MIAMI (AP) San Francisco 49ers free of charge broker quarterback Alex Smith can be conference with the Miami Dolphins, which may affect that Peyton Manning sweepstakes.
A particular person informed about this negotiations tested Smith's Miami visit to The Associated Press upon condition of anonymity for the reason that company had not declared Sunday's meeting.
San Francisco is definitely amid some finalists for Manning, and also the Denver Broncos and Tennessee Titans.
The 49ers had been working in order to re-sign Smith, the particular No. one particular entire july 2004 draft decide on which enjoyed his best period with 2011 beneath first-year 49ers private coach Harbaugh, a past NFL quarterback. Smith as well as Manning have the same agent, Tom Condon.
The Dolphins' unexpected courtship involving Smith came right after we were looking at spurned by Manning plus then hosted past Green Bay Packers back-up quarterback Matt Flynn for your weekend break Saturday.
Smith's introduction Sunday morning hours raised your issue whether your Dolphins have been wanting to demand Flynn that will indication soon. He stopped at the actual Seattle Seahawks previously inside the week.
Flynn remaining South Florida on Sunday morning, nevertheless an arrangement with this Dolphins stayed a possibility, said his father, Alvin.
Smith effective creating quick inside his career nonetheless threw with regard to 3,150 back yards and also 17 touchdowns with merely personal trainer interceptions past year when San Francisco went 13-3 along with produced this NFC name activity right after a good eight-year playoff drought. He orchestrated six comeback wins, several around the road.
Smith has been weighing some sort of three-year deliver through the 49ers.
He gotten with the Fort Lauderdale air-port Sunday morning and also found the Dolphins intricate at 11 a.m. EDT from a motor vehicle driven by fitness instructor Kevin O'Neill. New coach Joe Philbin , innovative bothersome sponsor Mike Sherman and general boss Jeff Ireland appeared earlier.
All ended up as well on hand for Flynn's 5 1/2-hour interacting with Saturday.
Flynn has been a back-up your past four many years regarding Green Bay, exactly where his or her questionable coordinator has been Joe Philbin , the particular Dolphins' brand-new mind coach. Flynn offers solely not one but two vocation NFL starts, but in previous year's regular-season finale he arranged franchise data by using 480 yards passing plus six touchdowns to support the actual Packers beat Detroit 45-41.
The Dolphins possess started 16 quarterbacks seeing that Dan Marino out of production so are planning to make a different change. While incumbent Matt Moore enjoyed nicely final year, you can find issues he has been a franchise quarterback. Chad Henne, whom started 31 games to get Miami over the over some seasons, signed Wednesday using the Jacksonville Jaguars being a backup.
The 49ers come about as a contender for Manning when the media come up that will this individual worked out Tuesday intended for Harbaugh at Duke. The four-time NFL MVP also proved helpful out for that Broncos on Friday at Duke, and for any Titans with Saturday around Knoxville, Tenn.
Manning has happen to be rehabbing inside North Carolina after a string of neck surgeries, which led Indianapolis to release him.
San Francisco jogging backside Frank Gore, who seem to works out each offseason in Miami, claimed Sunday this individual hadn't voiced to Smith. Gore possesses prolonged helped Smith through the quarterback's up-and-down eleven NFL seasons.
Now, Gore and your 49ers are generally sitting down stretched to find out what are the results next.
"It's crazy," Gore said. "I'm looking forward to no matter what happens. I understand trainer Harbaugh plus (general manager) Trent Baalke really feel great about what they really are doing."
Manning's whirlwind cost-free company visit formally kicked off soon immediately after he bid farewell for the Colts inside a strong mental touch conference.
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AP Sports Writers Teresa M. Walker in Nashville, Tenn., Joedy McCreary throughout Durham, N.C., Pat Graham around Denver as well as Janie McCauley in San Francisco contributed to this report.
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