49ers Sign WR Mario Manningham To Two-Year Deal

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"The 49ers picked up another wide receiver for their yet-to-be-signed starting quarterback Saturday. As the team awaited word from Peyton Manning on the place of his future employment, it signed former Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham to a two-year contract, according to a league source. Financial terms were not revealed. Earlier in the week, San Francisco signed Randy Moss, 35, to bolster a wide receiving corps in need of an upgrade in 2012. Manningham, 25, who has spent the first four seasons of his career catching passes from Manning's little brother, Eli, missed four games with a knee injury in 2011 and had 39 catches for 523 and four touchdowns. He finished his season with a"

Source: San Francisco Chronicle

 

[.infamous]

Good pickup. They got a nice core of wide receivers there in san fran. Now they just need a qb

 

[playmaker7]

Hopefully that QB is Peyton Manning since Alex is out here hanging out in Miami and shit.

Either way, they'll have a much better offense this season I'm predicting. Especially in the red zone where they struggled most.

Love this pickup.

 

[RManske2]

We'll see what the results are but I like the signing. The team knew that they were weak at the position last year and have upgraded without spending a ton of money (depending on the terms of Manningham's contract). I am hopeful though they still look to find a WR in the draft they can develop though since Moss isn't a long-term solution and Manningham only has a two year deal.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Damn good pickup for San Fran.