San Francisco 49ers

By Stephanie Stradley Filed under: 49ers, Chiefs, Texans, NFL Fans, Kansas City, Featured StoriesRecently, a number of websites criticized a newly written Kansas Chief policy that would make "standing" a form of prohibited conduct at a football game. The Chiefs have amended their policy by changing it thre...

By Ryan Wilson Filed under: 49ers, NFC WestYesterday, MDS mentioned that 49ers head coach Mike Nolan is in no rush to pick a quarterback, but he did admit to being impressed with 2005 first-round pick Alex Smith, telling the San Francisco Chronicle that he's seen Smith "do things that I haven't seen him...

By Michael David Smith Seattle Seahawks' Matt Hasselbeck throws a pass as the Seahawks opened mini-camp at the team's practice facility in Kirkland, Wash. on Friday, May 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey) AP Seattle Seahawks' Matt Hasselbeck throws a pass as the Seahawks opened football mini-camp at their faci...

By Ryan Wilson This is certainly welcome news for the Alex Smith contingent, but I should caution that we're just five days into May, so try to keep it all in perspective. After the team's three-day minicamp, Smith looks like the very early front-runner for the starting quarterback job.

By Tom Mantzouranis The Good: Every pick was spent on a position of need, though I can nitpick a little. Racal was the draft's second-best guard and the 49ers desperately need some help there. Smith at one point was a solid first-round selection. He's talented and his versatility will allow the 49ers to let him ro...

By Michael David Smith Filed under: 49ers, AZ Cardinals, NFL Media Watch, Phoenix, San Francisco, Featured Stories San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith (above) and Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart had probably never heard of TheDirty.com a week ago, but they know all too well about it now.

By Ryan Wilson Part of the reason for sticking with Smith and Hill is because new offensive coordinator Mike Martz likes them enough to think the 49ers don't need to upgrade the position. There's also this: Smith was Nolan's first draft pick (and the first overall in '05) and the two will be forever linked....

By Ryan Wilson But the 49ers could use an offensive lineman, and with all the depth at the position in this draft, that might be the safer choice. Plus, as Barrow writes, new offensive coordinator Mike Martz can find good wide receivers roaming the street, so there's no need to draft one.*

By Tom Mantzouranis Filed under: 49ers, NFC West, San FranciscoAll the MSM types with, you know, actual sources are still trying to sort this whole 49ers tampering situation (dubbed "NegotiGate" by Matt Maiocco). It appears as if there was actually far more evidence than just two missed phone calls, as the 4...

By Ryan Wilson So much for Bryant Johnson getting that big free-agent contract. The Cardinals former wideout and first-round pick has signed a one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers, which seems kinda surprising since the Eagles and Bills were purportedly interested and had bigger needs at the po...

By Ryan Wilson Filed under: 49ers, NFL Draft, NFL Fans, NFL Rumors The Sacramento Bee's Matthew Barrows answers a question virtually every 49ers fan has been asking since, oh, I don't know, sometime in 2006: should San Francisco take a quarterback with their first-round pick.

By Tom Mantzouranis Filed under: 49ers, NFC West, San FranciscoAfter being connected to tampering charges with Bernard Berrian, Justin Smith, and Lance Briggs, the 49ers are close to adding DeShaun Foster. This signing would luckily be on the up-and-up; because Foster was released from his contract, he'...

By Ryan Wilson During last year's draft, the San Francisco 49ers used the 11th-overall pick to select linebacker Patrick Willis. Willis would end up being the 2007 Defensive Rookie of the Year, but their other first-round pick, tackle Joe Staley, also had a solid rookie season, though nothing close to...

By Tom Mantzouranis 1. Offensive Tackle. There is a reason the 49ers gave up the most sacks in the league last year. There's a reason Frank Gore had a letdown year (a few, actually, but this is one). The 49ers are off to a good start at overhauling the position with Joe Staley, but Staley's moving over to the left side,...

By Tom Mantzouranis Filed under: 49ers, NFC West, San FranciscoAs we get ready for Super Bowl XLII, FanHouse is looking back at each team's 2007 first-round pick. Here's a look at the 11th and 28th picks in the draft, linebacker Patrick Willis and offensive tackle Joe Staley.

By Michael David Smith Filed under: 49ers, Broncos, Patriots, Raiders, NFL Video, Boston, Denver, Oakland, San FranciscoIf you watch this video of former Broncos and Raiders and 49ers and Eagles linebacker Bill Romanowski all the way to the end, you'll see that it's actually just a commercial for his supple...