Colt McCoy News

"I was surprised, but that's the nature of the beast," Weeden told Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain-Dealer on Friday during a charity event.

In an offseason where the San Francisco 49ers were praised for savvy free-agent moves and an impressive draft class, they appeared to show improvement - at least on the surface.

Please, viral video gods, let this be real ! While shooting a promo video for their new book, The Real Win , Austin Stone Church pastor Matt Carter and University of Texas football star-turned-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colt McCoy captured the digital equivalent of lightning in a bottle.

It may not strictly be within the rules of traditional 'hunting' but you know what they say - a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush any day of the week.

We're getting to the slow part of the year. We're going to have a hard time finding topics to discuss in the coming months.

A lot of 49ers fans have been intrigued by B.J. Daniels since the team selected him in the 7th round of the 2013 draft.

Tony Avelar Associated Press Rookie wide receiver Quinton Patton catches a pass Friday during the 49ers' three-day rookie minicamp in Santa Clara.

After being traded from the Cleveland Browns to the San Francisco 49ers in the offseason, backup quarterback Colt McCoy has embraced his new role in the city by the bay.

The San Francisco 49ers ' mantra is "You are getting better or you are getting worse.

When former starting quarterback Colt McCoy was relegated to backup duty behind rookie Brandon Weeden last season with the Cleveland Browns, he wasn't happy.

The San Francisco 49ers will have several new faces in the 2013 season, unlike last year, when they were able to retain almost their entire core.

Don't expect the 49ers to pursue notorious quarterback Tim Tebow, who the New York Jets released Monday morning after one, tabloid-decorated season there.

"There's been an air of excitement around here all weekend," he said, standing in the hallway at the San Francisco 49ers' nerve center.

Montana, the son of the 49ers' famous quarterback, will attend the team's May 10-12 rookie minicamp on an invitation basis.

With three of their first four picks in 2013, GM Trent Baalke pulled the trigger on high-profile defensive prospects, adding Eric Reid , Tank Carradine and Corey Lemonier .

According to the Browns, Bess has 130 third-down receptions, second most in the NFL during the past five years.

Name the first quarterback drafted by the 49ers since Colin Kaepernick in 2011. The answer: South Florida's B.J. Daniels, who was selected with the first of the 49ers' three picks in Saturday's seventh round of the NFL draft.