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Should 49ers, Colin Kaepernick worry about SI cover jinx?

49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and coach Jim Harbaugh shared the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated, which resurrected the age-old fear of the SI cover jinx in some.

  1. Holy Colin Kaepernick! Your national cover this week features Jim Harbaugh and the @49ers. on.si.com/V6XXuF // http://pic.twitter.com/7YNodVFW
  2. Colin Kaepernick is on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Hopefully the curse of the SI cover doesn't apply to the Niners.. now i'm nervous.
  3. Hope the SI jinx doesn't hit the Kaepernick and the Niners.
  4. Kaepernick on the cover of SI this week? NOOOOOOOOO!!!! HOW DO WE UNJINX THE SI COVER CURSE?!? #49ers
  5. Last time I was in SF, Cain threw a Perfect Game. Everyone feared "jinxing it." Is there a way to jinx Kaepernick from a Perfect QB rating?
  6. Kaepernick/Harbaugh on the SI cover. Do you believe in the SI curse?
  7. And here's why some fans are a bit concerned about their beloved QB landing on the cover.
  8. Here's a painful reminder of who graced the cover of SI before last year's NFC title game.
  9. Ask Aaron Rodgers about the jinx.
  10. Notre Dame fans weren't worried about the cover curse.

  11. Before that, Kansas State's followers were a bit wary ... for good reason
  12. A former Oregon QB's worst fears of the repurcussions of the cover were realized.
  13. At the height of Linsanity, local hero Jeremy Lin had to answer the curse questions.

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Jon Becker

Online Sports Editor for Oakland Tribune/Contra Costa Times/San Jose Mercury News

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