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The hit San Francisco 49ers safety Donte Whitner put on New Orleans' Pierre Thomas set a physical tone for one of the NFL's best defenses Saturday. It also knocked Thomas from the game with a concussion. Tough break? Yes, but not entirely unexp...

Five things I noticed while watching the San Francisco 49ers' most recent game, a 19-11 road victory against the Washington Redskins in Week 9: Ahmad Brooks should try decaf. The 49ers outside linebacker committed his NFL-leading sixth penalty f...

Lowell Cohn of the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat thinks 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and general manager Trent Baalke disagree about whether to bring back Alex Smith for the 2011 season. My take: Harbaugh, whose job is to win in the short term, sees Smith a...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Roughly 45 NFL prospects with Bay Area ties spent Wednesday afternoon running through drills at San Francisco 49ers headquarters. Their local pro day wasn't the story. For the first time since Jim Harbaugh took over as th...

The San Francisco 49ers are listing 50 players on their invite list for a pro day featuring 2011 NFL draft prospects with Bay Area ties. Not all will work out, but the team is opening the annual session to reporters in conjunction with Trent Baalk...