She hasn’t exactly taken the most direct route to her dream of becoming a professional referee, but 34-year-old Catherine Conti has been showing the league what it takes to be the first female zebra in the NFL.  According to an excellent article by Bill Reiter at FOX Sports, Conti’s dream started out as just a [...]

After an intense courting, the San Francisco 49ers have finally signed Jim Harbaugh as their head coach for the next five years.  There will be a news conference today at 6:30PM EST, though the Niners didn’t specify the reason.
The signing came after a lot of interplay amongst the Miami Dolphins, Stanford, and San Francisco.  According [...]

It’s that time of year again, kids!  No, not the NFL Playoffs.  It’s the yearly coaching “carousel” that begins spinning at the end of every football season.  Underachievers are sacked – and often hired someplace else – and coordinators have an opportunity to step into the limelight has head coaches.  So let’s look at who’s [...]

It’s been said many times.  Former players don’t always make good coaches.  Mike Singletary has been the poster boy for that sentiment this season in San Francisco.  According to Sports Illustrated:

On Sunday night team president Jed York fired Singletary, the Hall of Fame linebacker who failed miserably to meet his standard of play [...]