49ERS RUMORS & GOSSIP
49ers announce a partenership with Yahoo!
The San Francisco 49ers and Yahoo! have announced a partnership that will make them the exclusive online sports content, social networking, and photo and video sharing partner for Levi’s Stadium.
As part of the 10-year agreement, set to begin in 2014 and run through the 2023 season, Yahoo! will play an essential role in enhancing the in-stadium entertainment experience with its...
Can the San Francisco 49ers Overcome the Super Bowl Curse?
Through the first 46 Super Bowls, the losing team has come back the following year to win the big game exactly 2 times. 2. out of 46. Those aren’t what you would call favorable odds. Of the remaining 44, only 5 teams got back to the Super Bowl, and 14 didn’t even make the playoffs the next season. Those are such terrible results that many pundits are referencing the “Curse...
Steve Mariucci: 2013 49ers similar to my 1997 team
Former San Francisco 49ers coach Steve Mariucci, who knows what it’s like to lose a star receiver, sees a lot of similarities between today’s team and the one he coached in 1997. In 1997, his first season as the 49ers head coach, Mariucci lost Jerry Rice for the season after he was injured in the season
San Francisco 49ers Colin Kaepernick has an insane shoe collection
Think you have a pretty solid sneaker collection? You got nothing on San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
Check out the below photo that Colin posted to his Instagram account of his collection and just judging from the photo, he has over 200 pairs of kicks:
(Courtesy of Bleacher Report)
49ers rookie Vance McDonald sounds like the real deal
Matt Barrow of the Sacramento Bee has nothing but good things to say about 49ers rookie tight end Vance McDonald. Vance McDonald may have been the biggest standout among the 11-man draft class. The 6-4, 270-pound tight end showed why Rice used him so heavily as a wideout. He was a favorite for all the quarterbacks this spring, and he showed a real knack for catching passes that weren’t...
Brandon Browner wants to choke Jim Harbaugh
After San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh gave his candid opinion on the Seattle Seahawks PED issues, cornerback Brandon Browner is none too pleased with what he said.
"Play by the rules," Harbaugh said he told his players when asked about the rival Seahawks recent troubles. "And you always want to be above reproach. Especially when you're good, because...
49ers RB Marcus Lattimore is giving back to the children in South Carolina Hospitals
Former South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore will work with a Medicaid program in the state to encourage those between the ages of 17 and 21 to visit their doctors for checkups.
The San Francisco 49ers rookie has been selected to push the program by Charleston’s First Choice by Select Health of South Carolina to encourage young people to visit the doctor.
More than 7,500...
Breaking News: Colin Kaepernick owns lots of sneakers (Photo)
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick posted a photo on Instagram this week displaying his collection of sneakers. Not quite as many as Chris Paul or Rip Hamilton, but impressive nonetheless.
Photo via kaepernick7 / Instagram.
H/T NIS.
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Jim Harbaugh says Quinton Patton is making big strides
Jim Harbaugh is really liking what he sees in rookie WR Quinton Patton.
“There’s quite a jump with Quinton Patton from where he came in. He elevated himself,” said Harbaugh.
The 49ers selected Patton in the fourth round. The Niners got themselves quite a steal getting him in a later round.
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49ers: Colin Kaepernick has improved in ‘everything’
San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman says quarterback Colin Kaepernick has improved his entire game and looks ready to lead the team as the opening day stater for the first time in his career. “I’d just say everything,” Roman said, via 49ers.com. “His
49ers RB Frank Gore is fighting father time: ‘Now that I’m 30 I just have to keep working and training hard’
Football is a cold business when a player starts to go north of 30 years old.
It’s the benchmark that says, ‘You only have so much time left.’
For every 30 year old veteran, there is a 23 year old ready to take their roster spot.
San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore just hit the dreaded 30 mark, but he’s not worried about anything or anyone, it just motivates...
A KICK OUT OF KICKS
Colin Kaepernick's shoe collection is ridiculous
You think Colin Kaepernick has enough shoes? The San Francisco 49ers star quarterback shared these photos of his sneaker collection on Instagram Thursday and, as you can see, his collection is pretty extensive. Based on what he shared in the photos, a rough estimate says he has about 100 pairs of shoes. Kaep has a [...]
Jim Harbaugh takes jab at Seahawks for 'cheating,' Pete Carroll responds
The Pete Carroll and Jim Harbaugh feud started a while ago back in the college football scene when Carroll was the coach at USC and Harbaugh at Stanford.
To say the least the two have a distaste for each other would be an understatement.
Now that both men are the head coaches in the NFC West, their rivalry has blossomed to a new level.
Carroll is the Seattle Seahawks coach...
A.J. Jenkins starting to impress the 49ers coaches
During the first few weeks of 49ers team activities wide receiver A.J. Jenkins has been impressing coaches (Credit: AP Photo)
During the 2012 NFL Draft, the San Francisco 49ers drafted Illinois wide receiver A.J. Jenkins with the 30th overall pick. Jenkins’ rookie season was uneventful to say the least as he only played in 37 snaps and was targeted once, which he dropped. However...
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
Worker killed at new 49ers stadium
A worker at the construction site of the 49ers' new Levi's Stadium was killed after being crushed while working in an elevator shaft.
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