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| Niners ink CB Green to a one-year deal |
NFL Football |
08/21/2009 |
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| Santa Clara, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco 49ers have signed cornerback Eric Green to a one-year contract and placed fullback Zak Keasey on the waived/injured list. Green signed a free agent deal with the Miami Dolphins in March but was released on Wednesday. The 27-year-old spent his first four seasons in the league with Arizona and has 146 career tackles, two interceptions, two forced fumbles and 31 passes defensed in 51 NFl games, 33 of those starts. Keasey was with the 49ers for the past three seaso |
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| 49ers WR Jones out with shoulder injury |
NFL Football |
08/07/2009 |
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| Santa Clara, CA (MySportsbook) - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Brandon Jones will miss an extended period of time after suffering a slight fracture of his right shoulder during Thursday's practice. Jones, who San Fran signed as a free agent in the offseason, will not need surgery on his shoulder but is expected to be sidelined up to two months. The Oklahoma product had spent all four of his NFL seasons with the Tennessee Titans, who selected him in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. Jones played in 16 g |
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| Former NFL QB Rattay signs with UFL |
NFL Football |
08/06/2009 |
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| Las Vegas, NV (MySportsbook) - Former NFL quarterback Tim Rattay has signed with the Las Vegas entry for the new United Football League. Rattay spent eight seasons in the NFL, including six with the San Francisco 49ers. He also played with Tampa Bay and Arizona, but did not make an NFL roster last season. The former Louisiana Tech star has thrown for 4,853 yards with 31 touchdowns and 23 interceptions in his NFL career. His most extensive action came in 2004 with the 49ers, when he made nine starts, threw 10 TD |
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| Niners CB Harris placed on IR |
NFL Football |
07/29/2009 |
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| Santa Clara, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco 49ers placed cornerback Walt Harris on the injured reserve list Wednesday, officially ending his season before it begins. Harris suffered an ACL injury during practice in May and underwent surgery shortly thereafter. He tore ligaments in his right knee after colliding with receiver Dominique Ziegler. A 13-year veteran, the 34-year-old Harris, has 763 tackles and 35 interceptions, four returned for touchdowns, over his career. He has also played for Chicago, Ind |
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| 49ers ink third-round pick RB Coffee to four-year deal |
NFL Football |
07/28/2009 |
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| Santa Clara, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco 49ers signed third- round pick running back Glen Coffee to a four-year contract on Monday. In 35 career games (17 starts) for Alabama, Coffee rushed for 2,107 yards on 410 carries with 14 touchdowns. The 6-foot, 209-pounder also caught 42 balls for 351 yards and two touchdowns. Coffee ran for 1,383 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2008. He was an All-SEC selection and Doak Walker Award semi-finalist that year. The 22-year-old was granted a medical redshirt in 2006. S |
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| Aikman, Holtz among college football Hall of Fame inductees |
Division I College Football |
07/19/2009 |
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| iana Tech to a Division II (now Football Championship Subdivision) championship in 1973 and four consecutive Southland Conference titles while being named the conference's Defensive Player of the Year twice. He won two Super Bowls as a member of the San Francisco 49ers, was named to four Pro Bowls and last year was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Mills set three school records while at Montclair State and helped guide the team to a pair of New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships. He went on to p |
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| 49ers sign long snapper Jennings to extension |
NFL Football |
06/06/2009 |
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| Santa Clara, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco 49ers announced Saturday that they have signed long snapper Brian Jennings to a five-year contract extension through the 2014 season. Per team policy, financial terms were not released. "When you have a player that is one of the best in the league at his position, you are very lucky when you are able to lock him up for a long time like we have done with Brian," said general manager Scot McCloughan. Jennings, a seventh-round pick by San Francisco in 2000 out of |
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| Niners sign T Staley to extension |
NFL Football |
06/04/2009 |
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| Santa Clara, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco 49ers have signed Joe Staley to a six-year contract extension, keeping the offensive tackle in the Bay Area through the 2017 season. The 6-foot-5, 315-pound Staley has not missed an offensive snap with the club since being selected 28th overall in the 2007 draft. "Joe Staley is the type of player we want to continue to add to this football team," said 49ers general manager Scot McCloughan. "He's a tough, versatile, no-nonsense type of guy who wants to do whatev |
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| 49ers sign veteran CB Bly |
NFL Football |
05/21/2009 |
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| Santa Clara, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco 49ers signed cornerback Dr Bly to a one-year contract on Thursday. "We lost a Pro Bowl caliber player in Walt Harris this week, and we were able to fill that void today with another Pro Bowler in Dr Bly," 49ers general manager Scot McCloughan said. "We added a player with a passion for the game, tremendous productivity and proven durability who knows what it takes to compete at a high level in the NFL. It was important to get Dr in here quickly so that he can g |
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| Niners CB Harris suffers ACL injury |
NFL Football |
05/21/2009 |
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| San Francisco, CA (MySportsbook) - San Francisco 49ers cornerback Walt Harris suffered an ACL injury in practice on Tuesday and will undergo surgery within the next few weeks. The San Francisco Chronicle reportedly earlier Wednesday that Harris will miss the 2009 season after tearing a ligament in his right knee in practice. The paper reported the 34-year-old was injured in a collision with receiver Dominique Ziegler. A 13-year veteran, Harris, has 763 tackles and 35 interceptions, four returned for touchdowns, |
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