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Reuben Foster hung up the phone on the Saints
Foster’s introductory press conference featured a two minute long story about him hanging up on the Saints last night, right before the 49ers traded back into the first round with the Seahawks. Solomon Thomas was polite and gave solid answers, but it was Foster who stole the show recalling his phone call with New Orleans,…
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![49ers shopping TE Vance McDonald [report]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/82/2016/12/20133942/Vance-McDonald.jpg)
49ers shopping TE Vance McDonald [report]
Former GM Trent Baalke signed Vance McDonald to a lucrative contract extension last December. In his first four NFL seasons, McDonald has 64 catches, 866 yards, 7 touchdowns. The timing of the extension was criticized, especially because the 49ers were in the midst of a 13-game losing streak and firings were imminent.
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Names and positions the 49ers should monitor on Day 2 of the NFL Draft
There will be more tough decisions on Friday, when rounds two and three will go down in Philadelphia. Lynch has shored up major parts of the front seven, but there are still several other needs to address with the team’s nine remaining draft picks. Don’t rule out San Francisco trading back into the second round.
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![Other NFL teams were concerned about Reuben Foster’s shoulder [report]](https://cdn.socast.io/6616/sites/82/2017/04/28085719/foster-reuben-watson.jpg)
Other NFL teams were concerned about Reuben Foster’s shoulder [report]
A week ago when reports surfaced about his shoulder, Foster’s agent did his best to clear things up on Twitter. Foster underwent the rotator cuff surgery in February and was given a four month timetable to recover. He reportedly played through the pain during the end of the season for the Crimson Tide.
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John Lynch performs like a veteran in first NFL Draft
Lynch was labeled as inexperienced, but none of that showed on Thursday. People around the league were impressed with the groceries the first-time GM is bringing home, and honestly, some are downright jealous of what he pulled off.
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John Lynch defends picking Reuben Foster despite character concerns
Reuben Foster was widely regarded as one of the best talents in the entire draft, but dropped to the bottom of the first round due to character concerns. Lynch said he was aware that other teams had concerns about Foster’s character, but the 49ers did not.
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Reuben Foster: I’m trying to be the next Patrick Willis
Foster is setting the standards high for himself. He wants to be the next Patrick Willis, a 7-time Pro Bowler and borderline Hall of Fame player for the 49ers. Foster certainly is bringing a confidence and swagger this San Francisco locker room has been missing since Jim Harbaugh left in 2014.
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49ers select DL Solomon Thomas with No. 3 overall pick
For the third season in a row, the San Francisco 49ers have selected a versatile defensive lineman in the first round of the NFL Draft.
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49ers trade back into the first round for Reuben Foster
Foster joins Solomon Thomas as John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan’s first-ever draft picks. There are question marks about Foster — his shoulder, his diluted drug test and a incident with a medical worker at the NFL combine that sent him home. But the 49ers decided those risks were worth it to pair with NaVorro Bowman…
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Solomon Thomas recalls taking a class with John Lynch at Stanford
SANTA CLARA – John Lynch’s first pick as the General Manager of the San Francisco 49ers was a player who went to his alma mater, Stanford defensive lineman Solomon Thomas. But the connection between the two goes deeper than that. When Thomas was a freshman at Stanford in 2014 he took a class in Management Science and Engineering,…
