Samuel Lam of Examiner.com reports that linebacker Patrick Willis was out of practice with what is described as a “mild ankle sprain.” Lam reports that the 49ers say that he has been evaluated as day to day at this point.
Perhaps as a reflection of their losing record, the San Francisco 49ers will be sending a just one player to this season’s Pro Bowl in Hawaii. Linebacker Patrick Willis will be making his second appearance for the NFC squad but the game will be his first as a starter. Willis, who has been been ranked in the top five [...]
The 49′ers players have selected four captains for this upcoming 2008 season: center Eric Heitmann by the offense, linebacker Patrick Willis by the offense, Michael Robinson by the special teams and player representative Walt Harris. The team last season had a captain at every position, but coach Mike Nolan said not all the choices were [...]
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 [...]
As teams go into vacation mode for a few weeks before training camp later this month, here is some of the latest Niners news:
Word from Pro Football Weekly is that second-round draft pick Chilo Rachal will move from right tackle back to right guard. The signing of tackle Barry Sims precipitated the [...]
Niner Insider Kevin Lynch pointed out in a recent column that head coach Mike Nolan said the team would have taken Dwayne Bowe with the 11th pick last April if they hadn’t used it on Patrick Willis. This got me thinking: knowing now that both players excelled in their rookie years and look to be [...]
In a move that was not a surprise based on his role on the team, the Niners on Tuesday said “so long” to linebacker Derek Smith. The role that Smith played in the past had been taken over by Patrick Willis, so the move to release him makes sense. Smith, an 11-year pro, had signed [...]
Rookie linebacker Patrick Willis is now in the 49′ers starting lineup. That’s not a shock. What is a shock is who will sit to make room for Willis – and that is 2006 leading tackler Brandon Moore. While a lot thought eventually Willis would make the starting lineup in 2007, many didn’t think it would [...]
