North West Sports Beat

Brian Urlacher certainly was one of most athletic middle linebackers ever to play the game, and now that he has retired debate can begin about his Hall of Fame credentials.

• The discussion is not about if the eight-time Pro Bowler, who played all 13 seasons of his career with the Chicago Bears, belongs in Canton, Ohio, but whether he is a first-time ballot enshrinee.

  Urlacher made it official on Wednesday when he retired, saying, "Although I could continue playing, I'm not sure I would bring a level of performance or passion that's up to my standards.

  "When considering this, along with the fact that I could retire after a 13-year career wearing only one jersey for such a storied franchise, my decision became pretty clear."

  Later in the week, that decision was not so clear after Urlacher told The Dallas Morning News that he would have considered accepting an offer from the Dallas Cowboys had one been made.

  "If I could have picked a spot, it would have been Dallas," Urlacher said. "[The Cowboys] run our defense. They took our [defensive] coordinator. That would have been ideal. But they have two really good young linebackers."

  Urlacher, who turned 35 on Saturday, wanted to keep on playing and had trained in the offseason as if he was going to be on the field for the 2013 season.

  But the free-agent future Hall of Famer, was unable to agree to a deal with the Bears, and despite saying the Cowboys' situation was "ideal," there was no interest from Dallas.

Mike Ditka's No. 89 will be the last one the Chicago Bears retire.

• The Bears, who plan to honor Ditka during their game against the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 9 at Soldier Field, have retired more numbers than any other NFL team at 14.

  "If there is going to be a last one, there is no more appropriate one than 89," Bears owner George McCaskey said in a statement.

  That means other Bears greats including Richard Dent, Dan Hampton, Mike Singletary and Brian Urlacher will not have their numbers retired.

  The Bears have previous honored Nos. 3 (Bronko Nagurski), 5 (George McAfee), 7 (George Halas), 28 (Willie Galimore), 34 (Walter Payton), 40 (Gale Sayers), 41 (Brian Piccolo), 42 (Sid Luckman), 51 (Dick Butkus), 56 (Bill Hewitt), 61 (Bill George), 66 (Clyde "Bulldog" Turner) and 77 (Harold "Red" Grange).

The NFL submitted a new proposal for immediate human growth hormone testing as the league and the NFL Players Association continue to negotiate in an effort to have HGH testing in place for the 2013 season, NFL.com reported.

• The proposal was submitted to the union on April 24, according to the report, and included a concession that eliminated testing on game days.

  The proposal would also call for testing to begin immediately, with samples then being tested and stored until the World Anti-Doping Agency established a standard for acceptable levels.

  However, the union would rather start testing after the doping agency has determined the baseline and when full testing is ready to be implemented.

  "A population study that both parties agreed to a year ago would have resolved the issue of accuracy," union spokesman George Atallah said, according to NFL.com.

  The NFLPA is working on a counter proposal that could be submitted to the league next week.

Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young was hit with three new charges on Friday after being arrested three times in a week.

• Young, who has been in an Orange County jail since May 11, now faces 11 charges from his run of arrests. The charges include one felony charge of residential burglary and two misdemeanor charges of resisting and obstructing an officer and vandalism under $400.

  Judge Andre Manssourian said, according to USA Today, a higher bail was warranted and increased Young's bail from $25,000 to $50,000. Young has been eligible to post bail since May 13, but has not done so,

  During the hearing, Young did not speak to the judge, even to exchange pleasantries, according to USA Today.

Dave Costa, who was a star defensive tackle in the AFL in the 1960s, has died at the age of 71, according to the Denver Broncos website.

• Costa was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1963 NFL draft and by the Oakland Raiders in the 1963 AFL draft. Costa decided to sign with the Raiders, and he finished second in the AFL Rookie of the Year voting while being named an All-Star that first season.

  He played for the Broncos from 1967 to 1971 and was chosen to the AFL All-Star team in each of his first three seasons in Denver. Costa played for the Chargers in 1972 and 1973 and finished his career with the Buffalo Bills in 1974.

Brett Favre reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed by two massage therapists who alleged that the quarterback sent racy text messages during his one season with the New York Jets, according to reports on Friday.

• Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole claimed Favre sent the texts to another therapist and that they lost their part-time jobs with the Jets in 2008 for blowing the whistle on him.

  Terms of the settlement were not revealed. The Jets and another employee also were named in the suit.

  Favre denied the allegations but failed in his attempts last year to have the case dismissed.

  After leaving the Jets, Favre went on to play two more years with the Minnesota Vikings until retiring after the 2010 season.

The San Francisco 49ers will be counting on Mario Manningham this year more than ever after losing leading receiver Michael Crabtree for possibly the entire season because of a torn Achilles tendon earlier this week.

• And while Manningham is not yet 100 percent recovered from a knee injury that curtailed his first season with the 49ers last year, he is confident he will be able to step in and help soothe Crabtree's loss.

  "It's sad to see somebody get hurt that's a great value to our team," Manningham told SiriusXM radio via the 49ers' website, "but the next person has to step up. We all know injuries are a part of the game."

  That next person is the 26-year-old former University of Michigan standout Manningham, who will be entering his sixth season in the league. In five years, he has 201 receptions and 19 touchdowns.

  "I have started running and cutting and doing little things," Manningham said. "When you have knee injuries, you can't really take any time off. Every time I think about it, I'm trying to do something with my knee. I'm not rushing it but I am going hard on my knee."

  In his first season with the 49ers after coming to the Bay Area from the New York Giants, Manningham caught 42 passes for 449 yards and one touchdown. But the former Super Bowl hero was inactive for three games because of a shoulder injury.

  Then in Week 16, he tore his ACL and PCL and was lost for the playoff.

  Manningham is making progress though, and has started to increase physical activity during his rehab. He did not predict when he would be cleared to return to full activities, but he said he would be prepared for that day.

  "Whenever God wants me to come out and play, then when I'm 100 (percent)," Manningham said. "That's when I'm going to go out there."

  Manningham and Crabtree are not the only 49ers receivers who are hurting. Veteran Kyle Williams also is recovering from a serious knee injury.

The NFL submitted a new proposal for immediate human growth hormone testing as the league and the NFL Players Association continue to negotiate in an effort to have HGH testing in place for the 2013 season, NFL.com reported.

• The proposal was submitted to the union on April 24, according to the report, and included a concession that eliminated testing on game days.

  The proposal would also call for testing to begin immediately, with samples then being tested and stored until the World Anti-Doping Agency established a standard for acceptable levels.

  However, the union would rather start testing after the doping agency has determined the baseline and when full testing is ready to be implemented.

  The NFLPA is working on a counter proposal that could be submitted to the league next week.

  ---Retired Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis announced that he plans to climb Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro.

  "In one month, I will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise money and awareness for clean water projects in East Africa," Lewis announced on his web site. "I am so FIRED UP for this adventure."

  Mt. Kilimanjaro is the world's tallest free-standing mountain at more than 19,000 feet high.

  ---Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent will not have his $100,000 bond increased or revoked/

  Brent was ordered to a hearing on Friday to answer to allegations that he repeatedly violated the terms of his bail, according to the Dallas Morning News.

  Brent is scheduled to go on trial in September on a manslaughter charge in the death of former teammate Jerry Brown Jr.

  ---Wide receiver Mike Williams, a first-round pick in the 2005 NFL draft, signed a contract to play for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, the team announced.

  Williams, 29, had his best pro season in 2010, when he caught 65 passes for 751 yards and two touchdowns for the Seattle Seahawks. But he had just 18 receptions for 236 yards in 2011, and did not play in any NFL games in 2012.

  ---The Chicago Bears announced that they will retire Mike Ditka's No. 89.

  Ditka, a Hall of Fame tight end with the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys, also coached the Bears.

  ---The NFL Players Association is looking into Roc Nation's recruitment of New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith, NFL.com reported.

  Roc Nation was founded by Jay-Z, but he is not yet certified by the players' union to act as an agent, and friends or colleagues who are not certified agents are not allowed to be present during meetings in which an agency is recruiting a player.

  Smith's adviser John Thornton told CBS earlier this week, "I was in those meetings, and Jay-Z connected with him on many levels." Thornton later said he was misquoted.

  ---Seattle Seahawks tight end Anthony McCoy had surgery Thursday to repair a torn Achilles tendon he sustained during organized team activities on Monday.

  McCoy is expected to be out for out least six months.

  ---New York Jets running back Mike Goodson is expected to return to practice for the first time since his arrest on five gun and drug charges earlier this month.

  ESPN New York reported that Goodson should be back at practice on Tuesday.

  ---Former Denver Broncos center Tom Nalen said that he intentionally tried to injure a player in 2006.

  Nalen made the admission while being introduced at a press conference Thursday as the newest member of the Broncos Ring of Fame. Nalen said he purposely tried to hurt San Diego Chargers defensive lineman Igor Olshansky.

  ---The Washington Redskins have all seven of their draft picks on board after signing third-rounder Jordan Reed, a tight end. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

  ---Safety Shawn Williams, a third-round pick out of Georgia, signed with the Cincinnati Bengals. Terms were not disclosed.

  ---The Cleveland Browns announced that they signed offensive lineman Garrett Gilkey to a four-year contract.

  ---The St. Louis Rams signed 403-pound undrafted rookie offensive lineman Terrell Brown this week. When the Rams brought Brown in for a workout, they thought he was 388 pounds. It turns out the 6-foot-10 tackle had recently put on 15 pounds.

Wide receiver Mike Williams, a first-round pick in the 2005 NFL draft, signed a contract to play for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, the team announced.

• Williams, 29, had his best pro season in 2010, when he caught 65 passes for 751 yards and two touchdowns for the Seattle Seahawks.

  But he had just 18 receptions for 236 yards in 2011, and did not play in any NFL games in 2012.

The NFL Players Association is looking into Roc Nation's recruitment of New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith, NFL.com reported Friday.

• Roc Nation was founded by Jay-Z, but he is not yet certified by the players' union to act as an agent. Friends or colleagues who are not certified agents are not allowed to be present during meetings in which an agency is recruiting a player.

  Smith's adviser John Thornton told CBS earlier this week, "I was in those meetings, and Jay-Z connected with him on many levels."

  Thornton later said he was misquoted.

  Smith also posted an Instragram picture of himself with Jay-Z during the recruiting process.

  According to the NFL.com report, the union plans to send a letter of inquiry to Roc Nation agent Kim Miale to get more information about Jay-Z's involvement in the recruitment of Smith.

  Smith is Miale's third NFL client, according to NFLPA records, but Smith is by far the biggest name. Linebacker Brandon Hicks, who spent time in two NFL training camps the last two summers, and arena league kicker Carlos Martinez are the other two.

  Victor Cruz, who is represented by Tom Condon, is using Roc Nation for marketing puirposes.

  The NFLPA sent a letter of inquiry to Condon, but cleared him of any wrongdoing.

Former Denver Broncos center Tom Nalen said that he intentionally tried to injure a player in 2006.

• Nalen made the admission while being introduced at a press conference Thursday as the newest member of the Broncos Ring of Fame.

  Nalen said he purposely tried to hurt San Diego Chargers defensive lineman Igor Olshansky.

  "I wouldn't consider myself a dirty player," Nalen said. "I know people will bring up the Igor Olshansky play in 2006, but if people would look at the play before that and realize why I did what I did -- and even on that play I missed the cut -- so you know definitely, I wanted to blow his knee out on that play because of what happened the play before. But that, you know, is that dirty? I don't know. It's revenge, kind of, so."

  The Broncos were lined up to spike the ball and stop the clock, but Nalen dove into Olshansky's knees. Olshansky threw two punches at Nalen and was ejected from the game. Nalen was fined $25,000 for the play and Olshansky was fined $10,000 for retaliating.

Retired Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis announced that he plans to climb Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro.

• "In one month, I will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise money and awareness for clean water projects in East Africa," Lewis announced on his web site. "I am so FIRED UP for this adventure."

  Mt. Kilimanjaro is the world's tallest free-standing mountain at more than 19,000 feet high.

  Lewis retired after the Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl in February, wrapping up a sure 17-year Hall of Fame career.

  Now Lewis will face a new challenge in climbing a mountain that is more than 3 1/2 miles high.

Seattle Seahawks tight end Anthony McCoy had surgery Thursday to repair a torn Achilles tendon he sustained during organized team activities on Monday.

• McCoy is expected to be out for out least six months.

  McCoy started seven games last year and made 18 catches for Seattle. Fifth round draft pick Luke Wilson could have a bigger role now with McCoy out.

  San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree also tore an Achilles tendon during OTAs this week.

Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent will not have his $100,000 bond increased or revoked after a hearing Friday.

• Brent was ordered to the hearing to answer to allegations that he repeatedly violated the terms of his bail, according to the Dallas Morning News.

  Brent is scheduled to go on trial in September on a manslaughter charge in the death of former teammate Jerry Brown Jr. when Brent's vehicle crashed on Dec. 8 in Irving, Texas, and Brown, a passenger, was killed. Brent's blood-alcohol level reportedly was twice the legal limit.

  A condition of Brent's release was that he has to wear a SCRAM ankle bracelet that monitors alcohol levels. A testimony from a bond supervisor, the CEO of Brent's rehab center and a SCRAM device supervisor said Brent has not logged his data 22 times. However, there were no indications that alcohol was detected or that there was interference with the device.

  A judge ordered that Brent will be randomly sampled for alcohol and he will be required to photograph the environment he is in when being sampled.

The Washington Redskins have all seven of their draft picks on board after signing third-rounder Jordan Reed, the team announced Friday.

• Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

  Reed, a tight end, started 26 of the 36 career games he played at Florida. He made 79 receptions for 945 yards with six receiving touchdowns for the Gators.

  He was named to the All-SEC first-team as a junior last year after making 45 catches for 559 yards with three receiving touchdowns.

New York Jets running back Mike Goodson is expected to return to practice for the first time since his arrest on five gun and drug charges earlier this month.

• ESPN New York reported that Goodson should be back at practice on Tuesday. He did appear at the team's OTAs this week to meet with team management about the arrest but did not work out.

  The Jets would not confirm to USA Today if Goodson will report to the team's voluntary workouts next week.

  Goodson pleaded not guilty to the charges this week. He is due in court in June when the Jets start their mandatory minicamp.

  The Jets signed Goodson to a three-year contract so they are not likely to cut him.

The Cleveland Browns announced Friday that they signed offensive lineman Garrett Gilkey to a four-year contract.

• The Browns drafted Gilkey in the seventh round of this year's draft.

  Gilkey started 34 of 37 games he played at Chadron State University where he was a Division II All-American as a left tackle.

  Browns offensive line coach George Warhop worked Gilkey out two weeks ago. He can also play guard. He played for former Buffalo Bills wide receiver Don Beebe at Aurora Christian High School in Illinois.

The Chicago Bears announced Friday that they will retire Mike Ditka's No. 89.

• Ditka, a Hall of Fame tight end with the Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys, also coached the Bears.

  His number will be retired during a halftime ceremony on Dec. 9 when the Bears take on the Cowboys at Soldier Field.

  "Mike Ditka embodies the spirit of everything the Bears are about," chairman George H. McCaskey said in a statement. "He's an icon. The last time we won the championship Mike Ditka was our coach and the last time we won before that Mike Ditka was a player. The organization knew it was the right thing to do."

  Ditka coached the Bears to a Super Bowl title in January 1986. He was also part of an NFL championship the team won in 1963.

  "It's a tremendous honor," Ditka said in a statement. "It's something that I didn't anticipate or expect, but it's a great honor. When you think of all the great Bears players who have had their jerseys retired, I can't say that there's any greater honor. I'm very humbled by it and very thankful that George (McCaskey) made the decision to go ahead and do that because it's really great."

  Ditka's No. 89 is the 14th jersey number to be retired by the Bears joining, Nos. 3 (Bronko Nagurski), 5 (George McAfee), 7 (George Halas), 28 (Willie Galimore), 34 (Walter Payton), 40 (Gale Sayers), 41 (Brian Piccolo), 42 (Sid Luckman), 51 (Dick Butkus), 56 (Bill Hewitt), 61 (Bill George), 66 (Clyde "Bulldog" Turner) and 77 (Harold "Red" Grange).

  Ditka was drafted with the fifth pick overall by the Bears in 1961. In six seasons, he was named to five Pro Bowl and two All-Pro teams. He was the NFL's Rookie of the Year in 1961 after making 56 catches for 1,076 yards with 12 touchdowns. He had 316 receptions for 4,503 yards with 34 touchdowns overall with the Bears.

  Ditka played six more seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles (1967-68) and Dallas Cowboys (1969-72). He finished his career with 427 catches for 5,812 yards with 43 touchdowns. He helped the Cowboys win Super Bowl VI.

  As a coach, Ditka was a Cowboys assistant from 1973-81, including winning Super Bowl XII.

  Ditka was named head coach of the Bears in 1982. He won 112 games, including six in the playoffs. He also coached the New Orleans Saints for three years (1997-99) and finished his coaching career with a 121-95 regular-season record.

  He was selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988.

The St. Louis Rams signed 403-pound undrafted rookie offensive lineman Terrell Brown this week.

• When the Rams brought Brown in for a workout, they thought he was 388 pounds. It turns out the 6-foot-10 tackle had recently put on 15 pounds.

  "Actually, we weighed him in at 403," Rams coach Jeff Fisher told reporters Thursday.

  Brown played sparingly at offensive tackle and on the defensive line at Mississippi.

  "We had him in for the tryout, and he had some issues that we had to clear up from a physical standpoint," Fisher said. "But he got that put behind us. We worked him out on both sides of the ball -- defensive line, offensive line -- and we felt like his best position would be right tackle.

  Brown played mostly on defensive line in college but the Rams plan to convert him into an offensive lineman.

  Brown is considered a long shot to make the 53-man roster.

Safety Shawn Williams, a third-round pick out of Georgia, signed with the Cincinnati Bengals. Terms were not disclosed.

• Williams finished second on the Bulldogs with 98 tackles last season after leading the team with 72 in 2011.

  The pick of a safety in the third round came later than expected for the Bengals, but Williams has played both strong and free safety. He also made the calls in the defensive backfield, which is something that the Bengals were looking for. He is a physical hitter and should contend for the starting spot at strong with Taylor Mays and Jeromy Miles.

  The Bengals have nine of their 10 draft picks under contract.

METARIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints wrapped up the first week of the final phase of their offseason program Thursday, conducting the third of 10 allowed organized team activities.

• It was the first real week of work on the field with his veterans for coach Sean Payton since the end of the 2011 postseason after being suspended last season for his part in the pay-for-performance scheme.

  Payton said less than half the team's 90-man roster wasn't around in 2011, which made it challenging for him to get used to many of the players that have been drafted and signed over the past two seasons.

  "This was our first go at it here this week, so there is a lot of learning going on," he said. "There are a lot of new faces, so there is a lot of learning."

  Because the Saints are going from a 4-3 base defense to a 3-4 alignment under new defensive coordinator Rob Ryan, several players are having to learn new positions.

  Among them is outside linebacker Will Smith, who spent his first nine seasons in the league at right end in the Saints' old 4-3.

  "That's the natural spot a 4-3 end would go to if you moved to a 3-4 front," Payton said. "Most of the time, he'll be rushing, and at times you drop into coverage when you're not rushing. We still view him as someone that will rush, not only in the base but when we get into our sub situations and we're out of our 3-4 front.

  "More than close to half the snaps will be in a nickel or some type of substituted defense, so that adjustment for him will be pretty smooth, maybe, compared to other positions."

  Offensive tackle Charles Brown, the likely candidate to get first crack at replacing two-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jermon Bushrod, didn't practice Thursday because of a weight room-related injury.

  Brown, who has finished his first two seasons on injured reserve, worked with a trainer while Jason Smith, a newcomer to the team, got the first-team reps in Thursday's workout while third-round draft pick Terron Armstead worked with the second team.

  "It's nothing significant and we'll just keep monitoring it," Payton said. "He got some work in during the walkthroughs, so we'll just be patient with it."

  Cornerback Keenan Lewis, the team's top acquisition in free agency this offseason, started on the left side ahead of Jabari Greer on Thursday with Patrick Robinson on the right side.

  But Payton said that didn't indicate that Greer, a four-year starter, had lost his hold on the job.

  "We're going to rotate guys all around this week, so you really can't read into who's out there with the first, second and third group," Payton said. "We'll rotate by practice, by drill. You're going to see a ton of different players taking the first five, second five and the third five (plays)."

  The Saints waived defensive end Greg Romeus, a seventh-round draft pick in 2011, after Thursday's practice.

  Romeus was projected to be a high draft pick before tearing his right ACL late in his senior season at Pittsburgh in 2010 and missed the entire 2011 season rehabbing his knee after being chosen by the Saints.

  But he also tore his left ACL during an OTA last June and was forced to sit out a second straight season.

PITTSBURGH -- Linebacker LaMarr Woodley rejoined the Steelers at their OTAs this week, which may make an impression on teammates who reportedly knocked him for being out of shape last season. But he says none of that bothers him or motivates him.

• According to player quotes reported by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist Ron Cook, those teammates were not impressed by Woodley last year.

  The quotes, from players who were not named, included:

  "He was awful. He tells us he works out, but we didn't see it. He wasn't in shape. That has to be a reason why he was always hurt."

  And this: "He tells us he works out, but we didn't see it ... "

  Woodley says it doesn't matter who said what. He isn't hearing it.

  "It doesn't bother me at all, " Woodley said Wednesday. "They're coming at the wrong person when they try coming at me. I don't listen to nothing. Playing football my whole life growing up, and you're in the spotlight, sometimes it comes with the good and the bad. You just have to know how to accept it. I'm one of those guys. I don't pay attention to much at all. I just go out there and do what I'm supposed to do. And these guys on the team know what I go out there and do each and every day."

  And he is not using those remarks as motivation, either. He says he doesn't need it.

  "No motivation at all," he said. "Somebody talking about me doesn't motivate me. I don't pay attention to it."

  Woodley doesn't even question who said it. Again, it doesn't matter.

  "I don't pay attention to that, I laugh at it," he said. "I make jokes about it. I told Maurkice Pouncey he said it. Every guy I see I say I heard you say that about me. I don't pay attention to that at all."

  Woodley says he is healthy, recovered from the high ankle sprain that slowed him last year.

  "The ankle is great," he said. "A high ankle sprain just takes time to get off of it a little bit. After the season, I had time to rest on it and get off of it a little bit. During the season, you're fighting, trying to get back on the field and you kind of set yourself back and forth a little bit, but during the offseason I had time to let it heal."

The Indianapolis Colts signed free agent linebacker Caesar Rayford and waived linebacker Jake Killeen on Thursday, the team announced.

• Rayford is a former Arena Football League and Canadian Football League player. In three season with Utah of the AFL, he had 68 tackles, 22 1/2 sacks, 26 1/2 tackles for loss, seven fumble recoveries and two interceptions returned for touchdowns. On special teams, Rayford set an AFL season record with six blocked kicks in 2011.

  Killeen signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts on Jan. 10 after playing in the Indoor Football League for the past three seasons.

Dallas Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent is scheduled for a court appearance on Friday morning to address a possible violation of his bond after a monitoring device detected alcohol.

• Prosecutors will argue that Brent violated conditions of his bond and will seek to have it revoked before he goes to trial on a manslaughter charge in the death of former teammate Jerry Brown.

  Brent's vehicle crashed on Dec. 8 in Irving, Texas, and Brown, a passenger, was killed. Brent's blood-alcohol level reportedly was twice the legal limit.

  Brent's hearing on at 10 a.m. ET will be before Dallas judge Robert Burns.

  According to ESPN.com, Brent says he didn't drink alcohol and that his attorneys were trying to find out how alcohol got into his system. ESPN also reported that the device has gone off several times.

  Brent is awaiting trial on charges of intoxication manslaughter in Brown's death. He is free on $100,000 bond.

The San Francisco 49ers signed defensive tackle Cornellius “Tank” Carradine and tight end Vance McDonald to four-year deals, the team announced Thursday.

• Carradine was selected 40th overall in the second round in the 2013 NFL Draft. At Florida State, he had 118 tackles, 16.5 sacks and 21 tackles for loss in 25 career games.

  McDonald was the second of the 49ers' two second-round draft picks. In 41 career games for Rice, McDonald had 119 receptions for 1,504 yards and 15 touchdowns.