With star wide receiver Michael Crabtree out at least six months with an Achilles injury, the San Francisco 49ers will need to find another starter opposite Anquan Boldin. The team has in house options but all of them bring question marks. The 49ers may also look outside the organization for help and bring in a veteran who is currently unsigned. ... Read More »
When the news that San Francisco 49ers’ wide receiver Michael Crabtree tore his Achilles went public, the initial fears were that he’d be lost for the season. Head coach Jim Harbaugh is optimistic, however, that Crabtree can make it back on the field this year. “Where we’re at now, day one, successful surgery,” said Harbaugh. “He’ll start his healing. We ... Read More »
Michael Crabtree’s offseason just took a turn for the worse as he tore his Achilles’ tendon during organized team activities. According to USAtoday.com, the fear of the San Francisco 49ers is that he could be out all season. Crabtree came alive last season and started living up to his potential when head coach Jim Harbaugh inserted Colin Kaepernick in at quarterback. ... Read More »
The San Francisco 49ers have won the bid to host the 50th Super Bowl in 2016. San Francisco beat out South Florida for the rights to host the game. South Florida had been seen as a long shot since the city failed to secure 350 million dollars for stadium improvements. The vote was made by the NFL owners, who tend ... Read More »
With OTAs kicking off all around the NFL and mini camps just around the corner, teams are hoping to get an early look at how some of their training camp position battles might shake out. For the San Francisco 49ers, the team is hoping to see signs from their young wide receivers that indicate they’re ready to make an impact ... Read More »
When the San Francisco 49ers surprised the football world en route to a 13-3 record in 2011, they did so with a complete team effort. At the time, the 49ers were not the high powered, scoring machine we saw in the 2012 playoffs. They relied on great defense, just enough offense and one of the league’s best special teams units. ... Read More »
The San Francisco 49ers minicamp began with expectations already raised from last year. In 2012, none of the players drafted or signed we’re expected to come in and make any kind of an immediate impact. In fact, the 49ers were the only team in the NFL that did not have a rookie start a game at any point during 2012. ... Read More »
Green Bay Packers rookie and former UCLA star defensive lineman Datone Jones hasn’t played a down in the NFL yet, but that didn’t keep him from offering up some candid insight into what has become a new and highly-fascinating style of offense on football’s biggest stage. According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Jones thinks that the San Francisco 49ers and ... Read More »
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