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Jim Harbaugh: Captain Comeback
San Francisco 49ers Jim Harbaugh was born to coach. His father, Jack, coached football for 40 years, winning an FCS national championship at Western Kentucky in 2002. His brother, John, has made the playoffs every sea...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Jim Harbaugh, San Francisco 49ers

NFL Picks: Every Game, Week 6
San Francisco 49ers A quick look at every game on the NFL schedule for Week 6, along with the consensus pick of Athlon Sports editors Mitchell Light, Rob Doster, Nathan Rush, Patrick Snow and Steven Lassan: Bills ...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Aaron Rodgers, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cam Newton, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Drew Brees, Houston Texans, Matthew Stafford, Michael Vick, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tom Brady, Tony Romo

Frank Gore to Play Two-Thirds of Snaps; Hunter to Play One-Third Sunday
San Francisco 49ers Frank Gore should get the majority of snaps on Sunday. The San Francisco 49ers running back has been nursing an ankle injury, but it looks like he'll play through it this week against the Buccannee...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Frank Gore, Kendall Hunter, San Francisco 49ers

Terrell Owens Plans to Return to NFL — Does Any Team Want Him?
San Francisco 49ers Attention NFL teams! Need help at wide receiver? If so, Terrell Owens wants you to know he is available. Owens, who had surgery to repair a torn ACL in April, said in an interview this week that he...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Balitmore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Terrell Owens, Washington Redskins

Frank Gore Expected To Play; Add Kendall Hunter Anyway
San Francisco 49ers Frank Gore is going to get hurt. That's a certainty up there with death and taxes. And in the 49ers Week 3 game against the Bengals (which was a horrible game to watch, by the way), Frank made that...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Frank Gore, Kendall Hunter, San Francisco 49ers

The 0-3 Rams Will Make The Playoffs. No, Seriously.
San Francisco 49ers With the first three weeks of the NFL season in the books, there are five teams — Indianapolis Colts, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings and St. Louis Rams — who have yet to ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Arizona Cardinals, NFC West, Sam Bradford, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, St. Louis Rams, Steven Jackson

Braylon Edwards Manages to Make 49ers Offense Worse
San Francisco 49ers Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Candlestick Park, the San Francisco 49ers offense actually found a way to get worse. Rivaling only the Chiefs as one of the most lackluster offen...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: News, Alex Smith, Braylon Edwards, Frank Gore, San Francisco 49ers, Vernon Davis

New kickoff rules don't hinder scoring, exciting plays in NFL's opening week
San Francisco 49ers by Mark Ross When the NFL announced in March that kickoffs would be moved from the 30-yard-line to the 35-yard-line, it was not well received. Everyone from players, coaches and team executives...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Percy Harvin, Randall Cobb, San Francisco 49ers, Ted Ginn

49ers' Ginn Joins Even More Historic Company
San Francisco 49ers Multiple stories about the San Francisco 49ers' 33-17 Week 1 victory over the Seattle Seahawks mention kick returner Ted Ginn Jr.'s returning a kickoff and punt for touchdowns in the same game. ...
1 year ago by Scott Henry Tags: News, Devin Hester, NFC West, San Francisco 49ers, Ted Ginn Jr.

NFL Preseason Award Predictions
San Francisco 49ers The 2011 NFL season kicks off with a Thursday night showdown between the last two Super Bowl champions, as Super Bowl XLIV MVP quarterback Drew Brees and the Saints march to Lambeau Field to take o...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Aaron Rodgers, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Jim Schwartz, Mark Ingram, Michael Vick, New Orleans Saints, Patrick Willis, Philadelphia Eagles, San Francisco 49ers, Ted Thompson, Tony Romo, Von Miller

5 Players Who Hold The Keys To the 2011 NFL Season
San Francisco 49ers By RALPH VACCHIANO It's almost impossible for one person to change a game in the NFL. There are no isolation plays, like in basketball. There's no one with the ability to make an impact like a ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Arian Foster, Darren Sproles, Houston Texans, Mark Sanchez, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders, RALPH VACCHIANO, Reggie Bush, San Francisco 49ers

5 Things To Watch This NFL Season
San Francisco 49ers Here are five important story lines to watch this upcoming NFL season. 1. CAN TONY ROMO AND THE COWBOYS REBOUND? The Cowboys began last season openly talking about becoming the first team in ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Jim Harbaugh, Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers, Tony Romo

San Francisco 49ers Cheerleaders
San Francisco 49ers Enjoy this photo gallery of our favorite 49ers cheerleaders. ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Overtime, Cheerleaders, Cheerleaders, San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers 2011 NFL Team Preview
San Francisco 49ers The year was 1979 when Eddie DeBartolo Jr., after two disastrous years as owner of the San Francisco 49ers, hired an innovative offensive coach from just down the road at Stanford in hopes of reviv...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NFC, Alex Smith, Ed Debartolo Jr, Frank Gore, Jim Harbaugh, Michael Crabtree, Mike Singletary, NFC West, Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers

Deion Sanders' Hall of Fame Speech
San Francisco 49ers Deion Sanders remixed his “Must Be The Money” mantra one last time during his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech on Saturday night. His Canton-gold jacket even matched the gold vest...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Deion Sanders, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins

Fantasy Football: Breaking down the San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers SAN FRANCISCO • Inside the Locker Room With Bay Area NFL Correspondent Eric Gilmore We all know Frank Gore’s injury history. So is it Anthony Dixon or Kendall Hunter to take as the hand...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Alex Smith, Frank Gore, Michael Crabtree, Patrick Willis, San Francisco 49ers, Vernon Davis

NFL's Ten High-Priority Moves as Lockout Ends
San Francisco 49ers By Scott Henry (Twitter: @4QuartersRadio) With free agency’s usual five-month time frame being condensed into five weeks, the phones of both team executives and the players they’re pursuing...
1 year ago by Scott Henry Tags: NFL, News, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Darren Sproles, DeAngelo Williams, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, Kevin Kolb, Kyle Orton, Marc Bulger, Miami Dolphins, Michael Huff, New Orleans Saints, NFL Lockout, Nnamdi Asomugha, Paul Posluszny, Pierre Thomas, Quintin Mikell, San Francisco 49ers, St. Louis Rams, Tennessee Titans

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