Rumors don't fly, they take off.And on Sunday, Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports sent out a 23-word tweet that set the NFL rumor mill on fire. It seems that the San Francisco 49ers effectively had a done deal in place to trade ... (Continue reading)
Kansas City here I come?According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports (h/t Yahoo Sports), quarterback Alex Smith has been all but traded away by the San Francisco 49ers. The deal, however, is pending until March 12 when the new league season officially begins.Alex's ... (Continue reading)
All the brash talk coming from the NFL this week had been how the San Francisco 49ers were the best team in football.Undefeated in the young season, the 49ers contained the Packers and last year's league MVP, Aaron Rodgers, in their ... (Continue reading)
I hope you brought your umbrella, because like this Sears commerical, 49ers quarterback Alex Smith is raining down some cold hard facts.In an interview last week, the Niners QB raised a few eyebrows when he educated the football world with this little tidbit from ... (Continue reading)
For the past couple of offseasons, the Los Angeles Angels have come out losers during the free agency period.They tried and failed to re-sign first baseman Mark Teixeira before the start of the 2009 season, and last year, missed on ... (Continue reading)
The Alex Smith-led San Francisco 49ers were not supposed to be competitive on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.Dallas was too skilled, too much a veteran team and just too talented for the young, upstart and immature 49ers.What should have a ... (Continue reading)
Apparently, the New Orleans Saints didn't get the message that Friday night's game against the San Francisco 49ers was just a preseason game. And, just maybe, one game into the 2011 season, Alex Smith may be already having second thoughts ... (Continue reading)
Earlier this week, ESPN ranked the 49ers as one of six NFL squads to have completely missed the boat during the NFL free agency period, having not made a significant free-agent signing while the rest of the NFC West rebuilt ... (Continue reading)
Four years ago, cornerback Nate Clements, who went by the nickname "Lock Down," became the highest paid defensive player in NFL history after signing an eight-year $80 million contract of which $22 million was guaranteed.In the four years with the ... (Continue reading)
Following the selection of Alabama running back Mark Ingram, New Orleans Saints back Reggie Bush tweeted, "It's been fun New Orleans." The simple tweet may have been Bush's unofficial notice to Saints fans that he's out for good.The drafting of Ingram ... (Continue reading)