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Punter Mike Scifres, hampered last season by San Diego’s brutal specials teams breakdowns, agreed Wednesday to a five-year contract extension that will keep him with the Chargers through 2016. The deal is worth just under $19 million in new money, with…
As if there were any doubts, Alex Smith is the 49ers’ starting quarterback heading into the regular season. Coach Jim Harbaugh formally made the announcement after San Francisco’s 20-17 victory at San Diego in Thursday night’s exhibition finale. “I’m p…
Wideout Michael Crabtree was in uniform Tuesday and participated in some of practice with the San Francisco 49ers for the first time this preseason. While first-year coach Jim Harbaugh didn’t rule out Crabtree for Thursday night’s exhibition finale at …
What happens when you combine a massive roster turnover and the “always compete” mantra?A bevy of position battles in Seahawks’ training camp.The Seahawks are definitely bigger and younger—now among the youngest teams in the league. The…
One of the NFL’s elite offenses regained a big-play receiver on Friday when Malcom Floyd and the Chargers agreed on a two-year contract. Floyd, 6-foot-5 and deft at snatching passes above defenders, averaged 19.4 yards per catch last year and led San D…
