Marvel Smith News

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Tony Pashos ' season-ending shoulder injury leaves the 49ers with even fewer options at right tackle.

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In need of a quality backup at offensive tackle, the 49ers on Monday signed Tony Pashos, who had been waived by Jacksonville.

The 49ers are taking a long look at tackle Tony Pashos, who is drawing interest around the league after being released by the Jaguars yesterday.

When the 2008 season ended, there were a few positions Mike Singletary wanted to upgrade: "Definitely think we need to add another quarterback," he said at the time.

NOT ALL NFL players retire with the fanfare of a Brett Favre . A trio of Bay Area high school products recently bid adieu to their careers, and did so rather quietly.

Leftwich wins Bucs QB battle - Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris said Byron Leftwich has won Tampa Bay's prolonged quarterback derby by beating out Luke McCown and will start the team's regular-season opener against the Dallas Cowboys.

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The 49ers confirmed tackle Marvel Smith 's retirement Saturday morning. What now? Adam Snyder is still the starter on the right side.

Now that the 49ers have gotten the mundane business of naming a starting quarterback out of the way, they can focus on the much more compelling issue of who will wear a cap and carry a clipboard as the team's third QB.

Tackle Marvel Smith's signing in the off-season was a sign of the team's desire to add stability to a very shaky offensive line.

Pro Football Weekly says that Adam Snyder is making a big push for playing time on the 49ers O-line: Heading into training camp, it was widely assumed that newly acquired Marvel Smith had the upper hand in the battle for the starting job at right tackle, which was a glaring weakness last season.

Shaun Hill left the San Francisco 49ers' practice after throwing one pass Wednesday morning but said he is fine and will be ready to play in this weekend's exhibition game against the Dallas Cowboys.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Shaun Hill left the San Francisco 49ers' practice after throwing one pass Wednesday morning but said he is fine and will be ready to play in this weekend's exhibition game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Snyder had been winning the competition for the starting job, but his injury opens the door for Marvel Smith, a veteran from Pittsburgh who was signed in March.

The afternoon practice didn't have the fireworks of the morning session but it had its interesting moments.

Updates from the 49ers' and Raiders' training camps by Bee reporters Matt Barrows and Paul Gutierrez: Cable mum on supposed punch despite NFL probe Day 2 of the Wrangle in Wine Country lost a little steam on a national level, thanks to Brett Favre's return to the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings.

Puff out that massive chest, Adam Snyder. "Adam Snyder did a really nice job," Singletary said of his right tackle.

Reviewing the game film from Friday night's narrow 17-16 exhibition win over Denver didn't clarify the quarterback situation for 49ers coach Mike Singletary.