49ers still in market for blocking tight end
Veteran tight end Anthony Becht, who visited the Raiders and 49ers on Monday and Tuesday, has agreed to re-sign with the Cardinals.
Poole: Javon Walker was merely the latest of costly free agents around the Bay Area
Having been provided a deep field of contenders by the Raiders and 49ers, we submit these as the 10 most regrettable NFL free agents in local history.
Matt Ware returns to Cardinals
It didn't have quite the same drama as Kurt Warner's dalliance with the 49ers last year, but the Cardinals have kept safety Matt Ware away from a division rival.Who's Matt Ware you ask?He's a special teamer and a backup safety...
The Texans never gave David Carr a chance
Editor's note: Richard Justice is a Houston Chronicle columnist who covered David Carr's career with the Houston Texans. In this guest column, he tells 49ers fans what they need to know about the team's quarterback acquisition. All you really need to know...
Opening the mailbag
There were plenty of questions today about tight ends and the 49ers' speculated interest in Leon Washington and Jared Gaither. I tried to diffuse some of those questions with an earlier post on why it does not make sense for the 49ers to pursue restricted free agents.
49ers take look at Anthony Becht
Veteran tight end visits facility Tuesday
Santa Clara city council considers 49ers stadium report
With June vote looming, council members expected to approve plan to deal with fallout of NFL games, from traffic and parking to noise and tailgating
The Texans never gave David Carr a chance
Editor's note: Richard Justice is a Houston Chronicle columnist who covered David Carr's career with the Houston Texans. In this guest column, he tells 49ers fans what they need to know about the team's new quarterback acquisition. All you really need to know...
Niners, Leon Washington have spoken
We recently pointed out that a market for Jets running back Leon Washington, a restricted free agent recovering from a broken leg, could soon emerge.The folks at ESPN 1320 in Sacramento tweeted yesterday that the rumors linking Washington to the...
Anthony Becht is in town
Blocking tight end Anthony Becht is visiting the 49ers this afternoon. The 32-year-old, 270-pound former Jet, Buccaneer, Ram and Cardinal would likely fulfill the role of blocking tight end. In his younger days as a Jet, Becht caught passes, but in the last three years, all with...
Free-agent Becht visits 49ers
Free-agent tight end Anthony Becht, a 10-year veteran a blocking specialist who caught seven passes for the Cardinals last season, is visiting the 49ers this afternoon, a league source said.
Giants sign Sorgi to back up Eli
Jim Sorgi will go from backing up one Manning to the other.The Giants announced that Sorgi, who has been Peyton Manning’s backup for the past six seasons, now will compete to be the No. 2 behind Eli Manning in New York.“Both are elite players,” Sorgi said....
Steelers keep Clark, get back Randle El
The Pittsburgh Steelers, normally one of the quietest teams in NFL free agency, suddenly are one of the busiest. The Steelers made a pair of surprise moves by re-signing safety Ryan Clark and bringing back wide receiver Antwaan Randle El on Tuesday -- a day after signing two...
RFAs are bad strategy for 49ers
There have been some names thrown out there of players - such as Jared Gaither and Leon Washington - that the 49ers might be pursuing in free agency. But if the player is a restricted free agent, it just doesn't make sense for the 49ers to go strong after a player.
Santa Clara city council considers plan to deal with 49er stadium impacts
As campaign for 49ers stadium presses forward, council to act on proposed solutions to traffic, parking and other issues in environmental impact report.
Reports: Steelers re-sign Clark, bring back Randle El
The Steelers have agreed with FS Ryan Clark to a four-year contract, National Football Post and Fox 31 in Denver reported Monday. Also, ex-Redskins WR Antwaan Randle El will return for a second stint in Pittsburgh, agreeing to a three-year deal with the Steelers, according to...
Hill in limbo with 49ers
It's "business as usual" for 49ers quarterback Shaun Hill, who plans to return to the Bay Area on Sunday to take part in the opening of the team's offseason conditioning program, said Bob Lattinville, his agent.
Patrick Willis welcomes David Carr to San Francisco
A few days after 49ers linebacker expressed his displeasure about David Carr possibly arriving in San Francisco, the team's defensive captain struck a different tone on Twitter."I heard that Carr signed," Willis wrote. "He is my teammate now. Which means...
More Carr
From talking to a few folks around the league, it appears Carr agreed to a two-year, $6.5 million deal with $4 million guaranteed. Also, it should be noted that Carr was highly-sought after. If he hadn't agreed with the 49ers, he would be in Arizona today and then planned to...
Steelers sign WR Battle, S Allen
The Pittsburgh Steelers bolstered their special teams, a weakness last season, by signing wide receiver Arnaz Battle and safety Will Allen. Both unrestricted free agents joined the Steelers on Monday. Battle spent seven seasons with San Francisco and played in 88 games as a...
Steelers sign 49ers UFA WR Battle
The Steelers signed 49ers UFA WR Arnaz Battle to a three-year contract on Monday. They also officially announced the signing of Buccaneers UFA S Will Allen to a three-year deal.Battle played seven seasons for San Francisco, catching 178 passes for 2,150 yards and 11 touchdowns....
Battle agrees to deal with Steelers
Free-agent wide receiver Arnaz Battle has agreed to a three-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers, a league source said.
Willis Surprises Elementary School Student
Patrick Willis surprised fourth grader Nicholas Billmire at his home in Fremont last Thursday morning to pick him up in a limo and take him to school as a part of the NFL's Take a Player to School ...
Carr signed to take over as 49ers' No. 2
No player on the 49ers' roster was more responsible for the team's second-half 2008 surge that resulted in the "interim" title removed from Mike Singletary's job description. Shaun Hill helped steady the 49ers after Singletary would not tolerate J.T....
Carr agrees to terms with 49ers
Alex Smith has a new backup quarterback to worry about in San Francisco.David Carr agreed to terms with the 49ers, according to Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News. The deal was first mentioned by Carr's former teammate Kevin...