Alan Faneca’s name has popped up according to John Clayton. This is the first mention of Faneca linked to the 49ers, it could be one reason why they let Justin Smiley walk so easily. Check here for other free agent news and notes.

Free agency is set to begin in a little over 14 hours, and one name that has been linked to the 49ers is Bears free agent Bernard Berrian. Reports out of Chicago is that Berrian is looking for a deal that nets $24.5 million over the first three years, and bonuses worth $12 million. The [...]

Latest rumors/reports are that the 49ers are hot after Lance Briggs and Justin Smith. Also Bernard Berrian is saying he’d like to play for the 49ers.

Matthew Barrows was answering questions on his blog and one that was proposed to him was if the 49ers would show any interest in Chad Johnson, the response from Barrows was that he wasn’t sure if Nolan would want to deal with him, but did say that Nolan is fond of Bernard Berrian and that [...]