49ers Figure To Gain Two Compensatory Picks In 2009

49ers sign second pick Chilo Rachal to four-year deal

PHUT! posted 7/17/2008 from mvn.com

The 49ers have signed rookie guard Chilo Rachal to a new contract. The rookie was the team's second overall pick. He switched over to tackle during OTAs and may see a lot of action in the regular season.

Favre and Rodgers at the ESPY Awards

The Big Picture found this 7/17/2008 on blogs.jsonline.com

Both Green Bay Packers quarterbacks Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers were in Los Angeles for the taping of the ESPY awards today, according to the Associated Press. This from the AP article: Favre was in Los Angeles for Wednesday night's taping of ...

Past Precedent Says Minnesota Vikings Will Be Punished For Tampering Accusations

thefootballwire posted 7/17/2008 from www.thefootballwire.com

Last year the 49ers were punished for tampering with Lance Briggs of the Chicago Bears even though the only evidence was a set of phone calls from the 49ers to Briggs' agent, Drew Rosenhaus. Using this same standard, the Vikings should be punished (via the loss of draft picks) by the NFL assuming a phone log check would show an unusual amount of activity between a Vikings coach and Favre.

Brett Favre - Breaking the Habit

The On Deck Circle posted 7/17/2008 from theondeckcircle.net

“Winning is a habit; so is losing” – Vince Lombardi Is it not ironic that the Green Bay Packers, one of the most storied and successful teams in all of professional sports, are not heeding the mantra of one of the two individuals synonymous with the franchise [...]

Raiders, 49ers to practice together in Napa

Thoughts from the Dark Side found this 7/18/2008 on www.contracostatimes.com

The Raiders and 49ers have agreed to a joint practice during training camp in Napa, Raiders senior executive John Herrera said, No date has been announced, though the practice likely is to take place before the teams' exhibition game Aug. 8. The ...