Posts Tagged ‘deshaun foster’

Despite Dominating the Stats; Niners Fall to Fins 14-9

The playoff hopes of the Miami Dolphins got a big boost on Sunday, as they had the ball for just 22 minutes and ran just 42 plays, but still were able to defeat a game San Francisco 49′ers club 14-9 at Dolphins Stadium in Miami. Chad Pennington threw two TD’s, a 61-yarder to David Martin [...]

Gore Hurting; Misses Another Practice

Running back Frank Gore missed his second straight practice Thursday with a sprained ankle. Gore, who’s fifth in the NFL with 1,345 total yards from scrimmage, still hopes to be in the lineup when the 49ers (5-8) go for their fourth win in five games against the Miami Dolphins. He was injured in last week’s [...]

Owens Beats on His Old Team as Cowboys Top Niners 35-22

There are not many players who can match up with the talent of former 49′ers WR and now Cowboys pass catcher Terrell Owens, and Sunday at Texas Stadium, T.O. punished his former team for a whopping 213 yards as the Cowboys beat the 49′ers 35-22. The loss drops the Niners to 3-8 on the season, [...]

Niners With Big Second Quarter Crush Rams 35-16

San Francisco dominated St. Louis in the second quarter to get an easy victory over the Rams. Both teams were looking for their third win of the season but turnovers proved to be the key to deciding this game. 49ers QB Shaun Hill in his second game with the team this year, threw for 213 [...]

Sunday Niners News and Notes

Here are some articles from the past week about a few Niners players, including two rookies: First-round pick Kentwan Balmer gave his cousin a “unicorn horn” when they were younger. What is promising in this piece is that Balmer was praised by the hard-working Nate Clements for having a strong work ethic. Is Balmer finally [...]

49′ers Officially Sign Foster, LB Thomas, QB O’Sullivan

49′ers officially signed running back DeShaun Foster on Monday.  Foster spent all six of his NFL seasons with the Carolina Panthers, rushing for 3,336 yards and 10 touchdowns while catching 126 passes for 996 yards and four more scores.  Meantime, the Niners also signed linebacker Dontarrious Thomas and quarterback J.T. O’Sullivan.  Thomas amassed 145 tackles [...]

Report: Niners Will Sign Former Panthers Back Foster This Week

ESPN’s John Clayton states to look for San Fran to sign former Panthers back DeShaun Foster in his latest blog.  Here are the comments:  “Watch for the 49ers to lock up former Panthers halfback DeShaun Foster to be Frank Gore’s backup in the next couple of days. Foster is a powerful runner who would be [...]