Last year, All-Pro defensive end Von Miller called San Francisco 49ers offensive lineman Trent Brown one of the best right tackles in all of football. After San Francisco’s joint practice with the Broncos on Thursday, Miller was even more effusive with his praise.
Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton is on pace to hit 60 home runs this season. If he finishes the season with that number, he would be 13 behind single-season record holder Barry Bonds who hit 73 in 2001, and tied for eighth on the all-time list.
Thomas signed his contract on the day training camp started. His roommate at the team hotel? Fellow first-round draft pick Reuben Foster. John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan are hoping the two players will be building blocks on defense for years to come.
Reporters were treated to an odd sight as they waited for Kyle Shanahan to hold a press conference in the 49ers’ meeting room on Tuesday. A basketball hoop sitting conspicuously in the corner.
We recently learned that the United States Anti-Doping Agency plans to release a statement regarding Marquise Goodwin’s failure to submit ‘Whereabouts’ paperwork as part of their testing protocol.
The entire piece, entitled “Back Where I Belong,” is worth reading, as Sandoval apologizes for the way he left the organization, expresses the regret he felt while in Boston and how he did ‘everything in his power’ to get back to San Francisco after he was released by the Red Sox in July.