Some 49ers news tidbits as reported by John Crumpacker of the San Francisco Chronicle:
Along with a victory, Frank Gore would love to gain 58 yards rushing Sunday against the Detroit Lions at Candlestick Park. That would give him 1,000 yards for a fourth straight season.
No other running back in franchise history has rushed for 1,000 [...]
Most folks at first glance, knowing that the San Francisco 49ers were going to visit Lucas Oil Stadium to take on the Indianapolis Colts, probably wrote this game off as another notch in the Colts’ belt. Yet, it didn’t exactly happen like that.
True enough, quarterback Peyton Manning got his numbers, but it took a 22-yard [...]
A question that has been answered for at least this week was whether the San Francisco 49ers, in their Sunday game against the Arizona Cardinals, would miss rookie holdout wide receiver Michael Crabtree. Quarterback Shaun Hill guided his team on an 80-yard drive midway through the fourth quarter, enough for San Francisco to squeak past [...]
49ers head coach Mike Singletary wants WR Isaac Bruce to make a decision on his future by April 1. Bruce has been reportedly mulling over retirement, but he may want to stick around for one more year. He only has one year left on his current deal and may want to see what direction the [...]
Three vets are not going to be at the Niners first mini-camp when it takes place next week. The first of which is offensive tackle Jonas Jennings, who has been told by the team that he is not in their future plans. Also not going to be there are safety Mark Roman, who [...]
From: NFL.com
49ers WR Isaac Bruce became the fifth player in NFL history to reach 1,000 receptions with a 3-yard touchdown catch late in the fourth quarter Sunday against the St. Louis Rams. Bruce joined the 1,000-catch club on his sixth reception of the game, and third in as many plays on an 80-yard drive that [...]
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 [...]
The Philadelphia Eagles seemed to be well on their way to a 3-2 record Sunday as they led the Washington Redskins at home 14-0. Then, as soon as they built what was a solid lead, it quickly went bye bye, and by the time the Eagles knew what hit them, they were on the [...]
The 49ers are looking for a leader with the retirement of Bryant Young and Mike Nolan has already placed that responsibility on Patrick Willis. Nolan says Willis has taken the role naturally, and, really, it’s hard to argue. Who else would take that role?
Isaac Bruce, a 15-year veteran, is a candidate, but he just joined [...]
