San Francisco 49ers defensive end Charles Omenihu was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor domestic violence following an alleged incident with his girlfriend on Monday, according to the San Jose (Calif.) Police Department.
According to an arrest report, the victim alleged that Omenihu pushed her to the ground during an argument. Officers said that they did not "observe any visible physical injuries," but she did complain of a pain to her arm. The victim declined medical attention at the scene, per the San Jose PD.
Omenihu, who posted bail and no longer is in custody, also was served with an emergency protective restraining order, per the arrest report.
"We are aware of the matter involving Charles Omenihu and are in the process of gathering further information," the 49ers said in a statement on Tuesday.
Omenihu, 25, was traded from the Houston Texans to the 49ers during the 2021 season. The former fifth-round pick out of the University of Texas started three games for the 49ers this past season and recorded 4.5 sacks, 20 tackles, 16 QB hits and three tackles for loss.
San Francisco visits the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in the NFC Championship Game.
Frank Gore grabbed a naked woman by her hair and dragged her across a hotel room's hallway during an altercation in Atlantic City, N.J. last month ... according to new, bombshell court documents obtained by TMZ Sports.
Cops say the incident between the NFL legend and a 28-year-old woman happened in the early morning hours of July 31 on the 59th floor of the Tropicana Casino's Havana Tower.
According to the docs, Gore "forcibly" gripped the woman by her hair ... before "violently dragging her nude person along the floor of the 59th hallway."
Atlantic City Police said officers were initially called out to the scene at around 8:11 AM on the 31, but did not make any arrests after they said the woman "did not exhibit signs of injury."
Gore, though, was ultimately charged days later with simple assault after cops said they further investigated the allegations.
Gore is due in court for a hearing in the case in October.
The former 49ers star is considered one of the greatest NFL running backs of all time -- after rushing for 16,000 yards in his 16-season career. The 39-year-old has since become a boxer, winning his last fight in May over Yaya Olorunsola.
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield was convicted Monday of the rape of a developmentally disabled woman, after prosecutors said he lured the victim to his home with the promise of a babysitting job.
A jury found Stubblefield, 49, guilty of rape by force, oral copulation by force and false imprisonment, and acquitted him of raping a person incapable of giving consent, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Jurors also found that Stubblefield used a gun during the assault, prosecutors said.
Stubblefield could face 15 years to life in prison. He was a defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders.
The verdict came after a nine-month trial, and five years after the victim reported the April 2015 sexual assault to police, the newspaper said.
A day before the assault, Stubblefield contacted the then 31-year-old woman on a baby-sitting website and arranged an interview, prosecutors said.
According to a report by the Morgan Hill Police Department, the interview lasted about 20 minutes. She later received a text from Stubblefield saying he wanted to pay her for her time that day, and she went back to the house.
After raping her, Stubblefield gave her $80 and let her go, according to the report. The woman immediately went to police and reported the rape. DNA evidence matched that of Stubblefield, the report said.
Defense attorneys argued that there was no rape and that the woman consented to sex.
Allen Sawyer, one of Stubblefield’s trial attorneys, described the incident as a “paid encounter for sex.” He said the defense team was precluded from showing the jury strong evidence that would have supported the contention.
“There’s a lot of information that we have, that the jury was not allowed to have, that we think would have been impactful to their decision,” Sawyer told the Chronicle Monday after the verdict was read.
Sawyer said defense attorneys will seek a new trial.
“We expect to keep fighting for Mr. Stubblefield’s innocence,” Sawyer said. “We will clear his name, and we look forward to fighting this out in the courts. This is just the first battle.”
Stubblefield was remanded to jail without bail, pending sentencing.
Stubblefield was drafted by the 49ers in 1993 and named to the NFL All-Pro team from 1994 through 1997. He spent the next three seasons with Washington, then played two more years with the 49ers and a final season with the Raiders before retiring at the start of the 2004 season.
In his final season, the NFL fined Stubblefield and three other Raiders for testing positive for steroids. In 2009, a federal judge fined him $5,000 and placed him on two years’ probation for lying to an IRS agent about his steroid use, the Chronicle said.
Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman and Ryan Clark discuss the keys to the San Francisco 49ers defense taking down QB Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV.
Nashville police on Wednesday arrested a man suspected of fatally stabbing two men last week, including Clayton Beathard, the younger brother of San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback C.J. Beathard.
Police arrested Michael D. Mosley, 23, in coordination with U.S. Marshal’s officers after surrounding a vacant home in a Cheatham County, Tenn. neighborhood, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. He was alone in the home at the time of his arrest, police said.
Mosley was expected to be booked on suspicion of two counts of criminal homicide and one count of attempted criminal homicide, police said.
Photos shared by Nashville police show Mosley, shoe-less, wearing a gray tank-top, shorts and white socks in front of an armored police vehicle and in the back of a patrol car.
His arrest comes four days after police say Clayton Beathard, 22, and Paul Trapeni III, 21, were both stabbed to death outside of Dogwood Bar & Grill in Nashville early Saturday morning. Both men died after they were taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
A third stabbing victim, a 21-year-old man, was treated and released. The man is “recovering from wounds to his arm and eye,” officials said.
Nashville police said Mosley and the victims got into an argument over a woman inside the bar and the altercation “became physical when the parties went outside” shortly after 3 a.m.
“The investigation shows that Mosley made unwanted advancements toward a woman inside the bar, who was a friend of the victims,’” police said in a statement. “That led to a verbal dispute and then a physical fight once the parties made it outside. The investigation shows that Mosley was armed with a sharp object during the fight, which was used to stab the two victims.”
On the day of the stabbing, Mosley had been freed on $5,000 bond for allegedly attacking a 37-year-old woman at a Walmart in Nashville in December 2018, police said.
His previous convictions include: two counts of robbery in February 2018; two counts of felony aggravated assault for stabbing a man and cutting a woman in May 2015; and two separate burglaries in 2014 and 2015.
Add Colin Kaepernick's name to a growing list of pro athletes protesting against what they believe are injustices being committed against people of color by rogue police officers in the United States.
The San Francisco 49ers quarterback refused to stand during the national anthem before his team's preseason game against the Green Bay Packers on Friday, August 26.
"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick toldNFL.com'sSteve Wycheafter the game. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder. This is not something that I am going to run by anybody. I am not looking for approval. I have to stand up for people that are oppressed. ... If they take football away, my endorsements from me, I know that I stood up for what is right."
The 49ers issued a statement Friday night: “The national anthem is and always will be a special part of the pre-game ceremony. It is an opportunity to honor our country and reflect on the great liberties we are afforded as its citizens. In respecting such American principles as freedom of religion and freedom of expression, we recognize the right of an individual to choose and participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem."
The NFL also released a statement: "Players are encouraged but not required to stand during the playing of the national anthem."
Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul andLeBron Jamesspoke out against racial profiling and said this country's "broken system" needed to be fixed, last month during a speech at theESPYs
They pledged to use their resources to help urban communities.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield was charged Monday with the rape of a "developmentally delayed" woman, prosecutors announced.
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office said Stubblefield, a former defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders, allegedly assaulted the woman on April 9, 2015, at his Morgan Hill home after interviewing her for a baby-sitting job. He is charged with five felony counts and faces a "substantial prison sentence" if convicted.
A day before the assault, Stubblefield contacted the then 31-year-old woman on a baby-sitting website and arranged an interview, prosecutors said.
"This was a crime of violence against a vulnerable victim," Deputy District Attorney Tim McInerny said. "She was looking for a job, and she was unconscionably assaulted."
Bail for Stubblefield, 45, is set at $250,000. His arraignment is scheduled to take place within 24 hours.
According to a report by the Morgan Hill Police Department, the interview of the woman by Stubblefield lasted about 20 minutes. She later received a text from Stubblefield saying he wanted to pay her for her time that day, and she went back to the house, the San Jose Mercury News reported.
After raping her, Stubblefield gave her $80 and let her go. The woman immediately went to the Morgan Hill Police Department and reported the rape. DNA evidence matched that of Stubblefield, the report said.
Stubblefield's attorney, Gary Winuk, said the sex was consensual and that his client is being unfairly targeted because of his wealth and celebrity.
Stubblefield provided prosecutors with lie-detector results and with evidence that shows the sexual encounter last year was consensual, including proof that the woman asked his client for a job and money afterward, said attorney Ken Rosenfeld, who is also representing Stubblefield.
"Dana Stubblefield is being unfairly targeted due to his celebrity and wealth by someone with full motivation to lie," Rosenfeld said. "Mr. Stubblefield passed a lie-detector test with flying colors and will present a full, vigorous defense against these false allegations."
Aldon Smith, the supremely talented linebacker from theSan Francisco 49ersis back in trouble with the law. The 25-year old former first round pick was arrested in Santa Clara on Thursday night, August, 6.
He was taken to Santa Clara County Jail and hit with charges of DUI, Hit and Run and Vandalism. His bond is set at $26,000.
This is Smith's third DUI within the last three years. He picked up one in 2012 and another in 2013, after he was involved in a car accident. In 2012 he also faced weapons charges following an incident at his home that left him with stab wounds.
He entered a rehab facility 2013, forcing him to miss five games that season.
Prior to Thursday's arrest the 49ers had expressed interest in giving Smith a contract extension, according to Sporting News. Unfortunately, he might have thrown that away and put his career in jeopardy.
**UPDATE**
The San Francisco 49ers have parted ways with Aldon Smith. The team issued a statement announcing he had been cut.
“This organization has tried very hard to help Aldon fight his issues. Although he is no longer a member of this team, our support and concern for him will continue."
Smith apologized for the disappointing turn of events, adding that there is more to the story than what is being reported.
"Justice will be served, the truth will come out," Smith said. "There's no DUI. I'm sorry for the way this whole thing - I want everybody to understand the situation that happened could have been handled differently."
49ers coach Jim Tomsula took to Twitter to offer Smith off the field support.
Any of the 31 other NFL teams can claim Smith off of waivers, but they would have to pay him what is still owed on his 49ers contract, making that scenario unlikely.
After he clears waivers he can sign with any team except the 49ers. However, his off the field baggage and probable suspension by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will probably scare teams off.
Seattle Seahawks shutdown cornerback Richard Sherman and San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree are going to continue their beef for a long time to come if Sherman has his way.
The feud between the two went public following last season's NFC Championship game when Sherman went on a national television rant that made him famous.
“I’m the best corner in the game. When you try me with a sorry receiver like Crabtree, that’s the result you gonna get. Don’t you ever talk about me. [...] Don’t you open your mouth about the best or I’m gonna shut it for you real quick.”
Sherman still feels some type of way about Crabtree. During his recent interview with American Muscle, he let that be known.
It’s much more of just I don’t like the dude. You know what I’m saying. And I think he’s sorry. So it’s really what it comes down to.
It was a solid game, and I knew he was going to be a little punk and walk off. He wasn't going to come shake hands after the game, so I was like 'alright, I'll get you right before it. Good game.'
We had a little [beef] outside. Me and him had a little outside, a little something. I'm [gonn]a ruin that boy.
It’s just about him, it’s just about Crabtree.
It’s not going to be something that goes away. I hope to play him every year for the rest of my career and choke him out. There’s not much else I can say about the subject. Nobody will understand it but him and me. That’s all that needs to understand.
MIAMI, Florida (KRON 4) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and wide receiver Quinton Patton along with a Seattle Seahawks player are all named in a police report in connection with an alleged sexual assault that happened in Miami on the night of April 1st.
The report, which has redacted the name of the alleged victim, says the incident happened at the Miami apartment of Seahawks wide receiver Ricardo Lockett. The apartment is located inside the Viceroy Hotel.
In the report, filed on April 4, the victim told detectives she went to Lockett’s residence and talked with Kaepernick and Patton while she mixed some drinks for them. She says the players told her that in order to drink with them she would need to “hit” a bong containing marijuana.
The victim told detectives she started to feel light-headed after a while and so decided to go lie down, taking off her jacket and jewelry. She says Kaepernick, with whom she has had a previous sexual relationship, kissed her and undressed her. She says they did not have intercourse.
The victim says Kaepernick left her naked in the bedroom and that moments later Lockett and Patton “peeked” in on her through the door. She says she asked “Where’s Colin?” and they left. The victim says she doesn’t remember anything after that until she woke up in the hospital. She says she doesn’t know how she got there.
No charges have been filed and there are no reports of arrests involving any of the players.
“The 49ers organization is aware of the recent media report regarding Colin Kaepernick and Quinton Patton,” the Niners said in a written statement. “We are in the process of gathering the pertinent facts.”
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman is perhaps the best player at his position in the National Football League. He's cocky and at times arrogant, but his play on the field speaks for itself.
The question everyone is asking today is if Sherman went too far in taunting Michael Crabtree and Colin Kaepernick of the San Francisco 49ers after his team won the NFC championship game to advance to Super Bowl 48.
Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith of ESPN's 1st Take discuss the issue. What's your opinion on the controversy?
NEW ORLEANS -- Super Bowl coaches John and Jim Harbaugh will have plenty to talk about at future family reunions about the time they met in perhaps the strangest game in Super Bowl history.
John's Baltimore Ravens held on for a 34-31 victory vs. Jim's San Francisco 49ers that came down to the Niners' fourth-and-goal from the 5 that fell incomplete, a furious finish that might well never have happened but for a bizarre 33-minute delay for a power outage that turned the game's momentum inside-out.
Jim harangued the referees for what he felt was defensive holding on the game's crucial play and John executed smart strategy at the game's conclusion, ordering his punter to take an intentional safety while killing eight seconds, allowing the Ravens to end the game with a free kick.
And then the brothers walked to midfield and spoke briefly, patting each other quickly, and the confetti flew. The underdog Ravens served as pigskin proxy for their coach, who is 15 months older, and one Lombardi Trophy better, than his kid brother — but barely.
"How could it be any other way?" John Harbaugh said. "It's never perfect, never pretty, but it's us. It was hard (going against Jim), the hardest thing I've ever experienced. I told him I loved him. He said 'Congratulations.'"
Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco made good on his boast prior to the season that he is an elite quarterback as he was named Most Valuable Player. He threw three first-half touchdown passes to cap a postseason in which he threw 11 TD passes with no interceptions.
"It's unbelievable," he said on the victory stand. "I'll tell you what: We don't make it easy. But that's the way the city of Baltimore is, that's the way we are."
Linebacker Ray Lewis ended his career with Super Bowl glory. "It's no greater way as a champ to go out on your last ride with the men that I went out with," he said, "with my teammates."
Kaepernick threw incompletions to Michael Crabtree on second and third down on the 49ers' final drive to set up a last crack at the end zone. A fade for Crabtree fell incomplete, though perhaps cornerback Jimmy Smith got away with a hold. Replays showed Smith, who had broken up the pass for Crabtree on a short out pattern one play prior, had a fistful of Crabtree's jersey.
"Yes, there's no question in my mind there was pass interference and then a hold on Crabtree on the last one," Jim Harbaugh said.
Said Crabtree: "When somebody grabs you, you always expect a call, but you can't whine to the refs. It is what it is."
The Ravens led 28-6 before the outage because they were bolder and tougher and because the favored 49ers made critical mistakes, beginning with the first play from scrimmage, when they inexplicably lined up in an illegal formation, and the first play of the second half, when they gave up a 108-yard kickoff return to Jacoby Jones.
Shortly after that, banks of lights at the Superdome went out. Ravens cornerback Corey Graham was standing right at midfield, on the 50-yard stripe and in the center of the NFL logo. Graham threw his hands up into the darkness, as if he knew what the power outage would mean to his team's momentum. And Graham was right.
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the game.(Photo: Matthew Emmons, USA TODAY Sports)
Good thing for Graham and his teammates they were able to stave off the 49ers' furious run and, like the lights high above them in the Superdome, they were re-energized just in time to make a stop on that fourth-and-goal and become Super Bowl champions for the second time in team history.
Two field goals by rookie kicker Justin Tucker in the fourth quarter provided the only six points the Ravens would get after the delay, against the 23 points the Niners put up. But that's all Baltimore needed. It was as if not even an unforeseen event could stop the Ravens and Lewis' attempt to end his career by going out on top.
This Super Bowl was a festival of firsts. Brothers had never before been opposing coaches. No Super Bowl had ever been held up for so long. And the 49ers had never before thrown an interception in five previous Super Bowls, all wins.
And when Colin Kaepernick threw what Joe Montana and Steve Young never had, the opposing teams got into a glowering, menacing shoving match, as if maybe Mother Harbaugh needed to come down on the field and break it up.
Flacco was the one doing the Montana impression, tossing those three first-half touchdown passes. The first came after an offside penalty extended a drive. The second came after a 49ers fumble. The third came not directly after that interception — that drive was thwarted when a fake field goal came up just short — but on the punt that followed.
That TD pass went 56 yards to Jones, who was so open that he waited for the ball to arrive, fell backward and then got up and ran into the end zone, as if this were pitch-and-catch, you-go-long touch football in the coaches' boyhood backyard.
"Fitting that we won that way," Flacco said of the furious finish. "Niners got a little momentum and we had to win it at the end. That's the way it's always been with us."
Dr. Dre may have been born and raised in Compton, California, but he's not riding with the home state San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. Instead, the super-producer is rolling with the Baltimore Ravens.
"I'm excited for Ray Lewis," Dre told TMZ. "That's a good guy, and I'm a fan of his. I'm wishing the best for him. Ray Lewis get your money man, I'm proud of you."
Dre also weighs in on the Manti Te'o girlfriend hoax story, this year's potential Coachella festival line up and reveals he's given up eating meat.
"I don't eat meat. I eat a little fish every now and again," he said.
In a game that is being dubbed the "Super HarBowl" because the two opposing coaches, Jim Harbaugh (49ers) and John Harbaugh (Ravens) are brothers, the Baltimore Ravens will face off against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, Sunday February 3 in New Orleans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
The Ravens made it to the big game by defeating the New England Patriots 28-13 in the AFC championship game. The 49ers beat the Atlanta Falcons 28-24 in the NFC championship game to advance to the big show.
It will be the 49ers first appearance in the Super Bowl in 18 years. They have never lost a title game. If they win they will tie the Pittsburgh Steelers for the most title rings with six.
The Ravens will be playing in their second Super Bowl. The defeated the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV for their only title.
Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis will be playing in his final NFL game after 17 years in the league. He previously announced his retirement.
"I said to our players last year, don't put your heads down, we'll be back," said Lewis. "
To see us come back like this, after all the injuries and things we have been through... our team is just awesome and this our time."
Bookmakers have listed the 49ers as 4.5-point favorites to win over the Ravens. There are expectations this could be the heaviest bet title game ever.
"It's a monster matchup, brother versus brother," William Hill oddsmaker Jimmy Vaccaro said. "I believe it will top last year's Super Bowl handle and could go higher."
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The rosters for the 2012 NFL Pro Bowl have been announced and as usual there are some head scratchers as well snubs for both the AFC and NFC teams.
The New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers led the way by placing eight players apiece on the AFC and NFC rosters.
Notable players who didn't make the team include Mathew Stafford - QB (Lions), Brian Cushing - LB (Texans), Duane Brown - OT (Texans), Aaron Hernandez - TE (Patriots), Marshawn Lynch - RB (Seahawks), D'Qwell Jackson - LB (Browns), Aldon Smith - LB (49ers) and London Fletcher (Redskins).
AFC offensive starters:
Quarterback: Tom Brady (Patriots), Running Back: Ray Rice (Ravens), FB Vonta Leach (Ravens), Wide Receivers: Wes Welker (Patriots) and Mike Wallace (Steelers), Tight End: Ron Gronkowski (Patriots), Tackles: Joe Thomas (Browns) and Jake Long (Dolphins), Guards: Logan Mankins (Patriots) and Brian Waters (Patriots), Center: Maurkice Pouncey (Steelers).
AFC defensive starters:
Defensive Ends: Dwight Freeney (Colts) and Andre Carter (Patriots), Defensive Tackles: Haloti Ngata (Ravens) and Vince Wilfork (Patriots), Outside Linebackers : Terrell Suggs (Ravens) and Von Miller (Broncos), Inside Linebacker: Ray Lewis (Ravens), Cornerbacks: Darrelle Revis (Jets) and Champ Bailey (Broncos), Strong Safety: Troy Polamalu (Steelers).
AFC Special teams:
Punter: Shane Lechler (Raiders), Kicker: Sebastian Janikowski (Raiders), Kick returner: Antonio Brown (Steelers), Special teamer Matthew Slater (Patriots).
NFC offensive starters:
Quarterback: Aaron Rodgers (Packers), Running Back: Lesean McCoy (Eagles), Fullback: John Kuhn (Packers), Wide Receivers: Larry Fitzgerald (Cardinals), Calvin Johnson (Lions), Tight End: Jimmy Graham (Saints), Tackles: Jason Peters (Eagles) Joe Staley (49ers), Guards: Jahri Evans (Saints), Carl Nicks (Saints), Center: Ryan Kalil (Panthers).
NFC Defensive starters:
Defensive Ends: Jared Allen (Vikings) and Jason Babin (Eagles), Defensive tackles: Justin Smith (49ers) Jay Ratliff (Cowboys), Outside Linebackers: DeMarcus Ware (Cowboys) and Clay Matthews (Packers), Inside Linebacker: Patrick Willis (49ers), Cornerbacks: Charles Woodson (Packers) and Carlos Rogers (49ers), Free Safety: Earl Thomas (Seahawks), Strong Safety: Adrian Wilson (Cardinals).
NFC Special teams:
Punter: Andy Lee (49ers), Kicker: David Akers (49ers), Kick returner Patrick Peterson (Cardinals), Special teamer: Corey Graham (Bears).
New England Patriots (8) * Tom Brady, quarterback * Andre Carter, defensive end * Rob Gronkowski, tight end * Logan Mankins, guard Matthew Slater, special-teamer * Brian Waters, guard * Wes Welker, wide receiver * Vince Wilfork, interior lineman
N.Y. Jets (3) D'Brickashaw Ferguson, tackle Nick Mangold, center * Darrelle Revis, cornerback
Oakland Raiders (3) Sebastian Janikowski, place-kicker Shane Lechler, punter Richard Seymour, interior lineman
Pittsburgh Steelers (5) Antonio Brown, kick returner * Troy Polamalu, strong safety * Maurkice Pouncey, center Ben Roethlisberger, quarterback * Mike Wallace, wide receiver
San Diego Chargers (3) Antonio Gates, tight end Philip Rivers, quarterback Eric Weddle, free safety
NFC TEAM-BY-TEAM
Arizona Cardinals (3) * Larry Fitzgerald, wide receiver Patrick Peterson, kick returner * Adrian Wilson, strong safety
Carolina Panthers (2) * Ryan Kalil, center Steve Smith, wide receiver
Chicago Bears (5) Lance Briggs, outside linebacker Matt Forte, running back Corey Graham, special-teamer Charles Tillman, cornerback Brian Urlacher, inside/middle linebacker
New Orleans Saints (5) Drew Brees, quarterback Jermon Bushrod, tackle * Jahri Evans, guard * Jimmy Graham, tight end * Carl Nicks, guard
N.Y. Giants (2) Eli Manning, quarterback Jason Pierre-Paul, defensive end
Philadelphia Eagles (3) * Jason Babin, defensive end * LeSean McCoy, running back * Jason Peters, tackle
San Francisco 49ers (8) David Akers, place-kicker Dashon Goldson, free safety Frank Gore, running back Andy Lee, punter * Carlos Rogers, cornerback * Justin Smith, interior lineman * Joe Staley, tackle * Patrick Willis, inside/middle linebacker
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