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After their appearance in the Super Bowl, the San Francisco 49ers enter the 2013 season with high expectations for another visit to try and take home the Lombardi Trophy.

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In this Oct. 18, 2012 file photo, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree jumps over Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman during the first quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco.

The 49ers suffered a huge loss Tuesday during their first OTA practice of 2013: Wide receiver Michael Crabtree sustained a torn Achilles tendon and will soon have what could be potentially season-ending surgery, USA Today's Mike Garofolo reported .

Before the Super Bowl, PFT reported that wide receiver Randy Moss planned to play at least one more year whether or not he was re-signed by the 49ers.

A trio of former Vikings have been in the News today, and some of them may spark some discussion.

As the 2012 season came to a close, wide receiver became a bigger and bigger need for the San Francisco 49ers .

At rookie camp, dozens of young men step onto an NFL field for the first time. Some of them already hold guaranteed -year contracts, and some have already cashed their signing-bonus check - but many will never get anything more from an NFL team than the bus ticket that got them here.

With the signing of Bryant McKinnie last week and the acquisiton of A.Q. Shipley earlier today, there is one glaring hole that still needs to be addressed by the Super Bowl champions.

The San Francisco 49ers ' mantra is "You are getting better or you are getting worse.

Identifying faults in how the San Francisco 49ers conducted their 2013 NFL draft board was not something that even the omniscient Mel Kiper Jr .

The 49er personnel picture is a lot clearer now that free agency and the draft have passed.

Marcus Lattimore won't have to look far for inspiration to make it in the NFL after a devastating knee injury.

While their selections over the weekend didn't dramatically bolster their roster for the 2013 season, it improved the likelihood that the 49ers will be a dominant team for years to come.

Former Louisiana Tech offensive lineman Jordan Mills received a call from the Chicago Bears on Saturday morning, and when the Illinois area code appeared on his phone that afternoon, Mills knew his wait was over.

The road to the NFL was a curvy one for Rutherford County's Montori Hughes and Quinton Patton.

Marcus Lattimore won't have to look far for inspiration to make it in the NFL after a devastating knee injury.

The San Francisco 49ers selected wide receiver Quinton Patton of Louisiana Tech with the first of their two fourth-round selections in the NFL draft Saturday.

Unless he gets an offer he can't refuse, Trent Baalke says he's staying put with his next pick and he knows "absolutely" who he's taking.