Posts Tagged ‘takeo spikes’

Both Spikes and Willis Wearing Casts; Plan to Both Go Thursday Night

A couple of Niners ILB’s are wearing casts, as both Patrick Willis and Takeo Spikes will be one-armed when they play the Chargers on Thursday night. Spikes joked that he might not be as effective in picking off passes, as he has two picks in the last three games. “Might break the interception streak,” said [...]

Niners do nothing right in 31-10 loss to Chiefs

The 49ers may still be the best team in the NFC West – they are just not showing it. Sunday in Kansas City, the team took all the positive momentum from their three-point loss to the Saints Monday night and flushed it down the toilet as the team lost to the Chiefs 31-10. “I never [...]

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 [...]

Niners Sign QB Huard, Bring Back LB Takeo Spikes

The Niners today lost out on QB Kurt Warner, as he went back to the Cardinals, but they did get back linebacker Takeo Spikes, and also signed former Chiefs QB Damon Huard. Spikes gets a two-year deal that is worth $6 million to come back for a second season with the Niners. He joined the [...]

LB Spikes Re-Signs with 49′ers w/ Two-Year Deal

Free agency started for the 49′ers on Friday with one move, and that was to bring back linebacker Takeo Spikes. Last season he played in all 16 games with one sack and 96 tackles. He was one of the Niners higher-profile signings last season, and played well enough to garner what is being said is [...]

49′ers Wednesday News and Notes

Dan Arkush of Pro Football Weekly wrote that the 49ers couldn’t have had a worse start than they did in their 18-6 loss to the Raiders last week. Well, actually they could have. At least one of their quarterbacks could have suffered a season-ending injury. Justin Smith or another important defensive player who could torn [...]

This Latest Version of Spikes Not the One The Niners Need

The 49ers signed Takeo Spikes, but it’s not like they’re getting the type of player who has made two Pro Bowls and who was once named first-team All-Pro. An Achilles injury from a few years ago has accelerated his older age (he’s 31). He’s recorded 107 tackles in 26 games, 25 of which he’s started, [...]

Niners Ink LB Takeo Spikes to One-Year Deal

The 49ers have signed free-agent lineback Takeo Spikes to a one-year contract.  Terms of the deal were not announced.  The 6-foot-2, 242-pound Spikes, who was released by the Philadelphia Eagles in March, is entering his 11th NFL season after originally being taken with the 13th overall pick in the first round of the 1998 Draft by [...]