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San Francisco 49ers play-by-play announcer Ted Robinson
joined the "Murph & Mac" show on
KNBR 680 this morning to discuss the team following the firings of their general manager and head coach. One topic that came up was the pregame show on Sunday where Robinson spoke to
Joe Staley. The 49ers offensive tackle said that the locker room needs to change.
"[Staley] basically said, 'Yeah, this was a situation where there needs to be more leadership in the locker room,'" Robinson said. "He said, 'Including myself. I need to be more of this. We need more guys, more players that are 100-percent football. That are
all in in football and that don't have other things happening.'
"And the third point of this was basically entitlement. And I'm going to use the one word as an umbrella here. Entitlement. We had players that came in here thinking that just because you were drafted somewhere or played somewhere, you are owed this or deserve this and it just doesn't work that way."
"It was very comfortable this year and that's a bad thing when you're 2-14," Robinson continued.
While the team does not even know who will be making roster decisions yet, Robinson went on to try and start a campaign for the 49ers to bring back running back
Frank Gore. "If I had a 2017 wish list, the first thing that I would hope would happen as a player for the 49ers, I want Frank Gore back here in 2017," Robinson said. "I want him back. I want him finishing his career here where it should happen. His presence, his leadership would be so immense in that locker room to run alongside Carlos Hyde, because guess what? The guy still has something. He just ran for 1,000. He had 200 and some -- 260 carries I believe? Some insane number of carries at that age.
"I just think Frank Gore back in every way, as a statement to the fans, as a presence in that locker room, and a guy that can still play some football, someone Tom Rathman, the running backs coach, still revere. They have a great relationship. To me, I'm doing what I can to bring Frank Gore back to the 49ers."
You can
listen to the entire 24-minute interview on
KNBR 680.
Frank Gore had 263 carries for 1,025 yards with the Indianapolis Colts this season, his second with the team. He had the 7th most carries by a running back this season and was one of the 12 running backs in 2016 to rush for over 1,000 yards. This past season marked the ninth time that Gore has rushed for over 1,000 yards in his 12-year NFL career and became the first Colt to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in a season since Joseph Addai in 2007.
While Gore has another year left on the three-year, $12 million contract that he signed with Indianapolis in 2015, he will be 34 years old in May so you never know what might occur.
The San Francisco 49ers will undoubtedly use at least one of their 10 selections in this week's draft to bolster the edges of their defensive line. Despite acquiring Leonard Floyd and Yetur Gross-Matos in free agency, maintaining an intimidating pass rush remains a priority.
The 49ers had discussions with Missouri defensive end Darius Robinson at the NFL Scouting Combine and reportedly remain interested in him.
Tony Pauline of Sportskeeda, while reporting on the Arizona Cardinals' and Tampa Bay Buccaneers' interests in Robinson, adds, "The San Francisco 49ers are also mentioned as a perfect fit for Robinson, and
NFL Communications has officially announced the "NFL legends and active players" who will announce selections during Day 2 of the 2024 NFL Draft. Representing the San Francisco 49ers will be former defensive tackle Anthony "Spice" Adams, who spent four seasons with the team and nine in the NFL.
San Francisco selected Adams out of Penn State in the second round (No. 57 overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft.
The NFL's full announcement is below.
In the NFL's continuous effort to connect the game's greats with the next generation of stars, NFL Legends and active players will add to the excitement of the 2024 NFL Draft by announcing various selections and participating in festivities in Detroit.
Pro Football Hall of Famers Isaac
The San Francisco 49ers announced the signing of wide receiver Trent Taylor to a one-year deal, reuniting with the team's former fifth-round draft pick out of Louisiana Tech.
Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area was the first to report that the 49ers were discussing a potential reunion with Taylor. The receiver was part of head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch's first draft class in 2017 and spent his first four NFL seasons with the team.
The #49ers are talking with free-agent slot receiver/return man
The San Francisco 49ers are hosting several draft prospects this week as the deadline for pre-draft visits draws near. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2, the team will host former Western Kentucky wide receiver Malachi Corley on Wednesday.
Corley is expected to be a Day 2 pick. San Francisco owns two selections on Day 2—the No. 63 overall pick in the second round and the No. 94 overall pick in the third round. Currently, the receiver is visiting with the Seattle Seahawks.
Western Kentucky @WKUFootball receiver Malachi Worley
