Daily Madden: No One Should Worry If 49ers 'Evaluated' Peyton Manning
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh doesn't need to go of his way to deny the team was courting Peyton Manning as a free agent.
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San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh doesn't need to go of his way to deny the team was courting Peyton Manning as a free agent.
Trent Baalke and Jim Harbaugh have a man in mind for the 30th pick in Thursday's NFL draft, if the player is still around at that spot for San Francisco. And if the 49ers don't jump on a chance to move up to land someone they believe could help right away as the reigning NFC West champions look to make another Super Bowl push in 2012.
The 49ers signed free agent quarterback Josh Johnson, the former Tampa Bay backup who played for coach Jim Harbaugh for three seasons at the University of San Diego.
Quarterback Alex Smith signed a three-year deal Wednesday with the San Francisco 49ers that will pay him $8 million per season with $16.5 million guaranteed.
ESPN is reporting that free agent quarterback Peyton Manning underwent a physical and threw passes in front of 49er coaches this week, according to their NFL league sources.
Randy Moss is back after reaching a one-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers, announced by the team late Monday.
Randy Moss is expected to work out for the 49ers Monday as the team continues its search for a star wide receiver. The 35-year-old six time Pro Bowl selection didn't play last season.
Jim Harbaugh has been an Alex Smith supporter at least as far back as last summer when, during the lockout, the first-year 49ers head coach announced that he wanted the then-free agent quarterback in San Francisco as his starter.
The most popular pro-am pairings will be playing Spyglass Hill today in the first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
Tiger Woods is paired with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-AM. Madden said it's a good group.
San Francisco's Jim Harbaugh has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year award for leading the 49ers back to the playoffs.
49ers punt returner Kyle Williams met with reporters for a second time Monday to take full responsibility for his two turnovers in the 49ers loss in the NFC championship game. His fumble in overtime resulted in the Giants' game-winning field goal.
The surprising San Francisco 49ers lost to the New York Giants in overtime in the NFC Championship at Candlestick Park Sunday.
Jim Harbaugh wants his players ready for whatever weather comes this weekend - cold, rain and wind.
"I think it probably surprised a lot of people that the Giants and the 49ers are in the NFC championship game," 49ers first-year coach Jim Harbaugh said.
I might as well be straight up front. In 30 years, I've never written about a football player whose ONLY job is tackling on special teams. But then again, football players like Blake Costanzo only come every 30 years.
Jim Harbaugh may be the toughest quarterback the Giants face Sunday.
The Harbaughs, separated in age by all of 15 months, took different paths to the doorstep of the Super Bowl. Now, they're sparking talk of a "Superbaugh."
On the first 49ers preview of the season, I predicted the 49ers would go to the Super Bowl.
John Madden sees a common trait among the four coaches leading their teams into Sunday's battles for a conference championship and a trip to the Super Bowl.
San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh on Monday cited his team's "wicked competitive fight" as driving their success to date.
Star quarterbacks Drew Brees, Eli Manning and Aaron Rodgers are all playing in the two NFC playoff games this weekend. The fourth is 49ers QB Alex Smith.
Alex Smith has started to shed his draft-bust label and turned around his career under coach Jim Harbaugh, leading the 49ers (13-3) to the playoffs for the first time in nine years.
