SANTA CLARA, Calif. AP Nick Collins Jersey Green - The San Francisco 49ers have signed linebacker Tavares Gooden to a one-year deal, giving the team a reliable defender against tight ends.To make room on the roster, the Niners released linebacker Antwan Applewhite on Tuesday ahead of their season opener Sunday against the defending NFC West champion Seattle Seahawks.The 6-foot-1, 242-pound Gooden has played in 26 games with 12 starts in three seasons with Baltimore, recording 66 tackles on defense and 22 tackles on special teams.He was a third-round draft pick by the Ravens in 2008 out of Miami. Gooden played in 10 games last season.Gooden's position coach in Baltimore from 2008-09 was 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, who served under John Harbaugh, brother of new 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh. Copyright 2011 by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. Any commercial use ordistribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and TheAssociated Press is strictly prohibited. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumble UponGoogleYahooDiggDeliciousShare
Bears' talks Replica Nick Collins Jersey with Forte on hold
CHICAGO AP - Contract talks between the Chicago Bears and running back Matt Forte are on hold.Forte was looking for an extension as he headed into the fourth and final year on his rookie contract, but Reebok Nick Collins Jersey general manager Jerry Angelo said talks are most likely off until after the season."We've spent a lot of time trying to work out an extension with Matt, and his agent did as much work as he could do. Unfortunately, we haven't been able to come to an agreement at this point, so we've decided that we're Premier Nick Collins Jersey Green just going to focus on the season," Angelo told WBBM-AM in Chicago on Monday night. "That's something we talked about when we went into the negotiations."Fifth in the NFL with 4,731 yards from scrimmage since he entered the league, Forte had considered holding out at the start of training camp Replica Nick Collins Jersey Green but decided against it. The Bears were willing to negotiate, Nick Collins Jersey Free Shipping but the talks are being tabled for now.The season opens this week against Atlanta, and that's where Angelo said the focus lies. He's not completely ruling out a new deal by the end of the year, though."Not saying the door is shut," he said on the radio. "But right now our focus is going to be on the season."He said the decision to break off the talks was mutual and added, "We visited a few times in Official Nick Collins Jersey our last meeting. We felt like with the season upon us, that right now we want to focus, Matt wants to focus on the season and having a great year that we all expect and know that we will."They don't Authentic Nick Collins Jersey Green agree to a deal before Packers Nick Collins Authentic Jersey the end of the season, Forte could test the market. The Bears could also slap him with the franchise-player tag.Forte wasn't the only high-profile player looking for a new deal.Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs said he wants to be traded if the Bears won't rework NFL Nick Collins Jersey his six-year, 36 million deal, and with three seasons left on it, Angelo said the Bears won't address his situation until the offseason. Copyright 2011 by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. Any commercial use ordistribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and TheAssociated Press is strictly prohibited. PrintEmail a FriendFacebookTwitterStumble UponGoogleYahooDiggDeliciousShare
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against Senser, wife
MINNEAPOLIS AP - The family of a man killed in an alleged hit-and-run has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against former Minnesota Packers Nick Collins Jersey Vikings tight end Joe Senser and his wife.Thirty-eight-year-old Anousone Phanthavong ah-NOO'-sahn PAN'-tah-wong of Roseville was hit after he ran out of gas on an Interstate 94 ramp in Minneapolis late last month.Senser's wife, Amy, has acknowledged she was the vehicle's driver.The lawsuit filed Tuesday names both Sensers and seeks at least 50,000 in damages. The Phanthavong's family attorney, Jim Schwebel, says he hopes the lawsuit will help them find out why Amy Senser fled, whether alcohol was involved and whether she was alone.The Sensers' attorney, Eric Nelson, couldn't immediately comment Tuesday because he hadn't yet read the lawsuit.No charges have been filed.