The San Francisco 49ers is hoping that Michael Crabtree, the team’s rookie wide receiver and top draft pick, to finish all his football studying before doing any interviews Thursday. They are expecting the rookie receiver to make his debut in official NFL jersey at Houston in his home state.
After a prolonged contract impasse, the 49ers signed Crabtree with a six-year contract with $17 million guaranteed on Oct. 7th. That’s why his debut has become highly anticipated-everybody is eager to see what kind of impact the former Texas Tech star can make after missing all of spring work and training camp.
The 22-year-old Crabtree did not laze before and after signing contract. 49ers Coach Mike Singletary said Wednesday that Crabtree’s performance during practice showed that he had been working while negotiating the contract. And Crabtree spent more time than his teammates on working after joining the team. While many of his teammates went home for a break during the 49ers’ bye week, Crabtree was still working out on the field to prepare his NFL debut. Hopefully Crabtree, who will play a lot against the Texans, will give his best performance and prove he is worth the money.
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Crabtree goes on well in his first practice with the 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers held their Friday practice with newly-signed wide receiver Michael Crabtree, who signed a six-year contract with the team on Wednesday and officially put on the No. 15 49ers jersey since. And the rookie’s performance was impressive to his teammates and Coach Mike Singletary.
Singletary said Friday that the team has not been distracted by the added attention heaped on the 49ers this week after signing the first-round draft pick to the six-year contract and Crabtree has made great moves and put a lot of effort in making progress.
To backup quarterback Alex Smith, it was Crabtree’s desire to learn as much as he can that impressed him most.
“He is always coming over and asking questions,” Smith said. “He takes advantage of the opportunities and sticks with us every chance. He wants to pick up what he can.”
If not to play against the Atlanta Falcons this Sunday, Crabtree will have about two weeks to study the playbook and receive extra tutoring since the 49ers will have their bye week next week.
Singletary said Friday that the team has not been distracted by the added attention heaped on the 49ers this week after signing the first-round draft pick to the six-year contract and Crabtree has made great moves and put a lot of effort in making progress.
To backup quarterback Alex Smith, it was Crabtree’s desire to learn as much as he can that impressed him most.
“He is always coming over and asking questions,” Smith said. “He takes advantage of the opportunities and sticks with us every chance. He wants to pick up what he can.”
If not to play against the Atlanta Falcons this Sunday, Crabtree will have about two weeks to study the playbook and receive extra tutoring since the 49ers will have their bye week next week.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
49ers rookie WR Crabtree holds out for Jets?
For the whole preseason, Michael Crabtree, the 10th overall pick of the 2009 April’s draft, has been known for holding out because of contract dispute. The San Francisco 49ers, which picked Crabtree, have not given him a contract that could satisfy the wide receiver. However, recent news gave another reason for Crabtree’s holdout: the New York Jets were tampering with him.
That may explain why Crabtree did not accept the 49ers’ offer for approximately five years and $20 million, with a reported $16 million guaranteed. Early reports said that the rookie was seeking money comparable to higher picks, but Monday reports said that the 49ers have filed tampering charges against the Jets in connection with the holdout. The 49ers felt that there was a scheme between Jets and Crabtree and that was why he threatened to sit out the 2009 season. They may think that Crabtree did all those things just to obtain the chance of wearing jets jersey nstead of 49ers jersey.
Crabtree has said that he would rather go back into next year’s National Football League entry draft if he could not get a satisfying contract. If there was indeed a scheme, was it to pick Crabtree in next year’s draft or to exhaust the 49ers’ patience and wait for them to waive on their top draft pick? Well, it is interesting to have a guess.
That may explain why Crabtree did not accept the 49ers’ offer for approximately five years and $20 million, with a reported $16 million guaranteed. Early reports said that the rookie was seeking money comparable to higher picks, but Monday reports said that the 49ers have filed tampering charges against the Jets in connection with the holdout. The 49ers felt that there was a scheme between Jets and Crabtree and that was why he threatened to sit out the 2009 season. They may think that Crabtree did all those things just to obtain the chance of wearing jets jersey nstead of 49ers jersey.
Crabtree has said that he would rather go back into next year’s National Football League entry draft if he could not get a satisfying contract. If there was indeed a scheme, was it to pick Crabtree in next year’s draft or to exhaust the 49ers’ patience and wait for them to waive on their top draft pick? Well, it is interesting to have a guess.
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