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Just a day after the San Francisco 49ers’ season came to an end with an overtime loss to the New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game in January, safety Donte Whitner already was making a pitch for next season. Whitner, who paired with Dashon Goldson
February, 16, 2012 Feb 16 11:01 PM CT This is the 10th installment of our 12-part series breaking down the Cowboys roster. Today we look at safeties.
San Francisco 49ers' Carlos Rogers (22) and Dashon Goldson (38) break up a pass intended for New York Giants' Victor Cruz (80) during overtime of the NFC Championship NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in San Francisco. View Photo »
We got tired of it throughout the week. They gave us no chance
Jake Ballard made a few plays in 2011, but he is not the kind of player that puts any kind of threat into a defense or forces double teams. He also tore his ACL in the Super Bowl, which renders his status as questionable for the start of the 2012 season,
There are times when you need a big-play man of specific specs—tall, fast, great hands who can outrun corners and safeties—the kind of guy that makes opposing defensive coordinators say, “OK, with every play we have to start with this guy.” Calvin Johnso
Something tells me this grades post will be a little bit less controversial than the one that went up earlier this morning about Dashon Goldson. We're going through the entire roster so occasionally, we'll get to a player who is a little hard to grade, b
San Francisco 49ers free safety Dashon Goldson (below-L) and Carlos Rogers (above-L) knock down a pass intended for New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz (R) during overtime in the NFL's NFC Championship game in San Francisco, California January 22,... View Photo »
What happened is he was running his route and we kind of ran into each other and we both fell. I'm looking around to see if the ref saw anything and all I feel is two punches to the head ... I just got up and retaliated. It wasn't a smart thing. It wasn't a smart decision on my behalf. I kind of lost it...
The New York Giants won the Super Bowl and everyone else is desperately trying to figure out how to get to where New York is. We will begin a brief rundown of each team in the NFL and examine where they need to improve. We begin in the AFC East. The Patr
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick made some curious decisions with his safeties early in the 2011 season, and it caught up to them over the course of the year. Belichick released James Sanders and Brandon Meriweather, but the Patriots also couldn't come
Dashon Goldson (born May 21, 1984) is an American football safety for the San Francisco 49ers. Dashon stated playing football with the Tri-City Falcons which is a Pop Warner team in Harbor City, California. He played college football for the Washington Huskies after starring at Narbonne High School in Harbor City. Full Article
San Francisco 49ers' Dashon Goldson breaks up a pass intended for New York Giants' Hakeem Nicks (88) during the second half of the NFC Championship NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in San Francisco.
View Photo »San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson walks during practice at an NFL football facility in Santa Clara, Calif. , Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. The 49ers are scheduled to face the New York Giants in the NFC Championship game on Sunday, Jan. 22.
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JANUARY 14: Dashon Goldson #38 of the San Francisco 49ers returns an interception looking to put a move on Darren Sproles #43 of the New Orleans Saints during the Divisional Playoffs at Candlestick Park on January 14, 2012 in San Francisco, California.
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JANUARY 14: Vernon Davis #85 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates with teammate Dashon Goldson #38 after Davis scored a touchdown in the first quarter against the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Divisional playoff game at Candlestick Park on January 14, 2012 in San...
View Photo »San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson (38) breaks up a pass intended for New Orleans Saints wide receiver Adrian Arrington (87) during the third quarter of an NFL divisional playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in San Francisco.
View Photo »SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 19: Safety Dashon Goldson #38 of the San Francisco 49ers intercepts a pass intended for tight end Heath Miller #83 of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first half at Candlestick Park on December 19, 2011 in San Francisco, California.
View Photo »San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson (38) picks off a pass intended for Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller in the first quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 19, 2011.
View Photo »San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson, left, gets ready to intercept a pass to Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Heath Miller (83) in the first quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco, Monday, Dec. 19, 2011.
View Photo »Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, left, sprints for the end zone to score a touchdown as San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson, right, gives chase an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 in Glendale, Ariz. The Cardinals won 21-19.
View Photo »FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2011 file photo, Arizona Cardinals' John Skelton, bottom, fumbles the ball after being hit by San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson, top, during the second quarter in an NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz. The change in the 49ers' attitude this season is...
View Photo »Arizona Cardinals' John Skelton, bottom, fumbles the ball after being hit by San Francisco 49ers' Dashon Goldson, top, during the second quarter in an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011, in Glendale, Ariz.
View Photo »San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson (38) returns an interception of St. Louis Rams quarterback A.J. Feeley as guard Harvey Dahl (62) chases during the third quarter the play of an NFL football game in San Francisco, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011.
View Photo »San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson (R) celebrates after intercepting the ball ahead of Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) during the third quarter of their NFL football game in San Francisco, California, November 20, 2011.
View Photo »San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson (38) celebrates after intercepting Arizona Cardinals quarterback John Skelton in the third quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco, Calif. , Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011.
View Photo »LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 6: Wide receiver Leonard Hankerson #85 of the Washington Redskins eludes linebacker NaVorro Bowman #53, Dashon Goldson #38, and Carlos Rogers #22 of the San Francisco 49ers in the third quarter at FedExField on November 6, 2011 in Landover, Maryland. The San...
View Photo »San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson (38) celebrates after intercepting the ball during the third quarter of his NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in San Francisco, California October 30, 2011.
View Photo »San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson (38) intercepts a pass to Cleveland Browns wide receiver Greg Little in the third quarter of an NFL football game against in San Francisco, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. Alt left is 49ers cornerback Tarell Brown.
View Photo »San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson celebrates after hitting Cleveland Browns wide receiver Greg Little in the second quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011.
View Photo »DETROIT - OCTOBER 16: Calvin Johnson #81 of the Detroit Lions runs for a 27 yard gain after catching a pass from quarterback Matthew Stafford #9 as Dashon Goldson #38 of the San Francisco 49ers attempts to make the stop during the NFL game at Ford Field on October 16, 2011 in Detroit,...
View Photo »DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 16: Jahvid Best #44 of the Detroit Lions is triped up by Dashon Goldson #38 of the San Francisco 49ers during a NFL game at Ford Field on October 16, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. The 49ers won 29-15.
View Photo »Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Sammie Stroughter (L) fumbles the ball after being hit by San Francisco 49ers safety Dashon Goldson (R) during the third quarter of their NFL football game in San Francisco, California, October 9, 2011.
View Photo »San Francisco 49ers cornerback Carlos Rogers, right, runs for a touchdown on a 31-yard interception return as 49ers' Dashon Goldson, right, looks on during the second quarter of their NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in San Francisco, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2011.
View Photo »San Francisco 49ers' Carlos Rogers (22) and Dashon Goldson (38) break up a pass intended for New York Giants' Victor Cruz (80) during overtime of the NFC Championship NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in San Francisco.
View Photo »San Francisco 49ers free safety Dashon Goldson (below-L) and Carlos Rogers (above-L) knock down a pass intended for New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz (R) during overtime in the NFL's NFC Championship game in San Francisco, California January 22, 2012.
View Photo »New York Giants tight end Bear Pascoe breaks a tackle by San Francisco 49ers free safety Dashon Goldson to score a touchdown in the second quarter during the NFL NFC Championship game in San Francisco, California, January 22, 2012.
View Photo »San Francisco 49ers' Dashon Goldson breaks up a pass intended for New York Giants' Hakeem Nicks (88) during the second half of the NFC Championship NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, in San Francisco.
View Photo »We got tired of it throughout the week. They gave us no chance
What happened is he was running his route and we kind of ran into each other and we both fell. I'm looking around to see if the ref saw anything and all I feel is two punches to the head ... I just got up and retaliated. It wasn't a smart thing. It wasn't a smart decision on my behalf. I kind of lost it...
It wasn't a smart thing ... It wasn't a smart decision on my behalf. I kind of lost it. That's just something I can't do as a vet and as a leader on this football team. I expressed that to my football team (Sunday) and to my coaches and let them (know) how I'm willing to accept my punishment whatever th...
I just got up and retaliated. It wasn’t a smart thing
