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| Texans WR Johnson active |
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11/01/2009 |
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| Orchard Park, NY (MySportsbook) - Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson is active for Sunday's game against the Bills. Johnson is active despite suffering a lung contusion during last Sunday's 24-21 win over the San Francisco 49ers. He leads the NFL with 634 receiving yards and is tied for second with four touchdowns. Inactive for the Texans are wide receiver Glenn Martinez, safety Nick Ferguson, cornerback Fred Bennett, guard Tutan Reyes, tight end Anthony Hill, defensive end Tim Jamison and defensive tac |
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| Signal-calling takes center stage in Colts-Niners tilt |
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10/31/2009 |
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| ith both have the distinction of being former No. 1 overall draft picks, but the careers of the two quarterbacks couldn't have gone any more differently up to this point. Smith will have a long-awaited chance to alter his fallen-star status when the San Francisco 49ers signal-caller returns to a starting role for this Sunday's showdown with Manning and the undefeated Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. Things haven't quite turned out as planned for Smith ever since the 49ers selected the University of Utah st |
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| Colts WR Wayne, DE Freeney questionable |
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10/30/2009 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne and defensive end Dwight Freeney are both listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers. Wayne tweaked his groin in last weekend's rout of the Rams and Freeney is dealing with a balky knee. Neither has practiced on Wednesday or Thursday, but were full participants on Friday. Running back Donald Brown, who suffered a sprained shoulder in the second quarter versus St. Louis last Sunday, is doubtful with a sh |
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| Niners LB Spikes questionable |
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10/30/2009 |
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| Santa Clara, CA (MySportsbook) - San Francisco 49ers linebacker Takeo Spikes is questionable for Sunday's game at Indianapolis with a shoulder injury. Spikes was held out of practice on Wednesday and Thursday, but took limited snaps on Friday. Defensive end Ray McDonald (ankle) is questionable as he was a limited participant in practice all week. Safety Reggie Smith is doubtful for the contest as he was held out of practice all week with a groin injury. |
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| Colts expect Wayne, Freeney to play |
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10/30/2009 |
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) -The Indianapolis Colts received some good news heading into Sunday's home game against the San Francisco 49ers. Wide receiver Reggie Wayne (strained groin) and defensive end Dwight Freeney (knee) both took part in Friday's practice and are expected to play. Defensive tackle Eric Foster (shoulder) also practiced and should be available against the 49ers. The post-practice injury report listed Wayne, Freeney, Foster, and tight end Jacob Tamme (hamstring) as questionable. Rookie runnin |
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| 49ers adjusting to better use aerial weapons |
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10/29/2009 |
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -Circumstance and personnel are leading the struggling San Francisco 49ers to change course in their offensive approach. Proclaiming to be a power-rushing team from the start this season, the 49ers could be going airborne more often now that quarterback Alex Smith and rookie wide receiver Michael Crabtree have joined the huddle. Offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye said Thursday that the 49ers won't change their philosophy despite a two-game losing streak and an offense that ranks 29th |
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| Niners ink CB Brown to extension |
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10/28/2009 |
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| Santa Clara, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco 49ers signed cornerback Tarell Brown to a three-year contract extension, the team announced Wednesday. Brown has played in 30 career games -- one start -- and has 17 tackles, two interceptions and four passes defensed. The 24-year-old was a fifth-round draft pick in 2007 out of Texas. |
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| 49ers place Pashos on IR |
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10/27/2009 |
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| Santa Clara, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Francisco 49ers put offensive lineman Tony Pashos on injured reserve Tuesday after he suffered a fractured scapula in Sunday's loss to the Texans. The 29-year-old Pashos made his first start at right tackle in place of Adam Snyder on Sunday. Snyder and Pashos had been sharing the right tackle duties prior to Sunday's defeat. Snyder, who moved inside to share right guard responsibilities with Chilo Rachal, will likely move back to right tackle with Pashos being lost for t |
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| NFC West: Another step backward for stagnant Rams |
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10/27/2009 |
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| ew Stafford back under center after this year's No. 1 overall pick sat out the team's past two tests with a knee injury. SAN FRANCISCO: With all of the pregame buzz of Sunday's clash with the Houston Texans centering around the long-awaited debut of San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Michael Crabtree, another of the team's first-round draft choices wound up being the topic of discussion by the end of the afternoon. Quarterback Alex Smith, the almost-forgotten No. 1 overall selection of the 2005 draft, reliev |
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| Texans' Johnson has lung contusion |
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10/26/2009 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson suffered a lung contusion during Sunday's 24-21 win over the San Francisco 49ers. Texans coach Gary Kubiak said Johnson is day-to-day and that the wide receiver could play this coming weekend at Buffalo. "It happened early in the game," said Kubiak. "It happened on his first catch. He got hit in the lower back pretty good and played the whole game, was having a hard time catching his breath and then after he made that big play was strugglin |
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