Jamie Martin News

Tight end Sean Ryan 's signing with Kansas City leaves the 49ers with three unrestricted free agents: Quarterback Jamie Martin , pass rusher Roderick Green and running back DeShaun Foster .

The Jay Cutler telenovela having played out, a consensus seems to be coalescing among NFL draftniks that the Detroit Lions will make Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford the top pick in the draft.

Nick Wagoner of stlouisrams.com says Steve Spagnuolo is anxious for the Rams' to open their first minicamp under his leadership.

A quick look at 53-man rosters from Feb. 1, date of Super Bowl XLIII, provides a reference point for seeing how NFC West teams have changed so far this offseason.

Yes, there are some big-ticket items certain to be covered when the 49ers meet tomorrow for their first minicamp practice.

The 49ers stand to get younger this offseason as they part with backup quarterbacks Jamie Martin and J.T. O'Sullivan. Both are scheduled to become unrestricted free agents.

Since taking over as 49ers head coach, Mike Singletary has embraced center stage.

The 49ers should keep Alex Smith . They'll probably be able to sign him to an affordable, incentive-laden deal that would pay Smith as a backup, which is probably what he will be in 2009.

For two games in the 2007 season, the fans were calling for Shaun Hill to take over as the new quarterback.