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Cornerback Darcel McBath signed a one-year deal with the 49ers.

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The San Francisco 49ers have signed cornerback Darcel McBath to a one-year contract.

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I’ve already been asked by several readers if the Oakland Raiders should consider pursuing cornerback Aaron Berry. He was released by the Detroit Lion…

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It’s difficult to know what to think, or what to do, in the wake of the theater shooting in Aurora, Colo., that led to 12 deaths and 58 injuries on Friday morning. Perhaps the best (and only) thing to do right now is to reach out to those in pain and in need. As much as they possibly could, that’s what several Denver Broncos players did over the weekend. Seven current and former players visited the surviving injured at the Medical Center of Aurora, and as linebacker Joe Mays said, it was the players who walked out of there with their spirits uplifted. “What we were trying to do was go in there, show support and try to put a smile on these peoples’ faces. But the thing is, they put a smile on our faces,” Mays told the Associated Press . “They had such positive attitudes. They knew they were blessed to live and they knew they were going to have another chance to walk about with their families.” Mays, receiver Eric Decker, offensive tackle Ryan Clady, offensive guard Chris Kuper, tight end Jacob Tamme, and defensive tackle Ben Garland visited the survivors, retired safety Brian Dawkins went as well, and quarterback Peyton Manning touched base with four survivors by phone. Kuper’s story may have been the most interesting — one of the survivors he met with, Carey Rottman, used to play college football for Winona State. Kuper’s North Dakota team beat Winona State when Rottman was there, and Kuper discovered that the two had actually played against each other . Tamme was affected enough by the visit to send detailed recaps via his Twitter account : “Wow. I’ve got to tell ya, that visit was simply incredible. Had no idea what to expect walking in those doors. But the staff, victims, & families were so impressive. The loss of life is so tragic, but the spirit, resolve, & gratitude in that hospital was just awesome. So many amazing stories of heroism. “A man shot in the leg telling the story of the 17 year old girl who stopped as others ran by & used her belt as a tourniquet on his leg. Nurses bragging on doctors, & doctors bragging on nurses. One doctor had no time to wait for an OR & began surgery in middle of the ER. Another victim and his friend jumped on the friends wife, and he took a bullet in the arm and leg. Met all 3 of them. Just incredible. “Still some in critical condition, but amid all the chaos at Aurora Medical that morning, no loss of life … Bottom line, this is still a tragic story due to the awful loss of life. But it was great to see these folks who showed such courage. and, for a couple hrs in that hospital, no one spoke about a madman, but instead they told the stories that give u faith in humanity.” Dawkins added his own thoughts : “Just left the Aurora Medical Center. Got a chance 2 thank the Wonderful Emergency team. & C a couple of the brave victims & thr loving Families. After leaving there, one thing I will defiantly do is hug my wife & kids when I get home. & squeeze them ‘em tighter!!!!” As should we all with the ones we love. Well-done, Broncos.

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Current and former Denver Broncos players reach out to Colorado shooting victims (Shutdown Corner)

AURORA, Colo. (AP) – A half dozen Denver Broncos visited with survivors of the Colorado theater shooting on Sunday to try to lift their spirits. The group visited with five patients at the Medical Center of Aurora and also met with the emergency room staff that provided the initial treatment Friday morning for many of the shooting victims of the massacre at a suburban Denver movie theater that left 12 dead, 58 injured and a nation in sorrow. “What we were trying to do was go in there, show support and try to put a smile on these peoples’ faces. But the thing is, they put a smile on our faces,” linebacker Joe Mays said. “They had such positive attitudes. They knew they were blessed to live and they knew they were going to have another chance to walk about with their families.” Mays was joined by linemen Ryan Clady, Chris Kuper and Ben Garland, receiver Eric Decker, tight end Jacob Tamme and former teammate Brian Dawkins, who retired earlier this year. The players gave up their last Sunday before training camp to lend a measure of comfort to the community. “We felt this was the least we could do to help them get through this tragic event,” Mays said. “We came out of there with just a different mindset on life as well. They were still able to smile and laugh and have people in their corner and by their side. Just to see that couldn’t help but smile a smile on our faces and make us think about our lives and being with our families.” Among the patients who received visits from the Broncos was Carey Rottman, 27, a native of Mequon, Wis., who used to play football at Winona State in Minnesota, where he was a running back and faced Kuper’s North Dakota teams. Garland, a Colorado native who attended the Air Force Academy and whose family lost their home in the recent wildfires in the state, tweeted over the weekend that he had planned to attend the new Batman movie at the Century 16 theater where the shooting occurred “but changed my mind” shortly before the midnight premiere. Quarterback Peyton Manning on Sunday also called four patients who were taken to the Medical Center of Aurora after the shooter unleashed two canisters of gas and opened fire during the Friday midnight premiere of “Dark Knight Rises.” The four-time MVP signed with the Broncos this year after missing the 2011 season with a nerve problem in his neck that weakened his throwing arm. The Broncos start training camp on Wednesday. By ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Pro Football Writer (© Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)

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