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The San Francisco Examiner - 26 minutes ago
Supervisor Sean Elsbernd, a life-long San Francisco 49ers fan, broke his silence Thursday on the team’s planned desertion of San Francisco and vowed that he will never darken the doors of the team’s new stadium in Santa Clara. At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors Government Audit and Oversight Committee, Elsbernd confided that he had been urged to bite his tongue over the past seven years in ...
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Reno Gazette-Journal - Fri May 25, 7:38 pm ET
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith passes during NFL football practice at the team's training facility in Santa Clara, Calif., on Wednesday. / Paul Sakuma/AP
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sun May 27, 12:26 am ET
Casual fans might have done a double take this week when they read that Andy Lee -- a punter -- had received a six-year contract
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Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! Sports - Wed May 23, 5:52 pm ET
Leave it to me to get excited about the San Francisco 49ers signing punter Andy Lee to an extension. I'm not sure why, but I thoroughly enjoy special teams just as much as I do other facets of the game of football. Perhaps is the make or break feeling of special teams. One missed tackle could lead to a touchdown and one bad punt could mean a short field for the opposing team. Special teams can ...
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Reno Gazette-Journal - Fri May 25, 7:24 pm ET
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith (11) answers questions for the media at the 49ers practice facility on Wednesday. / By Ed Szczepanski, US Presswire
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Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! Sports - Wed May 23, 5:07 pm ET
With so much emphasis placed on special teams by head coach Jim Harbaugh, the San Francisco 49ers locked up one of their biggest and best weapons in the field position battle by agreeing to a six-year contract extension with punter Andy Lee as first reported by Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com. Now signed through the 2018 season, Lee is expected to earn around $4 million a year, a sizeable upgrade ...
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Washington Post - Thu May 24, 2:54 pm ET
The San Francisco 49ers came within an overtime field goal of reaching the Super Bowl last season — and they did it was a passing offense that ranked 17th in the NFL in passing offense. After failing to land Peyton Manning this offseason, the 49ers re-committed to quarterback Alex Smith . And now, finally, they’re putting some talented pass catchers around him. Read full article >>
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ESPN Blogs - Fri May 25, 4:16 pm ET
The San Francisco 49ers are six times as popular as the St. Louis Rams, 4.8 times as popular as the Arizona Cardinals and 2.6 times as popular as the Seattle Seahawks. 2012 Fan Favorites: Teams That was one conclusion drawn from the latest ESPN Sports Poll gauging fans' favorite NFL teams. Pollsters conduct 1,500 monthly telephone interviews with a nationally representative sample of Americans ...
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Forbes - Fri May 25, 2:38 pm ET
(Image credit: Getty Images North America via @daylife) The San Francisco 49ers will likely be the favorites when they host the Minnesota Vikings in the first preseason game this year. But in the stadium financing game the Vikings have already beaten their National Football League rivals. Today the Minneapolis City Council approved plans
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Bleacher Report - Sat May 26, 8:03 am ET
Sorry, Peyton Manning , but the Denver Broncos aren't among the top Super Bowl favorites heading into the summer months and my apologies, Michael Vick because the Philadelphia Eagles aren't either. NFL Power Rankings have little to do with expectations and everything to do with accomplishments. These five teams have proved their strength. Check it out. 5. San Francisco 49ers The NFL's top ...
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San Francisco Chronicle - Sun May 27, 3:38 am ET
When it comes to sports, how deep are the corporate and private pockets in San Francisco and Silicon Valley? Bottomless. Consider: -- The Giants built a new home in San Francisco because they got major financial backing...
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The SportsXchange via Yahoo! Sports - Sat May 26, 6:50 pm ET
New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks had surgery on his broken right foot Friday.
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Deseret News - Sat May 26, 9:17 pm ET
Jon Beason ripped Alex Smith on Twitter after the San Francisco quarterback pointed to the Panthers' Cam Newton as an example...
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NFL.com - Sat May 26, 2:24 pm ET
San Francisco QB Alex Smith said Panthers QB Cam Newton's sky-high yardage numbers didn't equate to wins, which drew the ire of Carolina's Jon Beason. Now, Niners LB Patrick Willis has joined the melee.
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The SportsXchange via Yahoo! Sports - Sat May 26, 4:50 pm ET
Despite having a difficult time finding a team to profile for its popular summer reality series "Hard Knocks," HBO is expected to pick an NFL club on June 1, the New York Post reported.
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The Milpitas Post - Sat May 26, 10:19 pm ET
When it comes to the 49ers offensive line and the season opener, the most important names will be: B.J. Raji, C.J. Wilson, Ryan Pickett, Jerel Worthy, Clay Matthews, A.J. Hawk and Desmond Bishop.
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Contra Costa Times - Thu May 24, 7:30 pm ET
Linebacker says receiver Moss is a great catch for 49ers
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NFL.com - Tue May 22, 7:39 pm ET
San Francisco 49ers receiver Kyle Williams said his teammates and his work ethic combined to provide solace after two costly fumbles in last season's NFC Championship Game.
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The Cleveland Plain Dealer - Sun May 27, 6:15 am ET
Under pressure, the NFL has revised its concussion policies, and has acknowledged the potential for long-term brain injuries. But its actions haven't been enough to avert a tsunami of lawsuits in the last 10 months by more than 2,200 former players, including at least 158 ex-Cleveland Browns.
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Bleacher Report - Wed May 23, 8:04 am ET
Fans of the San Francisco 49ers have learned a lot about the team this offseason after a roller-coaster ride through free agency, the NFL draft and the Peyton Manning fiasco. The Niners were one of the best teams in the league from start to finish last season. They followed their defense and running game and battered their way to a 13-3 record, along with the NFC West title. The team lost in the ...
