Posts Tagged ‘shawntae-spencer’

Brooks back with the Niners; Fight breaks out

Ahmad Brooks didn’t have to wait long to get hit and then fight once he was back on the field Thursday: Outside linebacker Ahmad Brooks did not have to wait until his return to the playing field to experience his first big hit in six weeks. Cornerback Shawntae Spencer leveled Brooks on Thursday with a [...]

Singletary Ok with Clements and Spencer not working out with the team

Sporting News reports that Mike Singletary seems OK for now that both his corners are not working out with the team: Neither of the 49ers’ starting cornerbacks is participating in voluntary offseason workouts. Nate Clements, who is due $6 million this season, has been rehabbing a shoulder injury in Arizona. Shawntae Spencer has been working [...]

49ers News And Notes

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 [...]

49′ers Looking at Dumping Jennings and Spencer?

Today’s SF Chronicle is reporting that the 49′ers may dump a couple players – tackle Jonas Jennings and CB Shawntae Spencer. Here is the report from today’s paper: With a base salary of $4.2 million and a cap figure of $6.592 million for 2009, it’s hard to see 49ers tackle Jonas Jennings returning, given his [...]

CB Spencer to Miss the Rest of 08 w/ Torn Ligament

The Niners got bad injury news today, as they learned that corner Shawntae Spencer will miss the rest of 08 with a torn ligament in his left knee.  The fifth-year pro will be placed on IR after he undergoes surgery on Wednesday to fix the ligament.  Spencer hurt the knee late in the game vs [...]

Depth Becoming a Strong Point for 49′ers

If there is one thing that has pleased 49′ers head coach Mike Nolan this training camp, it has been the development of the teams depth. For the first two seasons as he has been head coach, Nolan had not much to speak of on the bench, but now with 2007 right around the corner, it [...]