49ers agree to terms with Justin Smith for 6 year, $45 million

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"He Had Some Silky Skills ♬ Now He Walks Like Heather Mills" [Blogdome]
Published 3/2/2008 by Sussman at Deadspin
• Aston Villa fans' jingle about Eduardo's injury took some gumption. [FanIQ] • Herm Edwards was fully aware of the Patriots videotaping him. [FanHouse] • Lance Briggs is staying in Chicago after all. [Luol's Dong] • When Pat Burrell had to live with old people. [Bugs & Cranks] • Jeremy Brown retired, so that means Moneyball was wrong. [Fire Joe Morgan] • DE Justin Smith signs with the 49ers. [Niners Nation] • Randy Moss could could go to the [spins Twister wheel] Eagles. [The 700 Level] • Can you identify these WWF action figures? [Mental ...

If nothing else, NFL free agency is entertaining
Published 3/3/2008 at JoeSportsFan.com
NFL Free Agency is just 72 hours old and we've already had 3 (at-one-time) All-Pro tackles move cities via trades.  Per Jay Glazer at FoxSports, the Jaguars have traded Marcus Stroud to Buffalo for for 3rd and 5th round draft picks.  Stroud is probably excited, seeing as Buffalo is a hotbed for steroids (I made that up). On Friday, the Panthers traded Kris Jenkins to the Jets for 3rd and 5th round selections and Detroit sent Shaun Rogers packing to Cleveland for a 3rd round pick and cornerback Leigh Bodden - apparently Bodden is no better than a 5th round selection.  On the surface, the trades seem to ...

49ers Weekend Roundup - The Good, The Bad and The Morons
Published 3/3/2008 by Fooch <ninersnation@gmail.com> at Niners Nation: Front Page Posts
While there were not as many high dollar/high profile signings by the 49ers, the team certainly established itself on the market.  I thought I'd throw out NN posts for those who weren't around this weekend, and then throw out what some of the so-called learned media had to say about the 49ers signings.  Some of our old favorites (I'm talking to you Don Banks) had less than favorable things to say...some of which were downright wrong in my opinion. ...