49ers' Smith may call it a season soon
San Francisco 49ers11/30/2007 5:14 PM The Mercury News reports QB Alex Smith might soon have to throw in the towel on 2007. The 49ers quarterback set a timetable for a potential season-ending surgery Thursday, saying that rest alone has done little to improve the discomfort he feels in his separated right shoulder. Smith said doctors will evaluate the shoulder Monday or Tuesday. If there is still only minimal progress, he might surrender and have an operation to reattach the ligaments near his collarbone. Recovery time is 10 to 12 weeks. Read more