49ers interested in linebacker Raonall Smith
Mar 29, 2006 at 7:50 AM • --
Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the San Francisco 49ers are in the running to sign Vikings free agent linebacker Raonall Smith. The Green Bay Packers, St. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals are also interested in Smith.
Smith has spent the past 4 years in Minnesota. He has played in 30 games and made 64 tackles and 1 sack.
Hicks re-signed
The 49ers have re-signed exclusive-rights free agent running back Maurice Hicks to his one-year, $425,000 tender offer.
Contract Updates
49ers kicker Joe Nedney signed a four-year contract earlier this month with base salaries of $775,000 (2006), $1.0075 million (2007), $1.24 million (2008) and $1.4725 million (2009).
49ers cornerback Kris Richard's contract was a one-year deal with a base salary of $500,000 in 2006.
49ers wide receiver Jason McAddley's contract was a one-year deal with a base salary of $585,000 in 2006.
49ers wide receiver Bryan Gilmore's contract was a one-year deal with a base salary of $585,000 in 2006.
49ers wide receiver Antonio Bryant's contract was a four-year deal with base salaries of $1.25 million (2006), $1.25 million (2007), $2.75 million (2008), and $3.0 million (2009).
49ers guard Larry Allen's contract was a two-year deal with base salaries of $1.0 million (2006) and $2.6 million (2007).
49ers-Eagles: Kyle Shanahan explains why he didn't challenge WR DeVonta Smith's fourth-down catch
It didn't wind up making a huge difference in the end, but the decision on the 49ers' end to not challenge what was incorrectly called a catch by Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith on the first drive of Sunday's NFC Championship game could have resulted in a healthy amount of second-guessing towards 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, had the game wound up being much closer than it was. But, as Shanahan explained after the game, the 49ers didn't see the angle of the play that would have overturned the original call, and the Eagles were able to get their next play off before anyone had a chance to review the play. Smith made what originally looked like a dazzling one-handed 29-yard catch on a 4th-and-3 play of the game's opening possession, setting up the Eagles with