Vernon Davis News: Pro Sports Daily

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November 17

Sacramento Bee

"Vernon Davis caught his second touchdown pass in as many games Sunday, and this time he wasn't hit with an illegal-celebration penalty. But that doesn't mean the 49ers' hot-headed tight end was free from controversy. For the third consecutive game, television cameras caught Davis in a compromising position, this time jawing with teammate DeShaun Foster after Foster lost a fumble in the fourth quarter. "Man, you guys see everything," coach Mike Singletary said when asked about the sideline rift between the tight end and running back. "You know what? All I can tell you is this - sometimes in a family you have disagreements." Foster made a quick exit from the locker room after filling in for ..."

49ers notes: Davis, Foster and some 'family' business

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November 17

San Jose Mercury News

"And, now, for the weekly Vernon Davis controversy"... TV cameras caught the 49ers' tempestuous tight end in a heated exchange with running back DeShaun Foster along the sideline Sunday. Foster had just lost a fumble midway through the fourth quarter. Davis approached him as he came off the field and said he told him, "You're better than that." Foster was in no mood to hear it and pointed an angry finger in Davis' direction before teammates intervened. "It was nothing at all,'' Davis said later. Davis said he has an agreement with Foster and Frank Gore to confront each other over mistakes. "We're family. That's how we push one another," Davis said. He said he told both running backs ..."

Davis lands in Singletary's doghouse

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October 27

Sacramento Bee

"Tight end Vernon Davis, who came tantalizingly close to landing in Mike Nolan's doghouse in previous seasons, is already deep inside Mike Singletary's. The 49ers' interim head coach sent a clear message to his team by sending the former first-round pick into the locker room at the end of the third quarter Sunday after Davis drew a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty. Davis had just caught a seven-yard pass when, he said, Seattle safety Brian Russell started "talking trash." "I tapped his face mask, and then … I didn't say anything," Davis said. "We didn't exchange words or anything." Davis said he didn't think the gesture was a big deal. But the referee did and so did Singletary, who ..."

Vernon Davis just wonders what it's all about

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October 27

San Francisco Chronicle

"After getting tossed out of a game by his own coach, Vernon Davis said he didn't think he did anything wrong. Shaking his head in the locker room, the 49ers' tight end said, "Not in my head. I don't think I did anything wrong. But when the coach thinks I did something wrong, I gotta listen to him. He's the boss." Davis is no stranger to trouble - he is easily the team leader in practice-field fights and memorably had a swinging match with veteran guard Larry Allen in training camp in 2007. This time Davis apparently outdid himself. He immediately got on the wrong side of head coach Mike Singletary by drawing an unnecessary-roughness penalty by mockingly tapping Seahawks free safety Brian ..."

Conwell predicts big games for 49ers' Vernon Davis

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October 11

Contra Costa Times

"One the themes so far this season for the 49ers has been the production of tight end Vernon Davis - or lack of it. He has done more blocking than pass-catching, with just five receptions in five games. New offensive coordinator Mike Martz, though, insists "his time will come." Friday, Ernie Conwell agreed. "His day is going to come, and suddenly he'll break out with eight or 10 catches and two touchdowns, and people will say, 'Holy smokes, where has this guy been and why doesn't he do it every week?'"‰" So who is Conwell and why should you care what he thinks? The now-retired Conwell played 11 NFL seasons and was a tight end on "The Greatest Show on Turf" teams in St. Louis orchestrated by ..."

49ers tight end Davis attempts to block out the negatives

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October 10

San Jose Mercury News

"Upon arriving in the NFL in 2006, Vernon Davis said he envisioned himself as a play-making tight end along the lines of Antonio Gates. 49ers Coach Mike Nolan welcomed him aboard by saying, "We felt we not only got the best tight end in the draft, but we got the best wide receiver in the draft." Two-plus seasons later, Davis finds himself doing grunt work. The former No. 6 overall pick is making his reputation as a blocker, having all but vanished recently as a passing target. Heading into Sunday's home game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Davis has just five catches in five games. He had zero catches against the New England Patriots last weekend and dropped the only pass that came his ..."

49ers tight end Davis explains outburst: 'It was just me being me'

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September 30

San Jose Mercury News

"Vernon Davis came up screaming at his own sideline after his only catch Sunday. The 49ers tight end gestured wildly and, in so many words, said he wanted more passes thrown his direction. "It was just me being me,'' Davis said Monday. Vernon being Vernon, however, had its consequences. Coach Mike Nolan yanked Davis off the field and told him to calm down. Davis never returned to the action over the final 6:20 of a 31-17 loss to New Orleans. Davis and his coach met again Monday. Nolan told him that overly emotional players are prone to mistakes. "Any player that's in that kind of mode, I don't think it's best to stay on the field,'' Nolan said. Davis said several times Monday that he ..."

Emotion got the better of tight end Davis

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September 30

San Francisco Chronicle

"Vernon Davis said Monday he wasn't screaming at the coaches to send more passes his way Sunday after he made his only catch. It only looked that way. "It was just me being me," he said. The tight end explained, "I was just fired up. I didn't say anything to the coaches. I just wanted more." Moments after Davis made his catch for a 19-yard gain with 6:20 left in the 31-17 loss to the Saints and followed it by pounding his chest and yelling loudly, he was benched for the rest of the game by coach Mike Nolan. Nolan said Monday he didn't know what Davis was saying at the time but said the benching wasn't punitive. "He's very emotional," Nolan said. "He was excited at the time. I don't know ..."

Davis' fit of excitement does not amuse Nolan

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September 29

San Jose Mercury News

"Tight end Vernon Davis managed just one catch, and managed to cause a dustup in doing so. He bounced up after his 19-yard grab in the fourth quarter and shouted toward the coaches on the 49ers' sideline. It did not go over well. "He got a little excited, yes he did, and I told him to sit down,'' Coach Mike Nolan told analyst Gary Plummer on the postgame radio show. Davis, always eager to be part of the game plan, was almost invisible during the 31-17 loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday. His lone catch came with 6 minutes, 20 seconds to play and the game already out of hand at 28-9. Davis had talked excitedly during the week about being more in sync with quarterback J.T. O'Sullivan. ..."

49ers tight end, quarterback have some catching up to do

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September 28

San Jose Mercury News

"It sounds so simple. "If I'm running full speed,'' Vernon Davis explained, "all J.T. has to do is throw it how he usually throws it and the ball is going to drop right into my hands." Piece of cake, right? Somehow, though, the connection between J.T. O'Sullivan and Davis remains a tangled web. It has been the story of Davis' career. He's wicked fast. He's scary strong. And yet things remain just a tad "... off. That's why the O'Sullivan and Davis stayed on the field long after the final horn of 49ers practice several times last week. In advance of today's game against the New Orleans Saints, they tried to shore up the lack of precision that robbed them of two big plays last week. "Just ..."

Davis expects to be among NFL's elite

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August 7

San Francisco Chronicle

"Vernon Davis considers himself an artist. The muscular 49ers tight end has gone from drawing Donald Duck and Winnie the Pooh on his mom's walls as a tyke to selling an acrylic canvas of Bill Walsh during a player's auction at last year's Super Bowl. "It's a passion," said Davis, who majored in art studio at Maryland. "I do it every chance I can get. I like to do realistic paintings, like self-portraits." Now Davis is trying to bring his football career into sharp focus as he enters his third season. Tight ends coach Pete Hoener and Davis set goals early. This year, the plan is to get the 24-year-old Davis more involved in the offense. "We expect big things from him," Hoener said. "He ..."