San Francisco 49ers LB Aldon Smith (shoulder) said last year’s shoulder injury, which required offseason surgery, played a big role in him going the final six games (including the postseason) without a sack. ‘I’m not a man of excuses, but being hurt doesn’t make anything easy,’ Smith said Sunday, July 28.
49ers | Aldon Smith not making excuses

San Francisco 49ers LB Darius Fleming (knee) suffered what is being termed a potentially serious left knee during practice Sunday, July 28. He missed all of last season due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, and was working on kick coverage when he fell to the ground in pain.
49ers | Darius Fleming injured

San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh is hopeful for a solution to the misunderstanding which led to FS Tarell Brown losing out on $2 million for not training at the team’s facility this offseason. ‘We’ve very motivated to do that because he deserves it,’ Harbaugh said Sunday, July 28. ‘I don’t want to see him playing for the minimum when he’s a starting, top-end player.’ Brown learned he would lose the $2 million for working out in Texas instead, and he fired his agent as a result. As it stands, he would make $925,000 this season, the final year of his contract. Harbaugh hinted the team could sign Brown to an extension, potentially helping to recoup some of that money.
49ers | HC eager to help Tarell Brown

San Francisco 49ers WR Ricardo Lockette (hip) left practice Sunday, July 28, due to a right hip injury, although he was able to return.
49ers | Ricardo Lockette leaves practice briefly

San Francisco 49ers TE Vernon Davis has been lining up as a wide receiver during the early part of training camp, although he didn’t see much work there Sunday, July 28. ‘I’m willing to step up and do whatever they ask me to do,’ Davis said. ‘They’ve been having me work with the wide receivers, line up with the wide receivers, pretty much all over the place.’
49ers | Vernon Davis working with WRs

The Denver Broncos agreed to terms with free-agent OG Steve Vallos (Jaguars) Sunday, July 28, pending his physically, executive vice president of football operations John Elway announced. Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
Broncos | Agree to terms with Steve Vallos

San Francisco 49ers WR Kyle Williams (hamstring) is sitting Sunday, July 28, after tweaking his hamstring the previous day.
49ers | Kyle Williams sitting