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Most assume that Hall of Fame pass-rusher Charles Haley's clashes with head coach George Seifert resulted in the San Francisco 49ers trading him to the Dallas Cowboys in 1992 for a second-round draft pick the next year and a third-round pick in 1994. While that may seem like a nice little haul in exchange for one player, you have to remember how dominant Haley was.
In 12 NFL seasons, Haley registered 100.5 sacks, two interceptions, 26 forced fumbles, and a touchdown. He was selected to five Pro Bowls and was a two-time First-team All-Pro. Haley has been part of five Super Bowl-winning teams. Two of those were with San Francisco while three were with Dallas.
While differences with Seifert may have been a factor in the 49ers' willingness to offload Haley, former 49ers running back and kick returner
Dexter Carter joined the "No Huddle" podcast this week and shared a different story. Carter says the 49ers were willing to practically give Haley away after the pass-rusher crossed the wrong legendary player.
"Charles Haley didn't care who you were," Carter shared with hosts Al Sacco and Zain Naqvi. "He didn't care if you were a rookie. He didn't care if you were Joe Montana. He would get it to you verbally. If he wasn't picking on you, you were happy he didn't, and you would think it was funny. I saw him get on Joe Montana. Joe was very good at ignoring him, though.
"But there was one guy that nobody messed with. Charles didn't even mess with him. And when he messed with him, two weeks later, he was gone. And when I say 'gone,' he was given away to Dallas. Our best defensive player and he was given away to Dallas, who at the end of the day, helped take three rings off of my fingers. I could have had three more Super Bowl rings.
"Charles Haley was like that when he was 15 years old. Now, all these years later, we find out why he was that way. Because he would come to work some days and he literally – it looked like he didn't get any sleep, he wouldn't say a thing to you, to nobody.
"And come to find out he was taking Ritalin because back then, they had diagnosed him with hyperactivity. But now, 25-plus years later, that diagnosis, which they didn't know back then, was bipolar. And now they've got it under control.
"I see him every year at the DeBartolo Family Foundation event in Tampa. He's still the laughable Charles Haley, having a good time, but I am so happy for him that they've got that under control because it was bad. It was bad. But the day that he went at Jerry Rice, and Jerry went back at him, what transpired in that locker room that morning, led to two weeks later, the 49ers literally giving Charles away to their toughest competitor.
"So that kind of tells you, 'Oh my God, what did he do?' There's a little bit more to that story that I can't share on the air, but nonetheless, it's a true story.
"Anybody who may hear what I said, it's not anything bad about the 49ers organization. It's not anything bad about Charles. It's just saying that we gave, literally, the best NFL defensive player away to our toughest competitor because he messed with the wrong guy.
"I'm sure Jerry and Charles are ok today, but back then, you couldn't mess with Jerry."
Also included during the podcast interview is the unbelievable story of another former 49er defensive player who attacked Carter over a sandwich. Yes, a sandwich.
You can
listen to the entire candid interview with Carter below.
The San Francisco 49ers are cruising through the beginning of the regular season, winning each of their first three games, with a home bout against the 0-2 Arizona Cardinals next on the docket.
In his return from a torn UCL sustained in last year's NFC Championship Game, quarterback Brock Purdy has picked up right where he left off, continuing his streak of remaining unbeaten in games he's started and finished, which has increased to eight in a row.
The success from 2022 has cemented Purdy as the franchise quarterback, as the 49ers traded away former franchise option Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys, but some aren't as confident in the 2022 seventh-round pick.
Amongst them is Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio, who shared a unique reason for not
Thursday night was a fun one at Levi's Stadium, where the San Francisco 49ers cruised to a 30-12 victory over the visiting New York Giants. It was a night that saw wide receiver Deebo Samuel declare himself as officially out of "awful" mode, running back Christian McCaffrey reach milestones, wide receiver Ronnie Bell create some lasting memories, and -- of all things -- Andrew Luck making a return to an NFL field (in full Civil War costume) to take part in a game of trivia.
Let's recap all that and more in this version of 49ers Notebook.
Not awful anymore
Back in June, Deebo Samuel caught some attention with his honest description of his 2022 performance
The San Francisco 49ers improved to 3-0 on the season after a 30-12 Week 3 win over the New York Giants at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
Below are several statistics and notes from Thursday's game, which were provided by the 49ers Communications staff.
With The Win...
San Francisco has started the regular season 3-0 for the first time since 2019 and the 9th time in franchise history.
The 49ers have won back-to-back regular season games against the New York Giants [W, 36-9 at NYG (9/27/20)].
San Francisco has won their home opener for the second-consecutive season.
The Niners improved to 22-21 against the Giants,
It's hard to think of the New York Giants without some painful postseason memories. And that's why it's always so sweet to beat them soundly. And the San Francisco 49ers did just that on Thursday night, winning 30-12, and improving to 3-0 on the season.
Although the score was relatively close at halftime, it wasn't as close statistically. And by the end of the game, it was even more lopsided—on the scoreboard and on the stat sheet. When you have more YAC (yards after the catch/contact) than the other team has total yards, you've thoroughly beaten your opponent.
The Giants had 150 yards of total
