Crabtree, 49ers finally agree to deal

by **ponyfan08** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:11 pm

Crabtree signed a six-year contract early Wednesday after a drawn-out negotiation process that had some wondering whether the star wide receiver would ever show up this season.

"It's a lot of relief off my shoulders," Crabtree said when formally introduced at team headquarters.

Crabtree will get a six-year deal that he can void to five years if he meets undefined performance clauses, a league source told ESPN's Michael Smith. Crabtree's deal is worth $32 million with $17 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Crabtree headed out Wednesday for his first practice as the 49ers prepare for Sunday's home game against Atlanta.

"Everybody came to a reachable agreement and it happened," Crabtree said, sporting a red No. 15 practice jersey and charcoal gray sweats. "I'm just glad I'm past that part. I'm very humble right now, man, it's a very humbling experience. Just getting a chance to sit back and better myself as a person, as a player, as a teammate. ... I feel like going through that it made me look at the world in a different way, look at my teammates a different way. Hopefully it will work out for the best."

Singletary called it a "fair deal for both parties involved."

The former Texas Tech star was the only draft pick who hadn't signed; even rapper MC Hammer got involved to finally make it happen.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4538482

by **SMUfiji43** » Wed Oct 07, 2009 4:17 pm

I'm a die-hard 49ers fan and am very glad this mess is over with. I think Crabtree is inherently a good guy, he just had a bunch of idiots surrounding him(aka Dion Sanders and his idiot cousin) giving him poor advice and feeding some serious BS to the media. After hearing Crabtree's press conference, he does sound like a pretty soft-spoken guy, and hopefully won't be a distraction to the team. Singletary will stomp down any diva behavior anyway.