Matt Maiocco mentioned on his twitter page that Marvel Smith seems likely to be retiring.

It almost seemed that with the signing of free agent Marvel Smith he was a shoo-in for the starting right tackle position.

I found this nice little tidbit from Matthew Barrows, Marvel said he was confident he’d remain healthy this time because he feels a lot better now than he did following the December 2007 procedure. “I noticed an instant improvement right away,” he said of the most recent surgery. “Even when I was lying in the [...]

The 49ers released one player who has spent most of his career on IR for another one who has sent lots of time on IR. The only difference is that Marvel is cheaper and made of rock candy and not made of glass like Jonas Jennings.
Jennings was released after being on the team’s roster for [...]