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Tykoon14

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The San Francisco 49ers announced they have signed CB Phillip Davis to a three-year deal.

Davis (5-10, 173) played collegiately at Tulane, appearing in 46 games (30 starts), tallying 123 tackles, four interceptions, two fumble recoveries, 1.0 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss and 20 passes defensed. He also registered five punt returns for 24 yards. In 2010, Davis earned First-Team All-Conference USA honors, starting all 12 games and leading the Green Wave in passes defensed (12). He tied for the team lead with three interceptions and two fumble recoveries. As a junior, Davis led the team with two interceptions, 20 interception return yards and five passes defensed.

The 22-year old native of Suwanee, GA, starred at Peachtree Ridge (GA) HS, earning first-team all-state, all-county and second-team all-region honors as a senior.

Davis will wear No. 33.
 
Tykoon14

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The San Francisco 49ers announced they have signed CB Phillip Davis to a three-year deal.

Davis (5-10, 173) played collegiately at Tulane, appearing in 46 games (30 starts), tallying 123 tackles, four interceptions, two fumble recoveries, 1.0 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss and 20 passes defensed. He also registered five punt returns for 24 yards. In 2010, Davis earned First-Team All-Conference USA honors, starting all 12 games and leading the Green Wave in passes defensed (12). He tied for the team lead with three interceptions and two fumble recoveries. As a junior, Davis led the team with two interceptions, 20 interception return yards and five passes defensed.

The 22-year old native of Suwanee, GA, starred at Peachtree Ridge (GA) HS, earning first-team all-state, all-county and second-team all-region honors as a senior.

Davis will wear No. 33.
 
Tykoon14

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The arms have it: Staley says Smith's wingspan makes for tough blocking
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General manager Trent Baalke has referred to Aldon Smith's gas-hose arms as "levers."

From a left tackle's perspective, Joe Staley terms them a nightmare.

Staley has lined up against the 6-foot-4, 258-pound rookie early in training camp and has come away impressed. Smith's 83 7/8-inch wingspan -- coupled with brute strength -- makes for some tough blocking, Staley said.

"Usually when you see defensive ends or pass rushers with the long arms, they're not too strong with it," Staley said. "They have the long arms to kind of get your hands off of them. But with Aldon, he's strong, too, so that he can really use them as an advantage. Those things are real long. He put one on me the other day and I was like fully extended and I couldn't even touch his body."

* Frank Gore is back and Josh Morgan is swooning.

The Niners wide receiver said it was "lovely" to see the two-time Pro Bowl running back in the locker room after his four-day contract holdout.

"I was really excited -- I almost hugged him and gave him a kiss," Morgan said, laughing. "But I tried to play it cool."

Staley was also excited to have Gore back, but kept his emotions a bit more in check.

"I think guys are just very excited to see him," Staley said. "He's one of the leaders on the football team and he's a Pro Bowl player. So any time you can get a guy like that back in the locker room it's going to raise spirits."

* Cornerback Shawntae Spencer, who expected to miss this afternoon's practice with a minor hamstring injury, said such tweaks are likely related to the lockout. Spencer suffered the injury during a drill in practice Sunday.

"It's a little tough to simulate as far as your offseason workouts -- to simulate a practice," Spencer said. "The movements and the demands on your body. So since we didn't have an offseason, you see a lot of different little things happening to guys. A little more tweaks and things like that. These first couple days we've had a lot."

* The talk of Jim Harbaugh bringing in a tight-end friendly offense doesn't bother Morgan, who views Vernon Davis and Delanie Walker as one the league's top tandems. "The better they are, the more open we're going to be," Moragn said. "So I love it."

* The Niners have signed cornerback Phillip Davis, an undrafted rookie free agent from Tulane. Davis (5-10, 173) was a first-team All-Conference USA selection this past season, leading the Green Wave in passes defended (12) and sharing team-high honors with three interceptions.
 
BROWN GUERRERO

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I already told yall 49er 2011 slogan "interested in everyone, serious about no one"

on another props to Frank Gore. I guess he told his agent to fuck off.

"I want to be a 49er forever" - Frank Gore today at his press conference
 
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