``I made a decision and I stuck with it,'' Dorsey said. ``I enjoyed being in college, enjoy the whole college atmosphere.''

The 6-foot-2, 303-pound Dorsey said he didn't prefer any particular team to draft him, but said he was a fan of the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys as a kid.

Dorsey and Selmon appeared at the famed Boys Town children's home in west Omaha, famous for its work with abused, abandoned and neglected children. The home was immortalized by the 1938 movie ``Boys Town,'' which starr

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Mike Martz claims he can put together a fantastic offense with mostly the same San Francisco 49ers who made up the NFL's worst unit in 2007.

It's just the type of brash confidence everybody expects from Martz - and Mike Nolan believes every word of it.

Nolan hired Martz to be his offensive coordinator Tuesday, tasking one of the NFL's most polarizing coaches with reinventing an offense that sank to historic lows last season.

Martz has been on a rocky coaching road for the past three ye

Cignetti spent this season as the San Francisco 49ers' quarterbacks coach, but essentially was fired Wednesday when the club dismissed offensive coordinator Jim Hostler, Cignetti's longtime friend and college teammate.

Cignetti was the offensive coordinator at North Carolina and Fresno State before m

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) -Oakland Raiders coach Lane Kiffin and his staff will direct the North team in the Senior Bowl.

Kiffin was assigned the game Saturday, a day after San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Nolan and his staff were put in charge of the South team for the Jan. 26 game.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -Bam-Bam? Boss? The Second Samurai? Maybe the Humble Hammer?

Patrick Willis plays football at a highlight-reel velocity that fairly cries out for hyperbole, yet the San Francisco 49ers linebacker still hasn't been given a nickname that sticks.

``The media can call me whatever they want,'' Willis said, ``as long as they call my number on the plays I make.''

At least Willis has been given some recognition after 16 games of the most inspired play by a Niners newcomer since Ronnie Lott bega

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Nolan and his staff will lead the South team in the Senior Bowl for the third straight year.

The NFL chooses the coaches each year for the game, an audition for top senior pro prospects.

``I think coaching the Senior Bowl is a great opportunity and a blessing for the entire San Francisco 49ers organization,'' Nolan said Friday.

``It's the best way to evaluate players that I've come to know. I think it's an exciting game, and it's an exciting bunch of play

San Diego's last postseason win was following the 1994 season, when it shocked Pittsburgh in the AFC championship game. Two weeks later, the Chargers were overwhelmed by the San Francisco 49ers in their only Super Bowl.

San Diego has lost three straight playoff games at home since, starting with a 1995 wild-card game against Indianapolis.

Tomlinson has vaulted to 18th on the career rushing list with 10,650 yards and seventh on the all-

Texas also announced Wednesday that assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator Larry Mac Duff is leaving after one season on the Texas staff. A 36-year coaching veteran, Mac Duff spent four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers before joining the Longhorns.

Texas had one of the worst defenses in the country, giving up an average of 33.4 points over the final five games.

``Larry and I met this morning and he informed me that he is not returning for the 2008 season, citi