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Frank Gore embodies San Francisco 49ers' against-all-odds story
January 22
San Jose Mercury News
 
"All those yards. All those tackles. All those nagging pains. All will be worth it for Frank Gore if the 49ers win Sunday's NFC Championship game and advance to Super Bowl XLVI. "One away from where everyone dreams of playing," Gore said last week. If anyone exemplifies the 49ers' surprising status, it's Gore, a team captain for the first time in his seven-year, against-all-odds career. Third-round draft picks with surgically repaired knees aren't expected to blossom into their franchise's all-time leading NFL rusher. The 49ers, under a first-year coach and after an offseason labor lockout, weren't figured to go 13-3 in the regular season and host the NFC final, which they'll do against the"
Childhood pals Gore, Rolle to square off
January 21
New York Post
 
"A bond born on the Pop Warner fields of Dade County 20 years ago that is both friendship and rivalry will get its toughest test tomorrow at Candlestick Park. Frank Gore started out trying to outrun Antrel Rolle as a youngster, spent three seasons at the University of Miami together pulling for him, and now will square off with his offseason workout partner for the right to go to the Super Bowl. It's safe to say the relationship between the 49ers' Pro Bowl running back and the Giants' hard-hitting safety has never been challenged like it will be in tomorrow's NFC Championship. "It's football. He wants it, I want it," the soft-spoken Gore said with a grin yesterday. "It's going to be fun. I"
It's easy to get Gore-d by San Fran back
January 20
New York Post
 
"San Francisco's bruising ground game smashes all the stereotypes of the city the same way it batters down opposing defenses. And to a man, the Giants have said that, for all the Xs and Os and schemes, their top priority in Sunday's NFC Championship Game is straightforward, if not easy: Stop Frank Gore. "Our game plan is pretty simple,'' said defensive end Justin Tuck. "Our plan is to stop the run and rush the quarterback. It's really that simple; it really is. A lot of times we put all these schemes together and things of that nature, and that's fine and dandy, but at the end of the day football hasn't changed. Tackle the guy with the football.''"
Healthy Smith, Gore key to 12-4 year
January 4
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"In a year when some NFL teams lost their top three quarterbacks, the 49ers never needed to call on their second-stringer, rookie Colin Kaepernick, for anything more than mop-up duty. Alex Smith led the league in sacks absorbed with 44, yet stayed healthy and played all 16 games for the first time since 2006. Frank Gore also played all 16 games for the first time since 2006, despite spending the offseason recovering from a fractured hip that, with improper rehabilitation, could have ended his career."
Gore says he's healthy
December 17
Sacramento Bee
 
"Frank Gore on Friday said the sparse number of carries he had against Arizona was related to the game plan, not his health. Coach Jim Harbaugh had implied otherwise during his Monday news conference. "I feel good," Gore said. "You know, everybody in the league gets nicks and bruises here and there. It's what, the 15th week? NFL football is a physical sport. And I'm good enough to go out there and try to get my team a win." Gore did say that he hurt his arm on the first play of the game, an eight-yard run. But he returned three plays later and alternated with rookie Kendall Hunter for the rest of the contest. Gore carried the ball 10 times for 72 yards. Hunter had eight carries for 20"
49ers' Jim Harbaugh mum on what ails Frank Gore
December 13
Sacramento Bee
 
"Early in the third quarter Sunday, Frank Gore took a handoff through the middle of the Cardinals' defense, picked up terrific blocks by guard Mike Iupati and wide receiver Michael Crabtree and scooted into the end zone for a 37-yard touchdown. The 49ers led 19-7, and the offense appeared to be in excellent position to do what it does best: Grind away at the opposing defense and game clock with its big offensive line and running game. It didn't happen that way. Gore carried the ball only two more times the rest of the game and wasn't on the field for the team's final two snaps. On Monday, coach Jim Harbaugh explained why. "He's got some things," Harbaugh finally said after prodding. "He's"
Harbaugh: Gore not 100-percent healthy
December 13
CSN Bay Area
 
"There were a lot of questions for coach Jim Harbaugh on Monday, the day after the 49ers' 21-19 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Harbaugh was short on answers, but he disclosed running back Frank Gore is banged-up. Gore's health was the reason he carried just 10 times for 72 yards on Sunday. Gore has not missed a game, but he has played through two ankle sprains this season. Gore has been the workhorse for the team with 234 rushing attempts this season for 1,054 yards. He also has 16 receptions. "He's got some things," Harbaugh said. "He's not 100 percent. And we have other backs who got carries in the second half.""
Harbaugh on Gore: 'He's not 100 percent'
December 12
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Why in the world did Frank Gore have just 10 carries in Sunday's 21-19 loss to the Cardinals? Today, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh grudgingly supplied a logical and not-so-shocking answer: San Francisco's star running back isn't healthy. "He's got some things," Harbaugh said after he initially declined to explain the reason for Gore's sparse workload. "He's not 100 percent." Gore is presumably dealing with knee and ankle injuries that he suffered in back-to-back games last month."
49ers' players embark on deserved celebration
December 5
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Frank Gore would not stop smiling. Even when he recalled using crutches to walk into his first meeting with the 49ers' new coaching staff, he couldn't keep a grin off his face for very long. At the end of Sunday's 26-0 rout of the Rams, he and two teammates seized the huge 49ers flags from their usual bearers and waved them furiously in Candlestick's south end zone. The players routinely exit the field from this part of the stadium, and for years, it was their gantlet of grief. Too often, they'd hear boos at halftime and leave with slumped shoulders after the final whistle. So Gore and his teammates did more than stage a celebration Sunday, when the franchise clinched its first division"
49ers running back Frank Gore grinds way to record, playoffs
December 5
San Jose Mercury News
 columnist Mark Purdy
"After the game, Frank Gore's emotion could not be tackled easily. Sort of like Frank Gore himself. The man was pumped. He jogged to Candlestick Park's south end zone and raised his arms to screaming fans who'd stuck around to celebrate the 26-0 victory over St. Louis -- a victory that created a relevant 49ers' January for the first time since the 2002 season. Did the last three months really happen? They did. Gore let out a whoop. He decided raising his arms wasn't enough, not on a day when he set the all-time 49ers career rushing record and also clinched his first playoff trip, ever. And so Gore spontaneously grabbed a large 49ers flag, snatching it from Lucas Ortiz, a personal trainer"
Run of bad years soon over for Frank Gore, 49ers?
December 3
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"It was just about six years ago that rookie running back Frank Gore broke down after a brutal loss in what would be a 4-12 season. Gore was in the Candlestick players parking lot watching teammates laugh and joke when the tears started to flow. Coming from a winning program at the University of Miami, Gore was upset that players could be so lighthearted after yet another loss. Now Gore and the 49ers are a win away from capturing the NFC West title and securing a playoff berth for the first time since 2002. Gore is also 22 yards from surpassing Hall of Fame running back Joe Perry as the team's all-time leading rusher. "I will," Gore said Friday when asked if he would celebrate earning a"
By stopping Frank Gore, Ravens were able to unload on Alex Smith
November 25
Baltimore Sun
 
"Frank Gore motored to his right before running into a road block. He slammed on the brakes and took a detour to his left, leaving one Ravens defender in his dust before defensive end Cory Redding spun him down in the backfield for a one-yard loss. That negative run was a microcosm of Thursday night for the San Francisco running back, his wheels spinning in place -- and the 49ers offense stuck in the mud -- in a Ravens' 16-6 win. Gore ran for 39 yards on 14 carries against a Baltimore defense playing without linebacker Ray Lewis (toe) for a second straight game. His backup, Dannell Ellerbe (thigh), was inactive, too. Gore's backup, Kendall Hunter, had four carries for 14 yards as the 49ers,"
49ers RB Gore good to go; Cards QB Skelton to start for Kolb
November 20
NFL.com
 
"As expected, San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore is active for Sunday's tilt against Arizona, while the Cardinals will play a third straight week without quarterback Kevin Kolb. Gore hyperextended his right knee during the Niners' Week 10 win over the New York Giants and did not return to practice this week until Thursday. Gore went down early against the Giants and finished the game with just six carries for zero yards -- his first career game without a yard."
Gore practices, says knee is ready
November 18
Sacramento Bee
 
"Frank Gore returned to practice Thursday after the running back missed his first full practice of the season. Gore said Wednesday's day off was a coach's decision and had more to do with rest than injury to his right knee, which was bruised and hyperextended in a big hit from behind by Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul in the second quarter Sunday. "It hit the ground and hyperextended my leg," he said Thursday. "It kind of shut down my whole leg, and I couldn't push off like I wanted to." Gore said he could have returned against the Giants if he had been needed, and he indicated he wasn't too thrilled at the time with running backs coach Tom Rathman's decision to hold him out in the"
Frank Gore says he will play on Sunday
November 18
San Jose Mercury News
 
"Frank Gore returned to practice Thursday and didn't mince words. "Yeah I'll play. I'll play good," Gore said of his status for Sunday's game between the host 49ers (8-1) and Arizona Cardinals (3-6). A day earlier, Gore missed his first practice since reporting to training camp, the result of a knee injury that sidelined him the second half of Sunday's 27-20 win over the New York Giants. "(While) hitting the ground, I hyperextended my leg, and it kind of shut down my leg, and I couldn't really push off like I wanted to," Gore said. "I wanted to be smart, and (running backs coach Tom) Rathman wanted me to be smart, knowing we've got a long season ahead and we can be successful, and I want to"
Gore likely to play against Cardinals
November 15
Sacramento Bee
 
"Frank Gore had his sore right knee examined Monday, but that's mostly because, as coach Jim Harbaugh said, the 49ers "spare no expense checking on Frank." Gore was seen moving around Monday without a limp, and Harbaugh said he thought the running back would be able to play Sunday against the Cardinals. Gore entered Sunday's game against the Giants with a sprained left ankle, then appeared to injure his right knee after a hard tackle by defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul in the second quarter. Gore didn't carry the ball the rest of the game and was in for only two additional plays, both as a pass blocker."
Gore says knee injury is minor
November 14
Sacramento Bee
 
"Frank Gore on Sunday downplayed a knee injury that limited him to six carries overall and a single play in the second half. Gore, who entered the game with a sprained left ankle, suffered a knee injury in the second quarter. "I'll be fine," he said. "I could have played, but (running backs) coach (Tom) Rathman didn't want me to play. Be smart – he said we've got a long season." Gore started the game at running back, but a Giants defense that was committed to stopping him held him to no yards on six carries. He had one catch for eight yards. Gore left the game as the 49ers were threatening to score at the end of the first half. In the second half, he entered as a pass blocker for one"
Gore's workload, health could become issue for 49ers
November 13
Sacramento Bee
 
"Frank Gore has 782 rushing yards, five touchdowns and two sprained ankles. The yards will be a big topic today against the New York Giants as he chases down Hall of Fame running back Joe Perry for first place on the 49ers' all-time rushing list. Gore, who has had five straight games with 100 or more rushing yards, needs 149 yards to break Perry's record. The running back's ankles, health and overall freshness, however, likely will be debated beyond today, especially if the 49ers secure a playoff spot in the coming weeks. Gore is on pace for the most carries of his career, and coach Jim Harbaugh last week said the 49ers are "cognizant" of his workload as the second half of the season"
Frank Gore sounds willing to back off
November 11
San Jose Mercury News
 
"During the 49ers' long stretch of futility, Frank Gore often was reluctant to share the load. He wanted to do anything he could to stave off the mounting losses -- even if that meant withstanding his own mounting injuries. Now that the 49ers have a commanding lead in the NFC West, Gore sounds a lot more open to the idea of backing off. Looking ahead, the 49ers (7-1) might be able to clinch the division title early enough to let their leading rusher freshen up for the first playoff game of his seven-year career. "It's up to Coach. Whatever he feels is best for our team, for us. (That's) what we would do," Gore said Thursday. "I don't have any say-so about whether I should play less, or"
Gore vows to play against Giants
November 10
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Running back Frank Gore says he'll be ready to play in Sunday's game against the Giants (6-2) at Candlestick Park. Gore sprained his left ankle while gaining 107 yards on 19 carries in the 49ers' 19-11 win in Washington. Gore needed assistance getting down from the postgame riser after speaking to reporters. Gore had a detectable limp but wore no boot Monday in the 49ers' locker room. He also had a clean X-ray. "I'll be all right," Gore assured. When asked if he'll be able to participate in Wednesday's practice, Gore said, "I think I will be. I feel all right now.""
49ers' Frank Gore once nearly joined Eli Manning
November 10
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Giants quarterback Eli Manning was a teammate of 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis for one season at Mississippi. And Manning good-naturedly expressed disbelief Wednesday that he wasn't a college teammate of the Niners' other team captain, running back Frank Gore. Manning said he hosted Gore during a recruiting visit, presumably in the fall of 2000, when Gore was a senior at Coral Gables (Fla.) High. In Manning's mind, Gore's visit went well, but the Super Prep All-American signed with Miami. "He committed!" Manning said, laughing, when asked about his inability to close the deal. "I kind of thought I had a good visit and took care of him. He was calling me a few weeks later, making sure we"
Gore participates, favors ankle during warmups
November 10
CSN Bay Area
 
"Running back Frank Gore was in full pads and participated in all the warmup drills Wednesday during the portion of 49ers practice that was open to the local media. Gore was observed hitting the blocking sled and doing change-of-direction drills. But Gore was clearly favoring his left ankle, which he sprained Sunday in the second quarter of the 49ers' 19-11 victory over the Washington Redskins."
49ers back Frank Gore vows to play Sunday
November 8
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Running back Frank Gore says he'll be ready to play in Sunday's game against the Giants (6-2) at Candlestick Park. Gore sprained his left ankle while gaining 107 yards on 19 carries in the 49ers' 19-11 win in Washington. Gore needed assistance getting down from the postgame riser after speaking to reporters. Gore had a detectable limp but wore no boot Monday in the 49ers' locker room. He also had a clean X-ray. "I'll be all right," Gore assured. When asked if he'll be able to participate in Wednesday's practice, Gore said, "I think I will be. I feel all right now.""
Gore contributing, having fun
October 31
Sacramento Bee
 columnist Ailene Voisin
"Frank Gore is too tough on himself. His work ethic is twice the size (at least) of his ego. He never complains about having a bad day. His career has been disrupted by injuries, the Alex Smith circus and the 49ers' coaching carousel, but other than the occasional request for a few more carries, this is usually the guy who is just glad to have a job. Sunday was different, though. Sunday was more than the average NFL work shift. After the 49ers completed their methodical victory over the visiting Cleveland Browns, Gore was so delighted, he practically begged to be pinched. He also opened up a little bit about his least favorite topic: himself. "I'm so happy, man," said a smiling Gore,"
Patience pays off for 49ers' Gore
October 31
San Jose Mercury News
 columnist Mark Purdy
"It wasn't easy. But I finally located someone at Candlestick Park who was not happy for Frank Gore. The task is so difficult because, if Gore is not the most popular guy in the 49ers locker room, he at least makes it to the final dance-off. And when he's on a roll the way he is now, it is a Gargantuan Gore Gladness Festival. His offensive linemen are happy for him. His quarterback is happy for him. His coach is happy for him. Everybody is happy for him. "It's just the kind of guy he is," said rookie fullback Bruce Miller, who plows into the line ahead of Gore and clears out space for him. "When it comes to the team concept, he's at the top. ... He's always helping me out, talking to me as"
Frank Gore becomes 49ers' second all-time leading rusher
October 31
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Somewhere in Candlestick Park, Roger Craig is smiling. Craig, who has befriended Frank Gore, said he was coming to the today's game in the hopes that Gore would supplant him as the 49ers' second-leading career rusher. Gore did just that. "I respect him a whole lot. It's a blessing having my name mentioned next to his," Gore said of Craig. "This last year, we got to be close. When I got hurt, he called me everyday. He was telling me I was going to be all right, to keep working.""
Gore runs free as 49ers handle Browns, 20-10
October 31
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"After the 49ers sprinted out of the gates and sleepwalked to the finish in a not-so-stylish 20-10 win over Cleveland on Sunday, head coach Jim Harbaugh had no trouble controlling his emotions. Two weeks after forcefully lifting up his sweatshirt moments before his adrenaline-fueled handshake with Lions head coach Jim Schwartz, Harbaugh forgot to perform his postgame untucking, which signals that work is over and it's time to celebrate. In the locker room, nose tackle Ricky Jean Francois, perhaps channeling his head coach, acknowledged that the 49ers' latest victory left them thinking more about the work that lies ahead. "We won it," Jean Francois said. "We won it an ugly way. But that's"
Craig rooting for Gore to surpass him Sunday
October 27
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Running back Frank Gore needs 110 yards to pass Roger Craig and move into second place on the 49ers' all-time rushing list. Funny, it sounds as if Craig is more excited about the upcoming milestone than Gore. Craig, who at the 49ers' facility today in advance of his induction into the team's Hall of Fame in November, said Gore wasn't aware that he was one big game removed from moving into second place. Gore and Craig, who have forged a close friendship over the years, spoke today while Gore was receiving treatment in the training room."
Frank Gore: Ndamukong Suh inspired the offensive line
October 17
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Running back Frank Gore said the offensive took Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh's comments early in the week to heart. Suh said he was going to continue to hit your quarterback. According Gore, the offensive line took that as a challenge. "Hearing what number 90 (Suh) what he said early in the week that he was going to hit our quarterback kind of (ticked) off our offensive line," Gore said. "That kind of like challenged them and our offensive line did a hell of job.""
49ers' Frank Gore removes any previous doubts with second straight big game
October 10
San Jose Mercury News
 
"The whispers began to grow, week by week, as Frank Gore struggled with a slow start this season. He had lost a step. There was too much wear on his running-back tires. The 49ers never should have given him that big contract extension in August. But the 49ers' star delivered a resounding message Sunday as he cranked out his second consecutive 100-yard game in a 48-3 rout of Tampa Bay at Candlestick Park: He's nowhere close to being done yet. "Nah, I never heard any of that stuff," said Gore, who rushed for 125 yards on 20 carries with one touchdown. "Those were some tough games, no doubt. But defenses were gearing up to stop the run. But now my man Alex Smith is playing well, and they can't"
Frank Gore on his QB: 'Alex is balling, he's balling out'
October 4
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Here's a transcript from today from 49ers running back Frank Gore, who talks about his faith in the coaching staff, the "new" Niners and quarterback Alex Smith. Again, thanks to the Associated Press' Janie McCauley (@JanieMcCAP on Twitter) and the Santa Rosa Press Democrat's Grant Cohn (@grantcohn) for providing transcripts while I traveled home from Philadelphia: GORE: Coach Harbaugh and Coach G-Ro (Greg Roman) on the offensive side just told us, you know, basically that just try anything and whatever we have to do. He said, 'We can't make mistakes, we've got to go out and play and finish strong.' That's what we did. We stuck with the game plan. Like I said, man, coach Harbaugh and the"
49ers notebook: Running back Frank Gore overcomes ankle injury for 127 yards rushing and pivotal touchdown
October 3
San Jose Mercury News
 
"Frank Gore said he was "cool" with 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh's decision to start rookie Kendall Hunter at running back. In the end, it was Gore who finished off Sunday's 24-23 comeback win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Gore overcame a right-ankle injury and ran for a season-high 127 yards, including a 12-yard touchdown run with three minutes left that was followed by David Akers' go-ahead, point-after kick. "I just got in a zone," Gore said. "I told myself, 'I'm out here, let's go play.' The offensive line did a great job, and I just run the ball like I do." Gore entered the game on the 49ers' third snap and delivered a 40-yard dash down the middle of the field. However, "I still wasn't"
Hunter starting at RB, but Gore suiting up for 49ers vs. Eagles
October 2
NFL.com
 
"Rookie running back Kendall Hunter will start for the San Francisco 49ers, but Frank Gore will play in Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Gore warmed up on the field at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday morning. A team trainer worked extensively on Gore's injured ankle, which had him questionable for the game."
Injured Gore still 49ers' starting running back; right guard is unsettled
September 27
Sacramento Bee
 
"There might be changes to a 49ers running game that ranks 29th in the league after three weeks, but coach Jim Harbaugh indicated Monday that the starting running back would not be one of them. Frank Gore injured his ankle in the second quarter of Sunday's 13-8 win over the Bengals, and he watched as his backup, rookie Kendall Hunter, participated in a decisive fourth-quarter drive and scored on a seven-yard run, the only touchdown of the game for either team. Harbaugh, however, said Gore was not in an orthopedic boot – an indication of a serious high-ankle sprain – and that Gore was still the team's starter."
Gore "good to go," Harbaugh says; Rachal's starting role "to be determined."
September 27
Sacramento Bee
 
"There may be a couple of changes to a struggling 49ers running game that ranks 29th in the league after three weeks, but coach Jim Harbaugh on Monday indicated that the starting tailback would not be one of them. "In my mind right now, Frank is good to go," Harbaugh said of starter Frank Gore. Gore injured his ankle in the second quarter of Sunday's 13-8 win over the Bengals, and he mostly watched as backup, Kendall Hunter, took part in a fourth-quarter touchdown drive, the only one of the game for either team. Gore, however, was not in an orthopedic boot on Monday, Harbaugh said. Harbaugh also referred to Hunter as "the backup tailback." "... In spot play, he graded out very well,""
Frank Gore upset team 'didn't finish' game
September 19
San Jose Mercury News
 
"Running back Frank Gore rued how the 49ers couldn't close out the Dallas Cowboys and suffered a 27-24 overtime loss Sunday. "Coaches, players, we've just got to finish it," Gore said. "When it comes to getting first downs, we have to get it." And it was there for the taking, according to Gore: "I give credit to us. We whupped their (butt) up and down the field all game. Key plays, man. And we didn't finish." Gore managed just 47 yards on 20 carries, including a 1-yard touchdown run that gave the 49ers a 7-0 lead in the second quarter. Gore also struggled to gain yards in the 49ers' season-opening win at Seattle, totaling 22 carries for 59 yards. Asked if he's concerned the 49ers couldn't"
The players have spoken: Willis, Gore are team captains
September 4
Sacramento Bee
 
"Frank Gore and Patrick Willis will serve as team captains for the 49ers this year, coach Jim Harbaugh announced on a conference call. In two previous seasons, Mike Singletary picked six captains, and last year appointed starting quarterback Alex Smith one of them. This year, Harbaugh put it to a player vote, and the winners were Willis, who has made the Pro Bowl in each of his previous three seasons, and Gore, who signed a three-year contract extension earlier this week. That Gore was voted to the offensive captaincy speaks to his popularity in the locker room and to the importance of the 49ers taking care of him with a contract extension. It also is notable after Smith organized and ran"
49ers back takes pride in playing every down
September 4
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Q: We were just saying that you never really griped or moaned (about the contract). You were always a real team guy. What do you think would have happened if the 49ers hadn't signed you now and you would have had to play through the season? What would you have done? A: I was just going to play football. I looked at it like this: If they didn't re-sign me, I still have to put great film out there for the other 31 teams. I felt I knew that they would keep their word, and I'm happy I'm a Niner. Q: You're the type of guy that never likes to come off the field. Do you think now with this new deal ... maybe to make sure you're going to be a valuable player for the next four or five years ..."
Rookie RB makes case to be backup
September 2
Sacramento Bee
 
"Rookie Kendall Hunter continues to make a case that he should be Frank Gore's primary backup this season. Hunter entered Thursday's game as the NFL's top rusher in the exhibition season and immediately started to pad his lead. He carried the ball six times for 46 yards on the opening drive, including a 21-yard scamper on third and short. He finished with 57 yards in the 20-17 win over San Diego. Gore started the game at tailback but left before getting a carry. While Anthony Dixon had gotten into the game ahead of Hunter in the three previous preseason outings, Hunter took the first carry against the Chargers. "He's definitely playing well enough to be the No. 2 back," coach Jim Harbaugh"
Frank Gore can cry all the way to the bank
September 2
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Every man has his breaking point, and Frank Gore's arrived April 23, 2005, when the 54th overall pick in the NFL draft was announced. The Carolina Panthers select ... Louisville running back Eric Shelton? Gore, who had seen five running backs selected ahead of him, could no longer stay composed. "I thought I was going to be the fourth back taken, but I wasn't," Gore said. "When Eric Shelton got drafted in front of me, tears came out my eyes, man." More than six years later, the once-tearful Gore was all smiles Wednesday after signing a three-year, $21 million contract extension with $13.5 million guaranteed from the 49ers, the team that selected him in the third round of the '05 draft."
Frank Gore says 49ers' offense will click
September 1
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"On the subject of the 49ers' offense, wide receiver Braylon Edwards and running back Frank Gore had a message this week: You haven't seen anything yet. In a way, it's impossible to argue the point. After three preseason games, San Francisco's fans have witnessed next to nothing from an offense that has accounted for six first-half points, matching the output of linebacker Ahmad Brooks. Not to worry, Gore said in advance of tonight's preseason finale in San Diego. The Niners' newly installed West Coast offense will be clicking in 10 days when San Francisco opens the regular season against visiting Seattle."
Gore says he wants to be 49er for life
September 1
Sacramento Bee
 
"Frank Gore knows it would be a novelty if he played his entire career with the 49ers. He relishes that prospect. "You rarely see running backs get to finish their career with the team that drafted them," Gore said. "Obviously, I'm one of them." He is now slated to serve a decade in a 49ers jersey after signing a three-year, $21 million contract extension through the 2014 season Wednesday. He was entering the final year of a deal paying him $4.9 million this season."
Report: Gore signs three-year, $21 million extension
August 31
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"A league source has confirmed the 49ers have agreed to an extension, but it hasn't been signed. It is expected to be finalized Wednesday. Gore is expected to address the media once a deal is officially in place. Frank Gore didn't get DeAngelo Williams money, but he evidently got the "fair" deal he was hoping to receive before the season opener. Pro Football Talk has reported the Niners running back has signed a three-year, $21 million contract with $13.5 million guaranteed. Gore, who will earn $4.9 million this season, was reportedly hoping to receive a deal in the neighborhood of what Williams received in Carolina -- a five-year, $43 million deal with $21 million guaranteed."
9ers notebook: Frank Gore taking patient approach regarding new contract
August 30
San Jose Mercury News
 
"While negotiations on a contract extension apparently were taking place Monday, 49ers running back Frank Gore wasn't expecting an instant resolution. "These things take time," Gore said at his locker. "I'm looking at it like a normal day of meetings and practice. Hopefully they meet and positive things get done. If not, we'll keep going." Gore's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, could not be reached for comment. Gore, the 49ers' third all-time leading rusher, is entering the final year of a contract slated to pay him $4.9 million this season. Asked if he's angry about his status, Gore replied: "I'm all right. They get to talk and hopefully things get done or get closer. That's all I can wish for.""
49ers' Frank Gore: Lack of deal weighs on him
August 28
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Niners running back Frank Gore reiterated his primary contract talking points Saturday night: He wants to stay in San Francisco and hopes to get a "fair" deal before the season opener. But Gore's also acknowledged his unresolved contract status is weighing on him and said he wanted to be "treated right." "I just hope everything gets taken care of so I can get my mind right, just ready to play ball," Gore said. Is his mind right, Gore was asked? "You know, I have my days," he said. "But once I touch the field, I don't think about it.""
Frank Gore And Agent To Meet With 49ers On Tuesday
August 26
SB Nation
 
"Tick-tock, tick-tock. We're just a shade over two weeks from the start of the 2011 NFL season and Frank Gore has yet to report to San Francisco 49ers training camp. Unhappy with his current contract situation, Gore has been absent from Jim Harbaugh's first training camp. According to Adam Schefter, Gore and his agent Drew Rosenhaus will meet with the 49ers front office on Tuesday to try to make progress on the stalled negotiations."
Baalke wants to make Frank Gore a "49er for life"
August 24
Pro Football Talk
 
"49ers running back Frank Gore isn't happy with his contract. He's frustrated regarding the lack of progress on a new deal, and he won't comment on a PFT report that he could soon request a trade. Coach Jim Harbaugh has dismissed accounts of frustration and a possible trade request as "water-cooler talk." Meanwhile, G.M. Trent Baalke has expressed a strong desire to keep Gore around. "The best thing we can say is we're doing everything we can to make Frank a 49er for life and whether that gets accomplished in the near future or not remains to be seen," Baalke told Pat Kirwan and Tim Ryan of SiriusXM NFL Radio. "But Frank's a 49er. He's a heck of a football player, he's a heck of a young"
49ers' Gore might test free-agent market in March
August 23
Sacramento Bee
 
"Frank Gore, who said he was happy to be back with his teammates after ending a short holdout earlier this training camp, acknowledged Monday that he is indeed frustrated by the status of contract negotiations with the 49ers and could become a free agent in March. Gore is entering the final year of his contract with the 49ers that will pay him $4.9 million this season. It is believed Gore and his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, want a five-year, $43 million deal with $21 million guaranteed. "If it doesn't happen, then I'm going to have to go out there and show everybody that I'm healthy and that I can be the Frank Gore I've always been," said Gore, a third-round draft pick by the 49ers in 2005. "If"
49ers running back Frank Gore still wants new deal
August 23
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Frank Gore has rushed for 6,414 yards in his 49ers career, and he has scored 44 touchdowns. But the number he most wants to change is 2.9. That's the number, in millions, that Gore is due in base pay (he could get an additional $2 million should he stay healthy the entire season). What Gore wants is a contract extension on par with the five-year, $43 million deal with $21 million in guarantees that the Panthers just gave running back DeAngelo Williams. Gore, 28, is a month younger than Williams and has missed nine games in the past three years to Williams' 13. Gore also has 530 more career carries than Williams. While many contend Gore is the team's best offensive player, tight end Vernon"