49ers fan runs onto MetLife Stadium field, gets carted off by NJ State Troopers (VIDEO)

One 49ers fan thought it would be a good idea to run onto the field at MetLife Stadium during the Sunday Night Football matchup between the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers.

Only thing was, the New Jersey State Police wasn't having any of it.

#MetLife #fanOnField pic.twitter.com/m7xCA0vTy6

— Kennected (@KennectedArtWrx) October 12, 2015

The jackass fan appears to head-butt one state trooper while fighting security's efforts to get him off the field — peacefully.  The troopers eventually had to pick the fan up by his arms and legs and carry him the rest of the way.

Heres the fan that ran on the field: He started swinging at the cops too😂😂😂 Watch the guy in red start flailing😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/LzCurQ4WOG

— Gone Studying (@Hayes_Hair13) October 12, 2015

The Niners moron was jeered by Giants fans as he was led off the field. And if the charges he probably faced weren't enough, New York fans can only hope he heard his team lose in dramatic fashion from a holding pen.

Bright lights from 49ers' Levi's Stadium causing problems for airline pilots: Report

Pilots preparing to land at San Jose Mineta International Airport usually get a birds-eye view of the San Francisco 49ers games in action at Levi's Stadium when they head for the runway, but some of them are now complaining that the bright lights of that venue are making it difficult to land.

The stadium, which opened  in August 2014 and already had problems with its grass, may now have to look towards the skies to solve another flaw in its design.

The stadium and the airport are less than five miles apart.

At least six commercial pilots have filed complaints with the Federal Aviation Administration after being blinded by bright light coming from the Santa Clara stadium, claiming it is a safety hazard, according to NBC Bay Area. 

"At first I couldn’t really tell where it was coming from," pilot Christina Kurowicki said. 

Kurowicki and her co-captain wrote complaints about the bright lights as soon as they landed.

"I was kind of mad," Kurowicki said. 

Kurowicki and her captain each filed a report with the FAA. She said the lights were so bright she ended up with a headache and her captain had to get medical treatment.

"We just knew that we were getting beams of light in our eye," she said. 

"Created a blind spot in my field of vision – had to rely on instruments until about 100 feet [above ground level] because of the distraction,” Kurowicki wrote in the compliant.

Here's game time proof of how close the planes are:

I think a Pterodactyl flew over Levi's Stadium on Sunday (via @RosenbergMerc, http://t.co/Km7EjZkQlY) pic.twitter.com/pTZqRfGpOU

— John Breech (@johnbreech) August 20, 2014

Last year, the FAA issued a safety-alert bulletin for pilots about the lights.

FAA public affairs manager Ian Gregor wrote in a statement that most of the reports it reviewed were when the stadium's scoreboard was being calibrated, making it brighter than usual. 

"The FAA relayed these concerns to the stadium operator, which agreed to provide the FAA with advance notice of all scoreboard testing and not to test or calibrate it at night during scheduled airfield hours," Gregor wrote.

Jay Rollins, a former American Airlines pilot and now an aviation safety consultant, said a lone warning is gambling with safety and hopes the 49ers will take action.

"They really have to choose between whether the lights in the stadium and the excitement that goes on there is more important than the safety of these arrivals," said Rollins.

Charles Haley told 49ers rookies to 'Act like the white guys': Report

Charles Haley was a larger-than-life character back during his NFL playing career and, through all of the antics, was able to win five Super Bowl rings and will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in August.

So it was really no surprise when the five-time Pro-Bowler, who played eight years in San Francisco, was asked to speak to the 49ers rookies back in May.

But what might be a little shocking to some people though is what Haley said to those NFL newbies.

"As far as the rookies, and I know they probably got mad, but I said, 'Why don't you all act like the white guys? You never see them in the paper getting high or hitting people," Haley said, via the San Jose Mercury News. "'Why don't you act like that?' They all looked at me crazy."

The 51-year-old Haley wasn't necessarily trying to be controversial with his comments, he was just trying to get the attention of a group of rookies — Something that's much easier said then done in this world of cell phones, Twitter and Instagram.

"I just did it for the shock value of it," Haley said. "The hardest thing is these guys, they have an attention span of a 5-year-old. I'm not the most gentle and kind person to sit there and deal with that crap. I'm a little more confrontational. I think I got my point across."

Lost in all of Haley's reasoning was the fact that 49ers fullback Bruce Miller, who is white, was arrested two months earlier following an incident with his fiancee and ultimately pleaded no contest to disturbing the peace.

Still, Haley maintained that his main point was that young players need to find the right role models to follow early in their careers. He cited Ronnie Lott, Michael Carter and Joe Montana as some of the players that provided that direction for him early in his career.

"You've got to have people that stand for something, until you're able to lead yourself," said Haley.

Colin Kaepernick apologizes for Instagram joke about Houston flood

The plains my be flooding in Texas but it looks like Colin Kaepernick also found himself knee-deep in mud Tuesday while standing on the sidelines of the disaster.

The 49ers quarterback posted a photo to Instagram of cars caught in flood waters in Houston above the #7tormsComing hashtag that has become his trademark.

"I warned you the #7tormsComing !!! #Houston," the caption read.

After more than a foot of rain pounded the Houston area, several Twitter users commented the image was in poor taste before Kaepernick deleted it, although a tweet linking to it remained up.

The flooding has killed at least 14, with more declared missing.

Kaepernick apologized after the backlash and apologized on his Twitter account: "No disrespect intended! Prayers up!"

No disrespect intended! Prayers up!

— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) May 26, 2015

Another tweet followed that read, "Just livin! #WhoDoYouLove #IDontGetTired," and linked to a shirtless Instagram photo. It is not clear whether the tweet was related to the earlier one about flooding.

A few hours later, Kaepernick tweeted out another apology.

"I'm so sorry about my insensitive post earlier today," read the tweet. "I didn't fully understand how many people are struggling in Houston right now and I feel horrible. My prayers are with everyone there."

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— Colin Kaepernick (@Kaepernick7) May 26, 2015

Looks like someone learned a hard lesson about the boundaries of social media.

Joe Montana puts Heisman winners in their place (VIDEO)

Although Joe Montana was never really considered in Heisman Trophy voting in either of his final two years at Notre Dame, he has what Heisman winners Bo Jackson, Doug Flutie, Herschel Walker  never got — Super Bowl rings. Four of them.

Throw in a 1977 National Championship and you've got a lot of bling.

The former Fighting Irish quarterback seems to have gotten over his lack of a Heisman in this hilarious AT&T commercial by showing off his impressive jewelry collection  —  four Super Bowl rings and a 1977 national title ring — to the three slienced former college stars.

Yup. Rings beat trophies any day.

49ers fans are setting their Colin Kaepernick jerseys on fire (VIDEO)

San Francisco fans are famous for setting things on fire even after their teams win. So it should come as no surprise for them to get out the torches when the 49ers lose.

And, after the 49ers lost to the Raiders for the first time in 14 years on Sunday, thanks in part to a poor showing from quarterback Colin Kaepernick, several 49ers fans decided it was time to single out and  burn their $200 Kaepernick jerseys.



While those Raiders fans gleefully helped their Niners fan friend light up the old No. 7, these 49ers fans didn't need anyone else to hold the match:

My niner fan uncle burning kaepernick jersey hahahahaha pic.twitter.com/oKjFSmfoTS
— ♊️brendo (@bdiiddy) December 8, 2014

The good news. A Kaepernick jersey can now be replaced for marked-down prices.

Seahawks' Bruce Irvin trolls 49ers with tweet after win

The Seattle Seahawks trounced the San Francisco 49ers with a 19-3 road win on Thanksgiving night, and linebacker Bruce Irvin decided to rub the victory in their arch-rival's social media faces.

Just after the game, Irvin trolled the Niners with this tweet, poking fun at 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh's team motto.

Whosss got it better than us?!!! NOOOBOODYYYY! #12thman
— Bruce Irvin (@BIrvin_WVU11) November 28, 2014

They meet again in a couple of weeks in Seattle. That should be fun.

49ers owner apologizes for team's loss to Seahawks: Report

The 49ers were trounced by their arch-rival Seahawks on Thanksgiving night. 

At home in their new billion-dollar stadium. 

On national TV. 

And that's not a good combination when you pay for the whole enchilada.

So 49ers owner Jed York took to Twitter to express his frustration, apologizing to fans for the performance:

Thank you #49ersfaithful for coming out strong tonight. This performance wasn't acceptable. I apologize for that
— Jed York (@JedYork) November 28, 2014

The Niners play their cross-bay rivals, the Oakland Raiders next week in a must-win game to keep up in the playoff picture while Jim Harbaugh's future hangs in the balance.

"We know what we have to do now," the 49ers head coach said right after Thursday's game. "We've got to come back and win them all. We'll set our jaw to that."

To reach the playoffs, his 7-5 team technically might not have to "win them all." But they must win three of the four games and somehow hope to gain the tiebreaking advantage over several other teams that will probably have 10 victories.

And who's apologizing?

DEA Agents surprise NFL teams with drug checks after Sunday games: Report

Federal drug enforcement agents showed up unannounced Sunday to check at least three visiting NFL teams' medical staffs as part of an investigation into former players' claims that teams mishandled prescription drugs, according to the Washington Post.

The San Francisco 49ers' staff was checked at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, after they played the New York Giants. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' staff was checked at Baltimore-Washington International airport after playing the Redskins, reported the Post.

 The Seattle Seahawks, who played at Kansas City, confirmed via the team's Twitter account that they were spot-checked as well.

There were no arrests during the spot checks, said Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman, Rusty Payne, after the inspections. 

"DEA agents are currently interviewing NFL team doctors in several locations as part of an ongoing investigation into potential violations of the (Controlled Substances Act)," Payne said.

The nationwide probe is being directed by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York — where the NFL is headquartered — but involves several U.S. attorney's offices.

The investigation was sparked by a lawsuit filed in May on behalf of former NFL players going back to 1968. The number of plaintiffs has grown to more than 1,200, including dozens who played as recently as 2012. Any violations of federal drug laws from 2009 forward could also become the subject of a criminal investigation because they would not be subject to the five-year statute of limitations.

The operation was still ongoing, and other teams may be checked later.

49ers' Anthony Davis films fan arrested for seeking autograph at Rams game (VIDEO)

Anthony Davis sat out Monday night's game between the 49ers and the Rams in St. Louis with an MCL sprain.

But that didn't stop the Niners tackle from seeing a little action on the sidelines when Davis filmed St. Louis cops throttling a fan, in a Batman T-shirt, who allegedly just wanted an autograph after the game.

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Davis took to Twitter after the incident and tweeted that law enforcement officials became upset with his recording of their actions and shoved him away from the scene too.

St. Louis Cops are overly aggressive. He started pushing me once he decided I should be finished recording. lol ..
— Anthony Davis (@AnthonyDavis76) October 14, 2014

Colin Kaepernick tapes over Beats logo to appease NFL (PHOTO)

Colin Kaepernick used a little ingenuity, and just a smidgen of athletic tape, in order to continue wearing his Beats in violation of the NFL's ban on the popular headphones within the 90-minute time frame of Monday night's 49ers-Rams game.

Just last week, Kaepernick received a $10,000 fine for brandishing the Beats name.

Standing in front of a backdrop touting with the #brands logo at Monday night's post-game presser, the defiant Niners quarterback draped the pink Beats around his neck with the tape strategically placed over the Beats logo.

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Colin Kaepernick is wearing the pink Beats by Dre with tape covering the logo. He was fined $10K last week. He is appealing.

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Bose, if you'll recall, is now the official headphone sponsor for the NFL, taking over that title from long-time sponsors Motorola. Kaepernick, meanwhile, has an endorsement deal with Beats. It just goes to show that NFL sponsorship or not, the players aren't going to change their tunes.

NFL deal prohibits players from wearing 'Beats by Dre' headphones: Report

Beats by Dre headphones may be dominating the market, but you won't be seeing them on NFL players — at least not on game day.

The NFL has secured a deal with BOSE that limits what players can wear during football-related activities. And that includes wearing Beats and all other headphones while on camera. 

Essentially, players can’t wear the headphones any time the lights are on, according to Sporting News' Jasmine Watkins:

"The restriction of other headphone usage includes preseason training camps, practice sessions, game day, postgame interviews, and it remains in place until 90 minutes after the game has ended."

Players such as 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman — who both have appeared in Beats by Dre commercials — will now have abide by the new rules.

Players can still don the Dre earmuffs if they like — only by covering the logo.

Earlier this year, the World Cup banned their athletes from donning the headgear as well, saying that players could only wear headphones from their sponsor, Sony.

Beats issued a statement expressing their disappointment in the news:

"Over the last few years athletes have written Beats into their DNA as part of the pre-game ritual," the statement says. "Music can have a significant positive effect on an athlete's focus and mental preparedness and has become as important to performance as any other piece of equipment."

Seeing how NFL players usually react to newly imposed rules, something tells me they aren't going to take this partial ban lightly. So we might see some creative headphone covers down the road.

Joe Montana hits Eddie DeBartolo for final TD in Candlestick (VIDEO)

It seemed only fitting that San Francisco 49ers icon Joe Montana threw Candlestick Park's
last touchdown pass in a "game" to former team owner Eddie DeBartolo as the Niners did something the notorious San Francisco Bay winds never could — blow out the last flicker of light on the beloved stadium.

Montana rallied his team to down his All-Stars opponents, 45-40, in the Legends of Candlestick flag football game on Saturday night in a touching farewell to the concrete lady.

In 2014 the 49ers will unveil Levi's Stadium, their spanking new home after 33 years in creaky, 54-year-old Candlestick.

More than 25,000 fans were in attendance to say goodbye to Candlestick. The flag-football game that matched 49ers legends against past NFL All-Stars was the final salute to the team's glorious history in what was sadly becoming known as Candlestink. 

"It's a dream come true to get everybody back here," DeBartolo told the San Francisco Chronicle. "And have a fitting end to this stadium. It's a special place that has great, great memories for us that will last forever."

RT @mercbrownie: Montana's game-winning pass to DeBartolo, wanted owner to be last person to score a TD @ 'The Stick. pic.twitter.com/AoY7cVCjqM
— Anthony Ly (@AnthonyLy49) July 13, 2014

Montana threw three touchdown passes while Steve Young rushed for a score. Jeff Garcia added two touchdowns, with one going to Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice.

After Montana's game-winning pass, DeBartolo was carried off the field by his team.

Reporter handles videobomber by asking her if she has an STD

It must be pretty hard for TV reporters to do an interview on the streets of New Orleans without any of  those "zombies" strolling around crashing into a shot.

One cool-headed (and attractive to boot) TV journalist didn't let a drunk 49ers fan videobomb her story in the French Quarter as the city gears up for Super Bowl Sunday.

While doing a stand-up on Bourbon Street, Jessica Sanchez of WKMG in Orlando had  an unwelcome woman get into the shot and insist on talking into the camera.  The quick thinking Sanchez didn't flinch and said they were doing a story on STD's.  She then asked the tipsy lady how long she had the virus.

Watch as the reporter turns the tables on the videobomber.



For her quick-thinking improvisation and cool demeanor, Sanchez is now a hero to all street reporters.