If the deal is finalized, the 49ers will have at least five picks in the first three rounds of the 2013 draft, including Nos. 31 and 34 overall. They would also have 15 picks overall, a haul which includes three compensatory selections..The New York Times published a report Friday morning tracing ESPN's decision to part ways with PBS directly to pressure from the league. According to the report, which cited two anonymous sources, two ESPN executives met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Network President Steve Bornstein in a "combative" lunchtime meeting in midtown Manhattan last week. "[L]eague officials conveyed their displeasure with the direction of the documentary," the Times reported..

A: There's no question. We need more out of every last one of our players. Is he one of the players that need to step up and bring more to the table? Yes, he is, and I think they all do and I think they all understand that because that's how I conduct busi