The San Francisco 49ers have signed DeShaun Foster to a two year contract that will be worth $1.8 million dollars.  Foster will serve as the primary backup at the running position.  Frank Gore is still the number one guy, and unless he get hurt, Foster will just be used as a backup every game.

Foster is a better option then Michael Robinson or Mark Clayton so I like this signing.  Foster is capable of having some nice runs and I think he will fit into the offense nicely.

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Isaac Sopoaga and the San Francisco 49ers have agreed and signed a new five year contract.  Sopoaga will earn between 15-20 million dollars in the deal I believe.  That is a lot of money for a player that hasn’t contributed too much with the team, but he does help out in the 3-4 defense.

With the 49ers on the heels of a couple of free agent defensive linemen, they could really be spending a lot of money on the defensive side of the ball in the next week or so.  C’mon down Lance Briggs!

After losing his starting role with the 49ers, Derek Smith has  now been released by the 49ers.  Smith had signed a three year contract before the 2006 season, and was on pace to earn $3.28 million in 2009.

With Patrick Willis taking over his position, Smith was once again not going to receive any playing time.  Plenty of 49ers fans new that this move would be coming, and a lot of them had wished it would of happened during the season.

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Quarterback Shaun Hill and the San Francisco 49ers have agreed on a three year contract that is believed to be worth around $2 million per season.  Hill looked decent as he played the last three games of the season for the 49ers.  Right now he is recovering from finger surgers, but is expected to be 100% once mini camps start up.

Hill could battle Alex Smith for the starting position, but Smith is the clear leader as long as he comes back healthy after shoulder surgery.  Hill is a decent backup, that is about it if you ask me.

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The San Francisco 49ers have signed five players to new contracts.  Thomas Clayton (RB), Markus Curry (DB), Jerard Rabb (WR), and Dominique Zeigler (WR) all were on the 49ers practice squad last season.  The 49ers also signed a player from the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad and he is Cooper Wallace (TE).

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