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Colin Kaepernick: 49ers Quarterback Spot an ‘Open Job’ - Niner Noise - Niner Noise - A San Francisco 49ers Blog

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With the 2011 season officially in the books, it’s time to look ahead to the future of the San Francisco 49ers. 2011 proved to be a smashing success for rookie head coach Jim Harbaugh, or should I say coach of the year. There is only one problem though; we are back to 0-0 just like the rest of the league.

While the Giants were busy planning parades and partying like its 1999, 49ers were busy golfing and getting arrested. Within 2 weeks defensive standouts Aldon Smith and Ray McDonald were arrested, the former on a DUI charge, while the latter on a warrant for suspicion of a DUI. In Ray’s case hopefully it’s just a misunderstanding on paperwork, but Aldon Smith could be looking at a possible suspension. Commissioner Roger Goodell has worked for years trying to clean up the image of the NFL as its players, and has done a good job cleaning up the league. With that said Aldon is a young player and Goodell will look to make an example out of the rookie with most likely a 50,000 dollar fine and a 1 game suspension. Let’s hope these incidents are isolated and we don’t turn into a thug team like the Bengals a few years ago. … [visit site to read more]

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The San Francisco 49ers had two defensive players arrested in less than two weeks because of an outstanding warrant and a DUI.  On January 28, Aldon Smith was arrested in Miami Beach for failing a field sobriety test and was charged with a DUI.  The police report stated Smith was seen swerving while driving behind the deal.  Smith spent a 3 ½ hours in jail before posting $1,000 bond and was released.  On Wednesday morning Ray McDonald was pulled over for a traffic violation when police learned he had an outstanding warrant and brought him into custody.  McDonald had an warrant out for his arrest in San Mateo County (just south of San Francisco) because of his arrest on June 12, 2010 for suspicion of driving under the influence.

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Another San Francisco 49ers Defensive Player Arrested - Niner Noise - Niner Noise - A San Francisco 49ers Blog