49ers want to re-sign QB Shaun Hill
San Francisco 49ers12/18/2007 8:41 AM The Mercury News reports soon after QB Shaun Hill led the 49ers past the Cincinnati Bengals in his first NFL start Saturday night, the quarterback's agent said his mobile phone lit up with a congratulatory text message. It was from Director of Football Operations Paraag Marathe, who also serves as the 49ers' chief contract negotiator. "You'd be surprised how infrequently that happens," Robert Lattinville said Monday. "I was impressed with that gesture, and so was Shaun. Very classy, I think, just wonderful." That Lattinville and Marathe have solid communication bodes well for any future talks between the 49ers and Hill, who is headed for free agency after the season. Read more