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San Francisco 49ers

Steve Young’s great run against Minnesota

This weekend, we saw a tremendous run by Marshawn Lynch to lift the lowly Seahawks above the defending Super Bowl champion Saints. The run reminded me of one of my all-time favorite NFL plays—and one of the greatest runs of all-time.

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Congrats to Jerry Rice, the GOAT

Jerry Rice was not the most innately talented receiver to play in the NFL. Not the fastest. Not the tallest. Not the strongest. He wasn’t groomed at the finest college football program by the finest coaches. But he did have an unending work ethic that allowed him to leave the game as the greatest receiver [...]

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Roger Craig should be enshrined in the Hall of Fame

In the NFL news today was the list of finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. There were some obvious selections, including Jerry Rice – whom I consider to be the greatest player in the modern era. I’m a huge Jerry Rice fan. But there was another 49er on that list that I think [...]

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Singletary in as 49ers coach

It would have been shocking if the 49ers didn’t name interim head coach Mike Singletary to the permanent position, so it was expected that they would do so in short order after the season concluded. Of course, it was a little surprising that it was done before the team even reached the locker room after [...]

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