Strong safety Michael Lewis has sustained his second concussion in 11 days and will be evaluated this week before he can return to the field. Lewis, who has played sparingly this preseason because of injuries, took a knee to the helmet in the first quarter of San Francisco’s 20-13 win at Dallas on Saturday [...]
So much for returns. The 49ers offseason pickup of OT Marvel Smith is officially a bust, as the former Pro Bowl tackle has retired.
He’s been plagued by back problems during training camp. Smith missed practice Friday and the team announced his retirement Saturday. Coach Mike Singletary says Smith did not make the decision [...]
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Pro Football Weekly says that Adam Snyder is making a big push for playing time on the 49ers O-line:
Heading into training camp, it was widely assumed that newly acquired Marvel Smith had the upper hand in the battle for the starting job at right tackle, which was a glaring weakness last season. But it [...]
Andy Lee says that he won’t try to hit the Cowboys new scoreboard:
49ers punter Andy Lee insisted Tuesday that he would not treat the Dallas Cowboys’ video scoreboard like a 2,100-inch bull’s-eye. Really. Honestly. “Don’t lie. You want to break it,” kicker Joe Nedney yelled, eavesdropping on Lee’s testimony. The 49ers play on Saturday at [...]
Matt Maiocco of The Press Democrat is reporting via his Twitter page that ex-49ers head coach Mike Martz believes that Alex Smith has a future in the NFL but it’s not in San Francisco. Maiocco writes, “Just talked to Mike Martz on conference call. He said Alex Smith has a future but he “needs to [...]
Niners coach Mike Singletary was reported to be torn between Shaun Hill and Alex Smith as who to go with at starting QB, but that decision now has been made, as the coach has decided to go with Hill as his opening day started vs the Cardinals September 13th.
Singletary made the announcement before [...]
It looks as if it’s going to take Mike Singletary a bit longer to pick his starting QB, this despite a clear difference between how well Shaun Hill has played over Alex Smith:
Coach Mike Singletary said Sunday that he has yet to decide on Shaun Hill or Alex Smith after reviewing film of the 49ers’ [...]
49ers RT Adam Snyder has limped off the field with a sprained right knee and ankle. Snyder had been winning the competition for the starting job, but his injury opens the door for Marvel Smith, a veteran from Pittsburgh who was signed in March.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reports that Mike Singletary isn’t worried too much about Michael Crabtree these days:
The Michael Crabtree contract stalemate continues. The sides have agreed on one thing, however: They’ve agreed to disagree. When Matt Maiocco asked if it becomes unlikely at this stage that Crabtree can make much of a contribution as [...]
