Dan Skuta

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - San Francisco 49ers - INSIDE SLANT Forget the fact that Lawrence Okoye has never played a down of football in his life. When the 49ers rookies gathered for the first time over the weekend, he certainly did not look...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Cincinnati Bengals - INSIDE SLANT During the first practice of Bengals rookie minicamp, quarterback Andy Dalton watched from the tunnel inside Paul Brown Stadium and saw tight end Tyler Eifert make a one-handed catch...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - San Francisco 49ers - INSIDE SLANT As the 49ers began their rookie minicamp Friday, most of the attention was on two people -- one who probably won't be able to play this year and another who has never played...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Cincinnati Bengals - INSIDE SLANT With the Bengals drafting seven of their 10 players on offense, including the change-of-pace running back they have been searching for and another big target in the red zone, that...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - San Francisco 49ers - INSIDE SLANT Levi Strauss & Co. is reportedly offering $220 million over 20 years for naming rights for the San Francisco 49ers new, 68,500-seat stadium set to open in 2014 in Santa Clara....

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - San Francisco 49ers - INSIDE SLANT In what may could become an important reunion, the San Francisco 49ers signed guard Adam Snyder to a two year contract Monday. Snyder, 31, appeared in 121 games during his eight-...

NFL Team Report - San Francisco 49ers - INSIDE SLANT San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh, self-admittedly, has a new favorite player. The honor belongs to fourth-round pick Quinton Patton, a receiver from Louisiana Tech, and the rationale has...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - San Francisco 49ers - INSIDE SLANT As expected, the 49ers began the 2013 NFL Draft by swapping some of their original allotment of 13 picks to move into position to get a safety Thursday night. They did not take the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Cincinnati Bengals - INSIDE SLANT With the struggles of the offense during the stretch run last year, it is important for the Bengals to add playmakers during the draft. They started doing that during the first round...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - San Francisco 49ers - INSIDE SLANT The 49ers got little return on their 2012 draft class, but it didn't matter as they made their way to the Super Bowl. With most of the key pieces returning, there's the potential...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Cincinnati Bengals - INSIDE SLANT Former Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison agreed to a two-year deal with the Bengals Friday. Negotiations were slow moving until Thursday, but the Bengals made...

NFL Team Report - Cincinnati Bengals - INSIDE SLANT The biggest reason why the Bengals have made the playoffs three of the past four years has been the success of their draft classes. Besides a more consistent approach in philosophy, there has also been...