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Alex Smith disputes Fox TV report about surgery
A few postgame notes from the 49ers' 27-7 loss to the Vikings.
--QB Alex Smith said after the game that the Fox TV report that he would have season-ending surgery after the season was inaccurate. He said he never told JC Pearson before the game he had opted for season-ending surgery. He said it is not call.
"I never said that," Smith said. "I said it was a possibility."
Smith has said all along that surgery is a possibility, so there's nothing new there. Smith is scheduled to do his normal rehab throwing Monday and Tuesday, a team spokesman said.
--QB Trent Dilfer left the game late in the first half with a concussion after taking a big (and legal) hit from Vikings CB Charles Gordon. Coach Mike Nolan said Dilfer was taken to Stanford Hospital for observation. He said when he spoke to him at halftime, Dilfer was "a little woozy." His family came into the locker room to visit him. It seems doubtful whether Dilfer will be able to play Saturday when the 49ers face the Bengals.
--DL Bryant Young intimated that his career might be coming to an end. He did not officially announce his retirement, but . . .
"I'm just trying to get through this day," Young said when asked about his future. "My days are numbered . . . let's be real about it."
When asked if he might retire at the end of the season, Young said, "I'll leave it at that. You can read into it how you may."
Later, he was asked if he is still having fun playing football. He said this season has not been fun.
"This has probably been one of the more emotional and mentally tough years I've been through because of the expectations . . . Trying to figure out why it went wrong is puzzling."
--Injury report: DL Ronald Fields (left shoulder sprain), LT Adam Snyder (neck) and LB Jeff Ulbrich (high right ankle) are probable; while Dilfer is questionable on the preliminary injury report.