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By Simon Evans MIAMI (Reuters) – San Francisco is favored to be named the host city for the 50th Super Bowl when National Football League (NFL) owners vote Tuesday on the site of the 2016 championship game. The Californian city, home to the NFL’s 49ers, is up against South Florida (Miami) while Houston will compete with the losing bid for the 2017 game, which will also be decided on Tuesday. All the focus, however, is on the prestige of hosting the 50th anniversary game, which the NFL is promising to make the biggest and best finale ever. … View full post on Yahoo! Sports – NFL – San Francisco 49ers News 49ers Blog

Will Rob Gronkowski be ready for New England Patriots training camp? News of Monday's successful forearm surgery is a positive step for the star tight end.

San Francisco expected to get 50 t h Super Bowl; Houston has edge in stadum upgrades in quest for 51stThe best hope for South Florida in Tuesday's much-anticipated Super Bowl derby may be to snag the consolation prize.

Former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson turned himself in to authorities on Monday for allegedly violating several terms of his probation and served time in Broward County jail before being released on $1,000 bail.

The Miami Dolphins hosts Fins Weekend to raise funds and local support for the Miami Dolphins Foundation.

GILLISLEE TO COMPETE WITH MILLER AND THOMASThe Dolphins on Monday signed running back Mike Gillislee, who was a 5th round pick in the 2013 draft, to a four year rookie contract. Gillislee, who played college football for the University Of Florida, is the fifth draft pick for the Dolphins to sign their rookie contracts so far. The Dolphins now have four draft picks remaining to sign before the start of training camp in July.                       TELL US WHAT YOU THINK IN THE FINHEAVEN FORUMS!

Gronkowski out of surgery, infection in arm gone

Chargers make Te'o off limits to media until June

Surgery to install a plate in the broken left arm of Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has been completed, PFT’s Mike Florio has learned. What’s more, the infection in the arm has cleared, PFT has learned. PFT reported last week that the infection appeared to be going away. Now, it’s officially gone, good news for the…

Seattle opens OTAs with off-field distractions Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 3:12 pm, Monday, May 20, 2013 Carroll gave a lengthy opening statement on Monday, addressing head on the recent off-field problems that have put some of his players in the headlines. The bad news for Seattle started last Friday when defensive end Bruce Irvin was suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season after testing positive for performance enhancing substances.