49ers, first-round pick Balmer reach 5-year deal
Jul 24, 2008 at 9:54 AM
•
On the eve of the team's first practice of training camp, John Clayton of ESPN is reporting that the San Francisco 49ers have reached a five-year contract agreement with first-round pick Kentwan Balmer, a defensive lineman out of North Carolina.
The deal is said to be worth $11.5 million, with $6 million in guaranteed money.
The team will hold their first team meeting this afternoon and their first practice will take place Friday morning. Fans will get a chance to see Balmer in a 49ers uniform on Friday afternoon, which is the team's first practice open to the public.
Facebook Comments
More San Francisco 49ers News
NFL and NFLPA reach agreement on 11-game suspension for Browns QB Deshaun Watson
NFL Network announced that the NFL and NFLPA have reached an agreement on the suspension of Deshaun Watson. Per Ian Rapoport, the Cleveland Browns quarterback will have to sit out 11 games and pay a $5 million fine.
The 26-year-old player has faced 24 civil lawsuits from women accusing him of sexual misconduct and sexual assault. The off-field controversies started last year during his time with the Houston Texans. The Texans traded Watson to Cleveland on March 18, 2022, and the quarterback signed a fully guaranteed five-year, $230 million deal with his new team.
Earlier this month, former federal judge Sue L. Robinson determined that Watson violated the personal conduct policy, imposing a six-game suspension. The NFL appealed the decision, seeking a lengthier
49ers waive safety Leon O'Neal Jr., sign CB Ken Crawley to a one-year deal
The San Francisco 49ers announced that they have signed cornerback Ken Crawley to a one-year deal. To make room on the roster, the team has waived/injured safety Leon O'Neal Jr.
O'Neal tweeted the following on Tuesday, hinting that his time with the 49ers has been cut short. According to reporter Rohan Chakravarthi, the defender was on Instagram, saying that he had sustained a strained groin.
🖤 I'll be back— Leon O'Neal Jr (@WakeEmUp9) August 10,
49ers were reportedly baffled by Jimmy Garoppolo's vanishing act after signing mega-deal
By now, most have heard about Jimmy Garoppolo's offseason vanishing acts. Tight end George Kittle has called him the "worst texter of all time," saying that even he has difficulty getting a hold of the San Francisco 49ers quarterback outside of team-organized activities.
Garoppolo typically becomes a ghost for much of the early portion of the offseason. That reportedly took the 49ers by surprise after the quarterback signed his five-year mega-deal with the team in February of 2018.
"Once he left that press conference, nobody heard from him for weeks and weeks," one member of that coaching staff told
Why George Kittle loves going against Jimmie Ward; 49ers safety forecasts 'Pick City'
San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle joined KNBR after Tuesday's practice and started the conversation by praising a defensive teammate—Jimmie Ward. Ward might be the most underrated player on a defense boasting stars Nick Bosa and Fred Warner. The 49ers tight end knows how valuable the veteran safety is for the team, though.
"I said [in a previous interview] Jimmie Ward might be one of the most underrated players in the NFL," Kittle said on the Papa & Lund show. "... When it's man coverage, you don't want Jimmie Ward on you because he's quick, he's physical, and he's really, really fast. He's got great hands, and he knows how to hold without getting holding calls. He's very good at that.
"I'm very blessed to be able to go against
