The Sacramento Bee reports that rookie LB Scott McKillop could be the future “Ted” LB for the Niners:
The 49ers have been searching for two years for a future “Ted” linebacker to be the Robin to Willis’ Batman. After finding McKillop in the fifth round of the draft, they could hardly contain themselves. Of all the [...]
Pete Prisco of CBSSportsline.com has come out with his annual list of the Top 50 NFL players, and the Niners have 1 player on the list. Here’s the lone Niner on the list:
28. Patrick Willis, ILB, 49ers: He’s a tackling machine. In two years, he’s established himself as one of the league’s best defensive [...]
The Sacramento Bee is reporting that Niners QB Alex Smith is doing a good job making up for lost time, and is ready to challenge Shaun Hill for the starting job:
That 49ers coach Mike Singletary had his players go through two-a-day practices for a stretch earlier this month only bolstered Alex Smith’s confidence. His right [...]
During a chat with NFL.com’s Gil Brandt on Tuesday, the question came up about how good the 49′ers could be in 2009, and Brandt thinks that San Fran has done enough to win the NFC West this year:
I think they have. The key is to get rookie WR Michael Crabtree healthy — as of yesterday, [...]
A 49ers player who is worth keeping an eye on is OLB Ahmad Brooks, the former top pick in the supplemental draft by the Bengals who we’re told has become sort of a pet project of head coach Mike Singletary. Brooks, by all accounts, has looked consistently good in offseason practices, but daily team observers [...]
The SF Chronicle reports that the Niners QB battle is still wide open:
Even when Shaun Hill was winning games for the team last year, he would often struggle mightily in Wednesday’s practice and then pull things together in Friday’s session. It leaves the 49ers coaching staff with a tricky decision if Alex Smith continues to [...]
49ers rookie offensive tackle Alex Boone will be making up for lost time in the next six weeks since because of league rules, he was ineligible to join the 49ers’ offseason program until Ohio State held its graduation ceremonies. He attended the team’s post-draft minicamp, but could not do anything else before reporting for the [...]
The Niners have inked long snapper Brian Jennings to a five-year contract extension Saturday, locking up a flawless performer on their solid special teams units through 2014.
Jennings hasn’t made a glaring mistake on Sundays ever since the club drafted him in the seventh round nine years ago. He’s been recognized as one of the NFL’s [...]
49′ers cornerback Nate Clements will miss the 49ers’ minicamp this weekend with a case of pneumonia.
The 49ers’ $80 million cornerback missed organized team activities on Monday and Tuesday with the illness, and he won’t be re-evaluated until next week.
Newcomer Dre’ Bly and Tarell Brown lined up with the first-team defense for Tuesday’s practice, with kick [...]
