Tagged: 49ers

NFL says ref was right not to flag 49ers for 12 in the huddle

ProFootballTalk » Rumor Mill|Michael David Smith
Just before the 49ers scored their go-ahead touchdown at the end of the first half on Sunday, they appeared to get away with having 12 players in their offensive huddle, without getting a penalty. But NFL head of officiating Dean Blandino says that in reality, the referee was right not to flag the 4…
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Clay Matthews: I’m awesome player, not dirty

ESPN.com|Rob Demovsky
Reacting to San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh’s comments, Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews defended his style: “I’m an awesome player, not a dirty player.”

5-year-old drops incredible 49ers rap with full faux Kaepernick tattoos

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As brought to Prep Rally’s attention by Off the Bench, 5-year-old San Francisco fan Sarah Redden produced the most endearing fan anthem of recent years in an ode to the current 49ers squad. Titled “Kaepernicking”, the track extols the virtues of the team’s new quarterback (no Alex Smith mention within), includes a truly bizarre Darius Fleming reference (where did that come from?) and proudly predicts that Kaepernick will deliver multiple Super Bowls to the Bay Area.

Most impressively, Redden isn’t just sporting a number 7 shirt with a 49ers logo on it, she’s also fully inked up with incredibly realistic looking faux tattoos that are a mirror image of Kaepernick’s own arms.

Full story and video: Yahoo! Sports

Sam Gordon’s show is only beginning, but the football part might end surprisingly soon

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There’s the life of a Super Bowl MVP, and then there’s the life of Sam Gordon.

In the two weeks since her football highlight video hit the blogosphere, then the mainstream media, the nine-year-old sensation has appeared on Good Morning America, taken in a BYU game, flown to Chicago for a daytime talk show, tackled Marshall Faulk on the set of the NFL Network, and on Sunday afternoon she huddled up with the 49ers at practice.

Sam Gordon, 9, has become an overnight sensation. (Courtesy of Brent Gordon)Monday she’ll meet Steve Young and watch Monday Night Football. And in a couple weeks, “Sweet Feet” is hoping to catch a Giants game in New York and meet NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who phoned her dad this week to congratulate him.

Oh, and she’s also been invited to do some public speaking. At age 9.

Full story: Yahoo! Sports