Niners Forfeit a 5th & Swap 3rds in Tampering Case
According to Yahoo Sports, the San Francisco 49ers have forfeited their fifth-round pick in next month’s NFL draft after commissioner Roger Goodell deemed them guilty of tampering with Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs.
Goodell also determined the teams will switch picks in the third round of the April 26-27 draft. Chicago, which had the 12th pick, will get San Francisco’s seventh pick and the 49ers will get Chicago’s choice.
Goodell determined that the 49ers violated the NFL’s anti-tampering policy by contacting Briggs’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus, about his client during the 2007 season.
“The 49ers organization respects Commissioner Goodell’s ruling today, however we do disagree with it,” said 49ers General Manager Scot McCloughan. “This was not a malicious act; we believe that our intent was within the NFL guidelines. Going forward, we will take the necessary steps to ensure we are in compliance with the NFL’s interpretation.”
Now what I would like to know is what do the Dolphins lose for tampering with Justin Smiley considering he was signed five minutes after the start of free agency.
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yea im siding with medford on this one..adam ura fukin idiot..
Okay, time for a new topic. Isn’t the pre season schedule out or something?
Only in an election year: Would the lack of quality QB play, cause
such a political outburst. I think I like the new more intellegent
ADAM. The old Adam knows less about the niners than he does pol$#$*.
Adam I realize that the SF Giants are off to a predictable bad start. But you really need to find something to do with your time.
20 days until the draft
I really dont give a fuck who you side with.
WTF are you talking about the SF Giants you fucking fool.Who said anything about the Giants.And i’m the idiot.Like I give a fuck about what some goofball named Los Banos Jerry says.Come on dude.And who’s the new Adam and who’s the Old Adam.Boy your a piece of work.lmfao.Can we talk about football please i’m loosing respect fot 49er fans everytime I come on this site.Change the subject, I get the point,your communists, I get it.
Bryant Young hasn’t completely closed the door on retirement. He hasn’t filed his papers with the league yet. He’s also engaging in plenty of team activities including the annual ski event last weekend. Young has also spent some time at the team facility lately.
But can he stomach another year of disappointment? Young said at the end of the season that it was too tough for him mentally to go through another losing campaign.
Adam…..I got some news for you…….. (It could b good)
Bryant Young hasn’t completely closed the door on retirement. He hasn’t filed his papers with the league yet. He’s also engaging in plenty of team activities including the annual ski event last weekend. Young has also spent some time at the team facility lately.
But can he stomach another year of disappointment? Young said at the end of the season that it was too tough for him mentally to go through another losing campaign.
Why r my comments back to moderation?
Here something else……….
Colvin hopes to prove to 49ers he’s worth a chance
The 49ers have a chance to acquire a young, talented wide receiver who was ranked ahead of Calvin Johnson and Dwayne Jarrett, and just about everyone else at wide receiver.
And he could come to the 49ers without any baggage (off-field problems) or financial commitment. Heck, the 49ers might not even need to spend a draft pick on him.
Perhaps, we failed to mention that this wide receiver with unlimited potential was the No. 2 prospect four years ago (behind Early Doucet) as a high-school senior at De La Salle in Concord.
Meet Cameron Colvin . . . again. He was such big news as a prep athlete, his decision to attend Oregon was announced on live TV.
But Colvin failed to live up to expectations at Oregon, where he caught just 74 passes for 892 yards and six TDs in four seasons.
His senior season ended with a broken fibula – just as he was showing some production. He had surgery to insert a plate and seven screws.
On April 18, Colvin is scheduled to work out for the 49ers during the club’s annual “local combine” in Santa Clara. Colvin, a native of the East Bay’s Pittburg, is excited about the opportunity to show the 49ers’ brass what he can do.
Colvin (6-2, 208) had blazing 4.3 speed prior to the injury. He spent 2 1/2 months shuttling from school in Eugene to Florida, where he worked with former Olympic sprinter Dennis Mitchell. Colvin is still in school, as he finishes his degree in political science.
He remained in school because of a pledge he made to his mother before she died that he would earn a college degree. Colvin has endured a lot of hardships in his life, including the loss of both parents. His best friend and teammate, Terrance Kelly, was gunned down in Richmond in 2004, just two days before they were scheduled to report at Oregon together.
Because of his limited production in college, it is likely that Colvin will not get drafted. But that is where the 49ers could jump into the mix and sign him as a free agent. The 49ers attended both Oregon pro days recently. Colvin impressed the club enough to secure an invitation to the 49ers’ local combine at their practice facility at the end of next week.
“I haven’t lost my confidence that I can play in the NFL,” Colvin said. “Not at all. Every guy’s situation is different. Guys are utilized differently. Things happen for a reason. I believe I am one of the elite players.”