San Francisco 49ers News & Notes

January 5th, 2007

Harris Earns NFC Honor

The San Francisco 49ers, which practice on Sportexe synthetic turf systems, made news this week as cornerback Walt Harris was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week by the National Football League for his performance in the 49ers 26-23 victory over the Denver Broncos last Sunday.

Harris registered two interceptions, four passes defensed, four tackles and one fumble recovery in the 49ers victory. Harris finished the season with a career-high eight interceptions to lead the NFC. It is the most interceptions by a 49ers player since S Tony Parrish had nine in 2003.

It was his third multiple interception day of the 2006 season. Harris had two picks vs. Seattle (11-19) and a career-high three interceptions vs. Oakland (10-8). Harris also scored a touchdown on a 28-yard return in the third quarter off an interception from Denver QB Jay Cutler. It was his fifth NFL touchdown and the fourth time he had returned an interception for a score in his NFL career.

This is the second time Harris has received recognition from the NFL. He earned NFC Defensive Player for the month of November. It is the first Defensive Player of the Week honor for Harris. Harris joins LB Brandon Moore as 49ers players to win Defensive Player of the Week honors this season. Moore won the award following his performance during Week 9 of the 2006 season.

Nolan Named Coach of the Week

Head Coach Mike Nolan has been nominated for the Motorola Coach of the Week award.

Nolan joins Tom Coughlin of the New York Giants and Herm Edwards of the Kansas City Chiefs as nominees for Motorola NFL Coach of the Week honors for games played during the final weekend of the regular season.

Players Allocated to NFL Europe

The San Francisco 49ers announced today that they have allocated the following players to NFL Europe: WR C.J. Brewer, WR Marcus Maxwell, S Vickiel Vaughn and G Tavares Washington.

Brewer (6-2, 205), signed with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent from Wyoming (5-5-06) and spent the season on the practice squad.

Maxwell (6-4, 205), was a seventh round draft pick in 2005 from Oregon. He played in four games in 2005, primarily on special teams, and was inactive for three contests. He was released from the team during the 2006 training camp, but rejoined the team on the practice squad in 2006.

Vaughn (6-0, 204), a hard-hitting safety from Arkansas was a seventh round draft pick for the 49ers in 2006. He was placed on injured reserve (9-2-06) following an injury to his hand in preseason action.

Washington (6-3, 320), signed with the 49ers as an undrafted free agent from Florida (5-4-06) and spent the season on the practice squad.

The NFL Europe experience has been good to San Francisco. In 2006, the 49ers had eight players who had played in NFL Europe.

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