Strong-legged Scaccia drills another long field goal
Fabrizio Scaccia, the only player on the 49ers roster currently playing pro football, has added another lengthy kick to his collection.
Fabrizio Scaccia
Lockout, money played role in Scaccia’s jump to AFL
Scaccia only expects to earn about $6,000 to $7,000 if he plays the final 14 games of Arizona’s regular season, which ends on July 23. But he said those paychecks played a role in his decision to rejoin the AFL.
Question to Ponder: Will Niners trade up to get QB?
In this article, Pete Prisco of CBS Sports quotes an unnamed NFL coach as saying he prefers Ponder to Auburn’s Cam Newton. Ponder’s stock is rising as he’s put to rest questions regarding lingering arm issues. In addition, he presumably impressed teams in one-on-one meetings at the combine with his Xs-and-Os smarts.
Lombardi identifies Bulger as likely Niners’ QB target
In looking beyond the draft at the Niners’ quarterback situation, Lombardi sees San Francisco as potential players for Cincinnati’s Carson Palmer, assuming he’s on the trade market. And he also “fully expects” the Niners to pursue free agent Marc Bulger, not a name that’s generally been linked to San Francisco.
Rocket-footed Niners kicker undeterred by rule change
Let’s see … the Fort Pierce Fire to the St. Lucie Bobcats to the Arizona Rattlers to the Sacramento Mountain Lions to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad. After the one-of-a-kind road he’s traveled to the NFL’s fringes, what’s another five yards to rocket-footed kicker Fabrizio Scaccia?
Singletary tight-lipped; QBs invisible
In the latest twist in Operation Sealed Lips, quarterbacks Alex Smith and Troy Smith weren’t in the locker room during the nearly hour-long media availability today. A team spokesman said the signal-callers were in meetings.
