The 49ers have signed 30-year old QB David Carr to a 2-year deal.  Carr played in 6 games for the Giants last season in which he completed 21 of 33 passes (63.6%) for 225 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs (93.6 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 9 times for 27 yards (3.0 ypc) with 1 TD run last year.  Carr has now played in 91 games in his NFL career and he has completed 1,346 of 2,251 passes (59.8%) for 14,366 yards with 65 TD passes and 70 INTs (75.2 QB Rating).  Carr has also carried the ball 302 times for 1,331 yards (4.4 ypc) with 9 TD runs in his career.  Carr might get the chance to challenge Alex Smith for the starting job in 2010 as he has a very strong arm and a lot of experience.  If nothing else Carr will likely bump Shaun Hill out of a job.

The 49ers have slapped the franchise tag on 29-year old NT Aubrayo Franklin guaranteeing him a $7.003 million dollar salary for 2010.  Franklin played in all 16 games for the 49ers last season and he finished up with 36 tackles, 5 tackles for a loss, 2 sacks, 3 passes defensed and 1 interception.  Franklin has now played in 46 games in his three years with the Niners and he has made 108 tackles, defensed 5 passes, has 3 sacks, forced 3 fumbles and he has 1 interception.  Franklin is one of Patrick Willis’ buddies as he keeps blockers away from him so it was smart for the Niners to keep and pay the man in 2010.

The San Francisco 49ers have signed 26-year old TE Tony Curtis to a reserve/future contract.  He last played in the NFL in 2008 with the Cowboys.  Curtis has played in 32 games in his major league career and he has caught 11 passes for 50 yards (4.5 avg) with 3 TD grabs.  He has also made 5 tackles and forced 1 fumble.  Curtis will get a chance next training camp to earn a job as Vernon Davis’ back-up in 2010.

The 49ers have signed 29-year old kicker Shane Andrus to handle the place kicking duties on Sunday.  Ricky Schmitt hurt his groin in practice this week and he will be unavailable tomorrow against the Rams.  Andrus played in 3 games earlier this season for the Buccaneers and he was 0 for 1 on field goals and 6 of 6 on extra points. 

The 49ers are sending one player from each phase of the game to the Pro Bowl.  25-year old TE Vernon Davis has really exploded this season earning this honor.  Davis has played in 15 games for the Niners this season and he has caught 72 passes for 876 yards (12.2 avg) with 12 TD grabs.  24-year old linebacker Patrick Willis is flat out awesome.  He has played in 15 games for the Niners this season and he has made 147 tackles, 8 tackles for a loss, 4 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, defensed 7 passes and he has 3 interceptions (one returned for a TD).  27-year old punter Andy Lee will also be making the trip to Miami.  He has played in 15 games for the Niners this season and he has punted the ball 90 times for 4,291 yards (47.7 avg).  He has 7 touchbacks (7.8%) and 28 punts downed inside the opposing 20-yard line (31.1%).