LB Larry Grant (Official Thread)

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Dude's a beast. STILL.

 

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Larry Grant- Cleveland radio- interviewed by Dustin Fox

 

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49ers Larry Grant's Family Gathers for the Big Game (Video)
Howard Coyle and Cristian Tapia FOX40 News
January 22, 2012

SACRAMENTO COUNTY?

It was the biggest of big games for B.J. and Alice Newton, grandparents of local football star and current 49er linebacker, #54 Larry Grant.

?I?m proud for him, whatever he?s doing I?m proud,? said B.J. ?I think they?re going to the super bowl,? said Alice Newton.

Surrounded by friends and family, the party got rocking early. By the half it was time to eat, laugh and through down a few prognostications.
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As the game wore on emotions ran high.

Unfortunately for the 49er faithful, and these friends and family of Larry Grant, It?s wait till next year.

http://www.fox40.com/news/headlines...ers-for-the-big-game-20120122,0,6984119.story

 

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Reporter: Larry Grant could fill a potential need at LB
listen Listen: Eric Williams of The Tacoma News Tribune

Williams joined "The Kevin Calabro Show" to talk about the Seahawks' options in free agency and how their weapons stack up with those of the 49ers.
By Brady Henderson

Seahawks fans might remember Larry Grant as the guy who essentially ended a Week 16 game at CenturyLink Field. Eric D. Williams of The Tacoma News Tribune sees the 49ers linebacker as one player who could be making plays next season for the Seahawks, not against them.

The Seahawks got solid play from their linebackers in 2011 but lacked depth behind starters David Hawthorne, Leroy Hill and K.J. Wright. Hill and Hawthorne are free agents, meaning Seattle could have to replace one or both of their starters along with adding players to fill backup roles.

Williams joined "The Kevin Calabro Show" on Monday and proposed Grant as an option for Seattle.

"I thought he showed some flashes of being potentially a starter in the league. That might be somebody that they look to bring in either as a guy that potentially could play middle linebacker for them or play on the outside," Williams said. "[Grant is] a guy that made a lot of tackles, a lot of plays when Patrick Willis was down with a hamstring injury in the second half of the season."

Grant saw most of his playing time on special teams last season but filled in admirably while middle linebacker Patrick Willis was injured, making 18 tackles in three starts. His sack and strip of Tarvaris Jackson in the final minutes of a Week 16 game sealed a win for the 49ers.

Grant, 26, was a seventh-round pick by the 49ers in 2008 but spent his first three seasons with the Rams, starting eight games in 2010. He rejoined San Francisco this season on a one-year deal.

49ers coach Jim Harbaugh has praised Grant's attitude and work ethic.

"He's not a talkative guy when it comes to being a self promoter or anything like that," Harbaugh said via Taylor Price of 49ers.com. "He just consistently plays hard, hustles, plays physical, takes a lot of pride in his own personal performance. You see it every day from our standpoint. You expect it."

http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=292&sid=616539

 

[Buckskin86]

Larry Grant -- He had a couple big hits on special teams throughout the season. And when Willis went down with an injury for the better part of four games, Grant stepped right into the lineup and played well. In those four games, he recorded 29 tackles with two sacks and broke up five passes. Obviously, Grant will be a backup if he returns to the 49ers. He is scheduled to be a restricted free agent. If another team envisions him as a starter, he could be lured away.

http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/niners-talk/post/49ers-review-Linebackers?blockID=642700&feedID=2539

 

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RFA tender on the way for Grant
March 7, 2012

Larry Grant is expected to receive a significant pay raise after filling in admirably for 49ers Pro Bowl linebacker Patrick Willis for four games in December.

Scheduled to be a restricted free agent, Grant could return to the 49ers as a backup to Willis and NaVorro Bowman. But if another team envisions Grant as a starter, he would likely sign an offer sheet the 49ers would decline to match. In such a scenario, the 49ers would get a draft pick as compensation.

The 49ers have until Tuesday at 1 p.m., when the free-agent signing period begins, to decide what level of RFA tender to assign Grant. The sides are not negotiating a contract extension, sources said.

The 49ers would have the right of first refusal and receive a seventh-round draft pick as compensation with an "equal-round tender" of approximately $1.26 million for Grant. Or, the 49ers could give Grant a tender of $1.92 million to ensure a second-round pick as compensation if he were to leave.

Grant, 27, entered the NFL as a seventh-round pick of the 49ers in 2008. After being released as a rookie, he played 34 games in three seasons with the St. Louis Rams before returning to the 49ers last season on a one-year, $600,000 contract.

Grant played well in four games at inside linebacker in place of Willis, who sustained a hamstring injury early in a Dec. 4 game against St. Louis. Grant recorded 29 tackles, broke up five passes and forced a fumble in those games. He was also one of the 49ers' top special-teams players throughout the season with 10 tackles.

http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/nine...-the-way-for-Grant?blockID=665350&feedID=5884

 

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49ers place original round tender on Grant
March 9, 2012

Any team that envisions inside linebacker Larry Grant as a starter must give up only a seventh-round draft pick as compensation to the 49ers to acquire the restricted free agent.

The 49ers have decided to place an original-round tender of approximately $1.26 million on Grant, a source told CSNBayArea.com. That move would appear to increase the chance of another team signing Grant to an offer sheet.

If Grant signs an offer sheet and the 49ers decline to match, the 49ers would receive a seventh-round draft pick as compensation. Grant, 27, entered the NFL as a seventh-round pick of the 49ers in 2008.

Teams can begin negotiating with Grant on Tuesday, 1 p.m. (PT), when the free-agent signing period begins.

If Grant signs an offer sheet with another team, the 49ers would have the right of first refusal. But the club is not likely to match any offer that includes "starter's money."

Grant may have proved in December that he is fully capable of being an effective starting inside linebacker, as he filled in admirable for four games when Patrick Willis was injured.

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http://www.csnbayarea.com/blog/nine...ound-tender-on-Gra?blockID=666416&feedID=5884

 

[Buckskin86]

Restricted free agent Larry Grant had a cryptic Tweet last night that implied he was signing his tender with the 49ers and re-joining them for the 2012 season. I checked with his agent, and that has not happened. It's status quo for Grant, who is dealing with the double whammy of a soft free-agent market for inside linebackers and the fact that he is an RFA. Grant has until April 20 to sign the 49ers' tender.

Read more here: http://blogs.sacbee.com/49ers/archi...st-free-agency-draft-needs.html#storylink=cpy

 

[Buckskin86]

Since the San Francisco 49ers placed an original, seventh round tender on restricted free agent ILB Larry Grant a few weeks ago, we haven?t heard much. It?s a tad surprising, because all another team would have to shell out for Grant ? who was startlingly good in Weeks 13 through 16 for the 49ers as Patrick Willis? replacement ? is a salary over $1.26 million ? and a seventh round pick to the 49ers.

There might be a couple reasons why the 49ers have been able to bring back their entire starting lineup on defense, reasons which could explain why Grant still hasn?t signed an offer sheet. The obvious potential reason: the 49ers are an aggressive team these days when it comes to personnel matters, and want to keep their best defense in over a decade together. The less obvious potential reason: the rest of the league thinks so highly of Justin Smith and others in the front seven, the contributions of some 49ers defenders are overlooked and/or undervalued.

Translation: there were probably several personnel evaluators throughout the league who didn?t believe Carlos Rogers? ascension to 2nd-Team All-NFL had as much to do with Rogers as the team (and front seven) Rogers left Washington for.

Does that mean other teams believe Grant?s stats during that 4-week stretch (2 sacks, 5 passes defensed, 1 forced fumble, 25 solo tackles and 9 assisted tackles) were inflated due to the team he played for? Perhaps. Still, I got a kick out of watching Grant take advantage of his 2011 opportunity, and hope he either has no other suitors or the 49ers match any reasonable offer Grant might receive from another team. Here are four reasons why.

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http://www.bayareasportsguy.com/larry-grant-patrick-willis-madden-curse-49ers/

 

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ILB Grant will sign one-year tender
Posted on April 16, 2012
by Eric Branch in 49ers, Linebackers

Larry Grant filled in capably for Patrick Willis late in the 2011 season. (AP)

Niners backup inside linebacker Larry Grant will sign his restricted free-agent tender today, his agent said, and will participate in the first day of the team?s offseason workout program. Grant, 27, who will earn $1.26 million this season, will become an unrestricted free agent next year.

After the Niners placed an original-round tender on Grant ? meaning teams would have forfeit a seventh-round pick if they signed him ? it appeared the four-year veteran would be playing elsewhere in 2012, given his solid performance last year. But the market for both inside linebackers and restricted free agents was soft, prompting Grant?s return to San Francisco.

Grant, who started eight games for the Rams in 2010, resembled a legitimate starter in 2011 while spelling Patrick Willis. After Willis was injured in the first quarter of a win against the Rams on Dec. 4, Grant collected 29 tackles, two sacks and defended five passes in three-plus games. He capped his fill-in performance by sealing a Christmas Eve win at Seattle with a sack-and-strip of Seahawks quarterback Tarvaris Jackson.

Grant?s signing shores up an area of need for the 49ers. Tavares Gooden, who played 12 defensive snaps last year, had been the only backup inside linebacker on the roster.

http://blog.sfgate.com/49ers/2012/04/16/ilb-grant-will-sign-one-year-tender/?tsp=1

 

[Buckskin86]

Having a capable backup in Larry Grant, who stepped up when Willis was sidelined late in the year, makes them that much better as well.

Grant amassed 34 tackles, five passes defensed and a game-changing forced fumble in Seattle in the four games Willis was out with injury.

"Being in there, able to play with the rest of the guys on this defense, it also helps my comfort as well, and helps their comfort with me," Grant said. "Just knowing if something was to happen with either one of those guys there wouldn't be any drop-off. And they know that I can play now, they trust me a lot more."

The comfort level among these linebackers is found off the field as well.

"We got the two best guys in the league and our role is basically the same," Grant said.

http://www.csnbayarea.com/football-...king-corps-looking?blockID=714290&feedID=2800

 

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49ers linebacker Larry Grant awaits free agency
Eric Branch
Friday, June 1, 2012

Paul Sakuma / AP
Niners linebacker Larry Grant isn't upset about not getting any offers as a restricted free agent this offseason. "I know good things come to people who wait," he said.

As much as 49ers inside linebacker Larry Grant loves his teammates, the Bay Area and his team's chances of reaching the Super Bowl, he would have loved to play elsewhere in 2012.

A restricted free agent two months ago, Grant hoped to find a suitor willing to make him a starter. He knew that wasn't going to happen in San Francisco, where he is the capable caddie to a pair of All-Pros, Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman.

Like the league's other 41 restricted free agents, though, Grant didn't receive an offer sheet, continuing a trend. Since 2009, only five restricted free agents have received offer sheets.

Grant, 27, understood the realities before free agency began.

"It wasn't frustrating," Grant said. "I had a real in-depth conversation with my agent and he told me how the restricted free agent market was - there was nothing that was going to be happening. So when I saw high-profile guys like (Steelers wide receiver) Mike Wallace not get many looks, I really wasn't worried. I knew either way, if I was somewhere else or here, I was going to embrace the opportunity and make the best out of whatever position I'm in."

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Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/05/31/SP2H1OQ87U.DTL#ixzz1wXnXdpUm

 

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Larry Grant Brings Competition to LBs
Posted by Alex Espinoza on August 21, 2012

They may be teammates, but the 49ers linebackers are competitors, too.

As they sit in their meeting room with position coach Jim Leavitt, players like Patrick Willis, NaVorro Bowman and Larry Grant like to keep each other on their toes.

?We feed off each other; we learn a lot from each other,? Grant said. ?The best thing is that us three ? we?re our hardest critics. Every day in the meeting rooms, we talk a lot of stuff to each other to make sure we?re going to be better the next day. It?s a big competition between everybody in our linebacker room, not just NaVorro Bowman, Pat and me.?

While Willis and Bowman established themselves as arguably the best inside linebackers in the game last year, with each claiming a first-team All-Pro selection, Grant proved that he could play at a starter?s level. He played in the better part of four games down the stretch in place of an injured Willis ? starting three of them ? in addition to his valuable presence on the 49ers special teams units.

?I?ve had a chance to be around a lot of good guys and a lot of great players at this position,? said Grant, who enters his fourth NFL season. ?But by far, this is the best linebacking core I?ve ever been around.?

What?s better? The linebackers are improving.

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http://blog.49ers.com/2012/08/21/larry-grant-brings-competition-to-lbs/

 

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Just blocked a punt.

 

[TooTall]

Just blocked a punt.

Sick play... And I'm enjoying every minute of that beat down.