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| 49ers sign WR Jones |
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02/28/2009 |
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| Santa Clara, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco 49ers have signed free agent wide receiver Brandon Jones, the club announced Saturday. Jones 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 games for the Titans in 2008, recording 41 catches for 449 yards and one touchdown. For his career, the Oklahoma product has 112 catches for 1,380 yards and nine TDs. |
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| Eagles sign CB Hanson to five-year deal |
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02/21/2009 |
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| rst interception for the Eagles last season to go along with 39 tackles and one sack. The Texas Tech product logged a career-high 52 tackles, with one sack and one fumble recovery in 2007 when he started a season-high four games. Hanson originally signed with the San Francisco 49ers as a rookie free agent in 2003 and played in 13 games, making three starts the following season. In 61 career games, Hanson has accumulated 146 tackles, three sacks and the one interception over four seasons with the Eagles and 49ers. |
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| Arizona shuffles coaching ranks, tabs Davis to run defense |
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02/18/2009 |
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| rdinals announced several coaching changes on Wednesday, including elevating linebackers coach Bill Davis to defensive coordinator. Davis spent the past two years as linebackers coach with the Cardinals after serving as defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers from 2005-06. The 43-year-old Davis enters his 16th year of NFL coaching, having held various defensive posts while with Pittsburgh (1992-94), Carolina (1995-98), Cleveland (1999), Green Bay (2000), Atlanta (2001-03), the Giants (2004) and San Franc |
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| Stubblefield receives probation for lying in BALCO scandal |
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02/06/2009 |
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| The lenient sentencing came as a result of the 38-year-old fully cooperating with prosecutors after his guilty plea, providing names of players, trainers and agents involved in steroid use. A 1993 first-round draft pick, Stubblefield played for the San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins and Oakland Raiders. He retired in 2003. The most famous athlete involved in the BALCO scandal is baseball star Barry Bonds, who earlier this week pled not guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice after being accused of lyin |
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| 49ers name Raye offensive coordinator, Johnson QB coach |
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02/06/2009 |
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| Santa Clara, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco 49ers announced Friday the hiring of Jimmy Raye as offensive coordinator and Mike Johnson as quarterbacks coach. Terms of the contracts were not disclosed. The club confirmed a week ago that Raye would fill the offensive coordinator position, ending a search that began after Mike Martz was fired in December after just one year in the position. Under Martz last season, San Francisco ranked 12th in the NFC in total points scored with 339. Raye began his NFL coach |
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| 49ers set to sign Raye as new offensive coordinator |
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01/30/2009 |
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| Santa Clara, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco 49ers finally brought their search for an offensive coordinator to an end, confirming on Friday they have agreed to terms with Jimmy Raye to fill the position. Raye is expected to officially sign a contract with San Francisco next week and replaces Mike Martz, who was fired in December after just one year at the position. Under Martz last season, San Francisco ranked 12th in the NFC in total points scored with 339. The 49ers are believed to have interviewed as |
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| Eagles showing resourcefulness during playoff run |
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01/13/2009 |
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| ght years under head coach Andy Reid when they head to Arizona this Sunday to take on a Cardinals team they beat handily in Philadelphia on Thanksgiving. The last NFC squad to reach the conference title clash five times in an eight-year span was the San Francisco 49ers from 1990-97. Philadelphia is 1-3 in the NFC Championship with Reid at the helm and McNabb at quarterback, with that lone win coming at home against Atlanta during the 2004 season. The Eagles' only road appearance during that stretch came in the 200 |
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| Seahawks name Bradley defensive coordinator |
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01/12/2009 |
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| e coordinator for the Bison from 1997-2002, and again in 2005. The Seahawks also named Dan Quinn their assistant head coach/defensive line coach. Quinn joins the organization after spending the previous six years coaching the defensive lines for the San Francisco 49ers (2003-04), Miami Dolphins (2005-06) and the New York Jets (2007-08). The two hires were the latest moves for the Seahawks, who are making changes following the departure of head coach Mike Holmgren with Jim Mora Jr. taking his place. Last Thursday, |
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| Knapp to run offense for Seahawks |
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01/09/2009 |
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| Kirkland, WA (MySportsbook) - The Seattle Seahawks tabbed Greg Knapp as their new offensive coordinator Thursday. Knapp joins the Seahawks after spending two years in the same capacity with the Oakland Raiders. Before that, he was with the San Francisco 49ers in 1995 and spent three years as their offensive quality control coach (1995-97) and three years as quarterbacks coach before being promoted to offensive coordinator from 2001-03. In 2004, he left to join head coach Jim Mora Jr. in Atlanta for a three-year |
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| NFC West: Despite inexperience, Cards know what is at stake |
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12/30/2008 |
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| games of the regular season due to a shoulder injury, but still finished second in the NFC with 11 touchdown catches. LaBoy, meanwhile, missed the final two games as well because of an ankle injury. 49ERS: TAKING STEPS TO MOVE FORWARD Following the San Francisco 49ers' 27-24 victory over the Washington Redskins this past Sunday, the club's fourth win in its final five games, the organization made it official by removing the interim tag from head coach Mike Singletary's title. According to Singletary, you better b |
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