Wednesday notes

San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Nolan said today that Shaun Hill will start at quarterback and that the team signed Chris Weinke as the backup.


Nolan, defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens for three seasons, said he remembered that Ravens defensive players said that the first player can't tackle Rudi Johnson and that the second defender had to bring him down.


For the Bengals, right tackle Willie Anderson and linebacker Rashad Jeanty did not practice. Safety Madieu Williams (thigh) and linebacker Landon Johnson (ankle) both did practice.


Anderson said he suffered a bone bruise and MCL sprain in the Seattle game when struck accidentally by tight end Reggie Kelly's helmet. Anderson said he is tired of hearing that he is done. He said he will be back next year. Anderson said the 2007 season is the first of five years of his newest contract.


Wide receiver Chad Johnson played Lynyrd Skynyrd on the CD player in the locker room after practice. "Freebird" and "Gimme Three Steps" were played repeatedly, and Johnson yelled at quarterback Carson Palmer -- playfully -- when Palmer turned it down.