49ers release Cox, Williams; activate Moody
Cox, the team’s dime cornerback who was signed as a free agent in 2012, played just one defensive snap in a 10-9 loss to the Panthers on Sunday. He was made expendable with the addition of cornerback Eric Wright, who was placed on the 53-man roster last week but was inactive against the Panthers. Wright, 28, is a seven-year veteran with 81 career starts. More »
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Weekly 49ers Q&A: Wednesday at 10 AM
Check back at 10 AM on Wednesday morning for our weekly 49ers chat. Bring your questions!
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Source: 49ers expected to release WR Kyle Williams
The 49ers are expected to release Kyle Williams today, a league source said, ending a three-year relationship that will forever be remembered for the wide receiver’s two fumbles on punt returns in a 2011 NFC Championship Game loss to the Giants.
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Harbaugh refuses to add to chatter after Kaepernick’s struggles
On Sunday night, ESPN analyst former 49ers quarterback Trent Dilfer said Kaepernick becomes a “remedial” passer when his first read is taken away. In his Monday Morning Quarterback column, Sports Illustrated’s Peter King wrote: “I don’t know who Colin Kaepernick is anymore.”
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Snap counts: Williams’ role diminished; Smith mostly watches Skuta
The fourth-year wide receiver surrendered his kickoff-return duties to Anthony Dixon, relinquished his role as a punt returner to LaMichael James and played a season-low 20 offensive snaps with Mario Manningham back on the field.
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49ers notes: James shows progress in debut as punt returner
In a search for silver linings after their 10-9 loss to the Panthers on Sunday, the 49ers might identify the performance of running back LaMichael James.
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Aldon Smith has limited role in return from 5-game absence
From Chronicle colleague Ann Killion …. Aldon Smith returned to the field on Sunday and one thing was immediately clear: the front office and the coaching staff, this time, were on the same page. Smith did not start the game. He played only 11 snaps, exclusively in third-down nickel situations. That was much different than [...]
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Notes from the 49ers’ locker room following a tough loss
Not surprisingly, several players escaped the locker room quickly. This loss seemed to sting this team. Not only did they muster a measley 151 yards of total offense, not only did Colin Kaepernick throw for a palry 91 yards when his team needed so much more, four 49ers were injured. After the 10-9 loss to [...]
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Week 10 photos: 49ers vs. Panthers
Photos from the 49ers’ home game against the Carolina Panthers in Week 10.
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Will LaMichael James’ return include returns?
Niners running back LaMichael James is active for today’s game against the Panthers for the first time since Week 5 and he could be line to handle return duties with wide receiver Kyle Williams struggling in that role.
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Carolina’s second-ranked run defense could be first to rely on just 7
After spending a season as the offensive coordinator at his alma mater, Holy Spirit High, in Ventnor, N.J., in 2008, Greg Roman figured he was done scheming against defenses that took comical measures to stop the run.
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Returner controversy? Duties appear up in the air before date with Carolina
After a struggling Kyle Williams was replaced as the 49ers’ kickoff returner in the second half of a 42-10 win over the Jaguars on Oct. 27, Jim Harbaugh told nosy reporters to stop asking questions about the switcheroo.
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Fangio expects Aldon Smith to play Sunday against Panthers
A day after Jim Harbaugh was noncommittal about Aldon Smith’s playing status for Sunday’s game against Carolina, Vic Fangio was predictably more straightforward today.
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Crabtree shows quick first step before first full practice
Crabtree might have been faster than his teammates to get on the practice field, but it remains unclear when he’ll join them in a game. The 49ers cleared him for practice Tuesday and he can be placed on the 53-man roster at any time before Nov. 26. The latest he could make his season debut would be Dec. 1 against the Rams.
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Ted Ginn back on the receiving end with the Panthers
Before the season, Panthers coach Ron Rivera expected Ted Ginn to fill the same role he assumed last year with the 49ers: Return punts and kickoffs and, perhaps, play a few snaps at wide receiver.
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Jim Harbaugh, Cam Newton and ‘plutonium-grade raw material’
Before the 2011 NFL draft, plenty of coaches, general managers and draftniks said Auburn quarterback Cam Newton, the future No. 1 pick, had a “high ceiling” and a “rare skill set” and “all the talent in the world.”
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