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"It's a sad day," Tomsula said during an emotional news conference. "This is a day that doesn't have anything to do about football."
Gifford was the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1956 when he led the Giants to the championship. He played running back,nba jerseys discount, defensive back, wide receiver and special teams in his career,NFL Jerseys Authentic China, a versatile star in a time of greater specialization, and went to the Pro Bowl at three different positions.
Smith was arrested Thursday night — on a day off from training camp for players — the fifth legal run-in since the team drafted him in 2011,Jerseys NFL Wholesale. Tomsula spoke to a couple of players but had a team meeting Friday afternoon.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Aldon Smith received second chance after second chance with the San Francisco 49ers. They finally had enough following his fifth run-in with the law.
NEW YORK (AP) — Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford, who led the New York Giants to a league championship in 1956 and later teamed with Howard Cosell and Don Meredith in the "Monday Night Football" booth, died Sunday. He was 84.
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In a statement released by NBC News,Stitched Jerseys, his family said Gifford died suddenly at his Connecticut home of natural causes Sunday morning. His wife, Kathie Lee Gifford, is a host for NBC's "Today."
The Niners parted ways with the troubled linebacker Friday,Cheap NFL Jerseys, only three days after general manager Trent Baalke expressed his desire to keep Smith beyond this season,Cheap Jerseys For Sale, which would have been a contract year. Instead Friday, Baalke and coach Jim Tomsula met with Smith at team headquarters after he left jail to inform him he was no longer part of the team.
"We rejoice in the extraordinary life he was privileged to live, and we feel grateful and blessed to have been loved by such an amazing human being," his family said in the statement. "We ask that our privacy be respected at this difficult time and we thank you for your prayers."
Santa Clara police arrested Smith, and accused him of drunken driving, hit and run and vandalism. |
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