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| Niners drop Rouen, Jackson in final cuts |
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09/02/2006 |
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Andy Lee beat out 14-year veteran Tom Rouen to be the San Francisco 49ers' punter, and longtime special-teams stalwart Terry Jackson also was among 22 players released by the club on Saturday. Jackson had been with the 49ers since 1999, playing mostly on kicking units and as a blocking back on third downs. The running back was most valuable as a leader on special teams, but coach Mike Nolan decided those jobs could be done by younger players, including rookie Michael Robinson. Rouen, who |
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| NFL Franchise Values |
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08/31/2006 |
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| ions 839 16.1 22. Indianapolis Colts 837 25.0 23. Cincinnati Bengals 825 20.9 24. Arizona Cardinals 789 16.6 25. Buffalo Bills 756 31.2 26. Jacksonville Jaguars 744 22.5 27. New Orleans Saints 738 -4.1 28. Oakland Raiders 736 9.1 29. San Francisco 49ers 734 11.8 30. San Diego Chargers 731 24.8 31. Atlanta Falcons 730 6.6 32. Minnesota Vikings 720 16.3 League Average 898 30.8 Note: Operating income is for the 2005 season. Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. |
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| Punting showdown! Niners face Chargers with minor stakes |
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08/31/2006 |
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Coach Mike Nolan is eager to see who wins the San Francisco 49ers' two-man competition between punters Andy Lee and Tom Rouen. Most fans probably can't say the same - but that's how it goes in the final game of the NFL preseason. When the San Diego Chargers visit Candlestick Park on Friday night, most of the action will only be interesting to the men fighting for fringe jobs on both rosters. ``I want to see efficiency, and I want to see the guys make plays,'' Nolan said. ``Some of the gu |
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| Well traveled QB Hamdan gets his shot with Niners |
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08/31/2006 |
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| if. (AP) -Gibran Hamdan stepped back confidently and fired a hard pass into the end zone that skimmed a defender's fingertips and fell perfectly into a surprised receiver's hands. On his first full day of practice - and perhaps his last - with the San Francisco 49ers, Hamdan showed plenty of the skills that made him NFL Europe's Offensive Player of the Year this season. Whether he'll get the chance to show off his talent with the 49ers still hasn't been decided. But after a tumultuous youth and a nomadic footb |
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| NFL 2006: The Parcells tree has wide branches |
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08/30/2006 |
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| s defensive line coach in New England, played linebacker in New York back then. Two more eventual head coaches, perhaps. There are, of course, other great coaching trees, notably the one that traces back to Bill Walsh, architect and coach of the San Francisco 49ers who, with Parcells' Giants and Joe Gibbs' Redskins, dominated the NFC - and the NFL - during the 1980s. Walsh turned over the 49ers to George Seifert in 1989, and Seifert won two Super Bowls. But the bigger group of graduates was spawned through |
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| Receiver Lloyd brings added character to offense |
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08/28/2006 |
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| ns were good. I was never a bad kid. I just had a lot of energy. I just needed to be guided in the right direction, and he did that.'' Lloyd has brought hefty doses of both talent and character to the Redskins, who acquired him in a trade with the San Francisco 49ers in March. He and another newcomer, Antwaan Randle El, join Santana Moss to form a trio that is expected to pile up yards in new assistant coach Al Saunders' high-octane offense. On occasion, Lloyd resembled Plasticman at training camp, stretching hi |
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| Parcells praises Cowboys defense - in his own way |
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08/27/2006 |
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| ING, Texas (AP) -Here's how you can tell Bill Parcells likes his defense: His biggest gripe the last two games is that they're forcing offenses off the field too quickly. Well, there was another thing that he didn't like in a 17-7 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night. He wasn't keen about the conditioning of the second team on a night when the field thermometer registered 100 degrees one hour after the game. Faults are that hard to find in a unit that's allowed only 17 points through three pr |
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| A.B., not T.O., the spotlight WR for this Cowboys-49ers game |
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08/25/2006 |
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| ING, Texas (AP) -The cocky receiver the Dallas Cowboys expected Bill Parcells to control will be strutting his stuff at Texas Stadium on Saturday night. Antonio Bryant, that is. Terrell Owens? He won't be playing when Bryant, Larry Allen and the San Francisco 49ers visit Texas Stadium. Owens is out because of a tender hamstring that may be starting a tug-of-war with Parcells and the organization. Their relationship hasn't become so contentious that Owens is hurling a sweaty jersey at Parcells, which means A. |
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| Rice signs 1-day deal to retire with 49ers |
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08/25/2006 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -Jerry Rice spent some of his favorite days on the green practice fields next to the railroad tracks that run behind the San Francisco 49ers' training complex. That's where Rice honed his game over countless hours as he became the NFL's most prolific receiver - and that's why he felt those fields were an appropriate place to say his latest goodbye to the sport he revolutionized. Rice signed a one-day contract to retire with the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday, officially ending the |
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| Big difference already for Raiders in preseason |
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08/24/2006 |
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| nnesota in the first two preseason games despite struggling offensively. With improved play from the offensive line and efficient passing from Aaron Brooks and Andrew Walter, the Raiders put together a more complete effort in a 23-7 victory over the San Francisco 49ers last Sunday and hope to build off that performance when they face the Lions. The Raiders have won just 13 games the last three seasons, the worst stretch since Al Davis came aboard in 1963 to coach and eventually own the team. ``Winning is a par |
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