Fleck, Cooper to IR
Associated Press is reporting that wide receiver PJ Fleck and defensive end Chris Cooper will be placed in injured reserve. Fleck hurt his left shoulder on the opening kickoff of the 49ers' first preseason game, and his rotator cuff was damaged when he landed on the shoulder while making a diving catch during practice Friday. Cooper, apparently hurt his right shoulder during practice last week.Niner News:
Rattay regains starting job from Smith
San Francisco Chronicle: 'The 49ers got back to the game of football Wednesday with the announcement that quarterback Tim Rattay will be the season-opening starter over rookie Alex Smith.'
Rattay supplants Smith
Oakland Tribune: 'Monday night, San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Nolan told Smith, in a one-on-one meeting, that the 21-year-old rookie would not be the starting quarterback either for Friday night's home preseason game against Tennessee or in the regular-season opener Sept.11 against the St. Louis Rams.'
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Rattay wins 49ers starting job
Mercury News: 'On Tuesday, Coach Mike Nolan named Tim Rattay the 49ers' starting quarterback for the season over Smith, the NFL's No. 1 draft pick.'
49ers decide against rookie move
Sacramento Bee: 'On Tuesday, coach Mike Nolan announced the inevitable: Six-year player Tim Rattay will replace Smith not only as the starter in Friday's preseason game against Tennessee but for the team's regular-season opener Sept. 11 as well.'
49ers' quarterback call right on target
Contra Costa Times: 'The NFL coaching bone yard is littered with the careers of men who couldn't, or wouldn't, have done what Nolan did Tuesday. Namely, appoint unremarkable veteran quarterback Tim Rattay as the 49ers' starter ahead of bank-busting rookie and savior in residence Alex Smith.'
Nolan proving able to coach through grief
Mercury News: 'Mike Nolan's job was already tough enough, simply trying to turn around the 49ers. Now, after the sad events of the past few days, his job is that much more difficult.'
'Good kid' draws praise
San Francisco Chronicle: 'Sometimes, in the heat of training camp, defensive lineman Anthony Adams would drop into his stance, look across the line of scrimmage at guard Thomas Herrion and start laughing.'
Moving memorial for Herrion
Oakland Tribune: 'They came to remember 23-year-old Thomas Herrion on Tuesday night in Mountain View, three days after the first-year left guard collapsed and died in the 49ers' locker room following a preseason game in Denver.'
Hundreds gather in memory of Herrion
Sacramento Bee: 'A vanguard of police led a procession of about 500 to a memorial service in Mountain View on Tuesday evening at which the 49ers paid tribute to fallen guard Thomas Herrion.'
Athletes have found inspiration from death
Mercury News: 'Before he had even buried his 26-year-old son Al, David Lucas stood before the Los Angeles Avengers and told them they needed to get back on the field. Al had died less than two days earlier, during an Arena Football League game April 10, when his spine was snapped during a tackle.'
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