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| 22nd February, 2006 - 2:57 pm |  Mercury News - Coach Mike Nolan indicated Tuesday that the 49ers won't use the franchise tag on linebacker Julian Peterson or any of their other pending free agents.
Meanwhile, a second candidate has withdrawn from consideration for the 49ers' newly created front-office position, a team spokesman said. Ray Anderson, an executive vice president with the Atlanta Falcons, pulled out a week after Seattle Seahawks vice president Mike Reinfeldt. The two were the only ones formally interviewed for the job.
The 49ers have 13 unrestricted free agents, including Peterson, and Nolan said he wants to keep as many as he can. But, he added, there are salary-cap and team-building considerations.
``Our philosophy is no one player is bigger than the team,'' Nolan said. ``That's not just from a disciplinarian standpoint but from a cap standpoint as well.'' [READ] |
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