the 49ers to become the head coach of the [...]
Santa Clara City Leaders Back More Money For New Stadium Study
The City of Santa Clara will be spending 115-thousand-dollars of additional money to pay for a stadium feasibility study. Santa Clara’s Mayor Patricia Mahan says the stadium plan is so involved it will take longer to review it and more money is needed on top of the originally approved 200-grand in funding for the [...]
Maxwell just trying to make the 49ers squad
Marcus Maxwell appeared to be doing a fade route right off the 49ers’ roster. The receiver mostly had idled on the practice squad since being drafted in the seventh round in 2005. Meanwhile, the 49ers were loading up with receivers, adding Darrell Jackson and Ashley Lelie through free agency and also drafting Jason Hill in [...]
