Bryant Young might be heading back to Notre Dame.
Young, one of the most respected players in 49ers history, is reportedly in line to become the Fighting Irish’s defensive graduate assistant coach under coach Charlie Weis.
Young was a regular visitor at 49ers training camp last summer. He sat in on coaches meetings as he tried to determine whether he wanted to pursue a career in coaching. Young retired after the 2007 season, concluding a brilliant 14-year career.
Young was the 49ers’ first-round pick (No. 7 overall) in the 1994 draft after a stellar Notre Dame career.
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Niners coach Mike Singletary and general manager Scot McCloughan have resumed their search for an offensive coordinator at the Senior Bowl in
There is no news on that front, yet. We’ll keep you posted.
Linehan is a candidate for jobs with the Buccaneers and Jets. Rob Chudzinski is also reportedly a candidate for the job with the Bucs. Word is that Chudzinski, the former offensive coordinator of the Browns, remains a candidate for the 49ers job. It is unclear whether Colts receivers coach Clyde Christensen is still in the picture.
So where do the 49ers go from here? You can assume Singletary and McCloughan will speak to more candidates this week. Of the team’s that lost yesterday, Eagles QBs coach Pat Shurmur and Ravens QBs coach Hue Jackson appear to be the best candidates for offensive-coordinator jobs. They are reportedly top candidates for other jobs. Shurmur has been linked to the Rams, while Jackson is reportedly a candidates for jobs with the Jets and Bengals. Last week, former
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The NFL announced today that 46 underclassmen have been granted eligibility into the draft. Each of the players has met the three-year eligibility rule and submitted a written application to forego their remainder of their college playing careers:
Those individuals are:
Player |
Pos. |
College |
Allen, Asher |
DB |
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Britt, Kenny |
WR |
|
Britton, Eben |
T |
|
Brown, Donald |
RB |
|
Brown, Everette |
DE |
|
|
TE |
|
Byrd, Jairus |
DB |
|
Casey, James |
TE |
Rice |
Childs, Jeremy |
WR |
|
Coffee, Glen |
RB |
|
Cook, Emanuel |
DB |
|
Cook, Jared |
TE |
|
Crabtree, Michael |
WR |
|
Davie, Andrew |
TE |
|
Davis, Nate |
QB |
|
Davis, Vontae |
DB |
|
Evans, Maurice |
DE |
|
Freeman, Josh |
QB |
|
Goodson, Mike |
RB |
|
Greene, Shonn |
RB |
|
Hartline, Brian |
WR |
|
Harvin, Percy |
WR |
|
Heyward-Bey, Darrius |
WR |
|
Hill, P.J. |
RB |
|
Isdaner, Greg |
G |
|
Jean-Francois, Ricky |
DT |
|
Maclin, Jeremy |
WR |
|
Marks, Sen’Derrick |
DT |
|
Maybin, Aaron |
DE |
|
McCoy, LeSean |
RB |
|
Means, Andrew |
WR |
|
Moore, D.J. |
DB |
Vanderbilt |
|
RB |
|
Morrah, Cameron |
TE |
|
Munnerlyn, Captain |
DB |
|
Nicks, Hakeem |
WR |
|
Ogletree, Kevin |
WR |
|
Powers, Jerraud |
DB |
|
Quinn, Richard |
TE |
|
Sanchez, Mark |
QB |
|
Smith, Andre |
T |
|
Smith, Sean |
DB |
|
Stafford, Matt |
QB |
|
Washington, Donald |
DB |
|
Wells, Chris |
RB |
|
Williams, |
DE |
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