San Francisco 49ers Ahmed Plummer Johnnie Morton Chris Cooper

On Thursday, the San Francisco 49ers took action to prepare their roster for the future. They did this by releasing CB Ahmed Plummer, WR Johnnie Morton, and DE Chris Cooper. The move sends a clear signal that head coach Mike Nolan only wants players on his team that have a chance to 36 Bettis Black Jersey
contribute in the future. This mode of thinking is in clear contrast to last season when Nolan joined the club with a 'win now' attitude. The change of direction occurred after another miserable season, and hopefully did not come a year too late.Ahmed Plummer was a former first round draft pick of the 49ers. He has been the team's longest-standing defensive back over the last few years – but most of his seasons have been plagued by injury and somewhat inconsistent play. Plummer was an average corner with the team, but his salary structure was far above his value to the team. The 49ers will have to take a salary cap hit of about $7.5 million for his release.Wide receiver Johnnie Morton brought a veteran presence to the team's young receiving corps and stepped in admirably for Cedric Wilson who left to the join the Super Bowl champion Steelers last offseason. Morton was benched for the final two weeks of the season despite being healthy as the team began preparing its roster for the future. The 49ers dealt with injuries to receivers all last season, and also lost Derek Hamilton, PJ Fleck, and former first-round pick Rashaun Woods to the injured reserve. This move likely raises the need to add some security to the teams' receiving depth chart. Morton's departure leaves the 49ers with about $75 000 in dead money.Defensive end Chris Cooper spent the season on injured reserve in 2005, and since the 49ers are likely to address their defensive line issues this offseason, they likely felt that Cooper was not in their long-term plans. Cooper signed a 2 year contract last offseason, and the dead money created by his departure will be quite minimal.49ERS WIN COIN TOSSAccording to various published reports the San Francisco 49ers 2010 pro bowl Vikings 4 Brett Favre jersey
have won the coin toss between them and the that was held at the NFL combine on Friday morning.That means that the 49ers will have the sixth overall pick in this April's NFL draft while the Raiders will settle for the seventh overall pick.For the latest news, draft information, and resources about the 49ers visit 49ersparadise.com - you can also contact Bryan Hersh from there