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Tue Oct 06, 2009 8:55 am EDT

49ers holdout Crabtree ready to negotiate

By Mark Miller

“MichaelSan Francisco 49ers holdout Michael Crabtree(notes) is apparently getting bored just watching games this season. The word is that he's ready to have his agent sit down and negotiate with the team that seems to be doing just fine without him, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. After all, the Niners are leading the NFC West right now.

So maybe the economy has changed Crabtree's hopes to sign a whopping contract for whatever team was wooing him for next year's draft (the New York Jets perhaps?). The sudden change of heart by Crabtree doesn't seem to have any trigger.

So the two sides are apparently ready to pick up where they left off and start talking about what a No. 10 draft pick should get instead of how much better Crabtree thinks he is than players that got picked higher than him.

Source: San Francisco ChronicleNew Window

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  1. Jason K
    1. Posted by Jason K Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:11 am EDT

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    f*ck cashgreed. at this point..id trade his ass for another first rounder. if we cant get another first...let him redraft and get srafted later. he^s proven he doesnt love the game...just the benjamins
  2. c c
    2. Posted by c c Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:13 am EDT

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    Hm, this story seems to contradict this one. http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8132f97a&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true
  3. Jen
    3. Posted by Jen Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:14 am EDT

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    What a Jacka$$ he is.
  4. RL
    4. Posted by RL Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:21 am EDT

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    As a 49ers faithful, I don't care if he is ready. So far he's only shown that he thinks he's so special, you had your chance Micheal, you are not a hot NFL star, you have to play at least one down to even say you played in the NFL, you have not... and I hope you don't become a niner, I see T.O. jr. when I even hear your name, just another selfish, only me jock, we don't need that.
  5. darryl h
    5. Posted by darryl h Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:31 am EDT

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    Crabtree what a joke i hpoe that the 49ers don't sign him , and he has to re-enter the draft and blows his knee before the draft and he gets nothing
  6. Dan S
    6. Posted by Dan S Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:32 am EDT

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    Crabtree has now given the upper hand to management. If the 49ers were smart they would offer the same dollar amount that Crabtree said no to. It's not like the niners are losing out because of Crabtree. They are winning without him. If Crabtree wants to jeopardize his career/playing time that's not the niners fault.
  7. Anthony C
    7. Posted by Anthony C Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:45 am EDT

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    off him no more than the league minimum, and when he says no, show him the door. you guys dont need him.
  8. brian j
    8. Posted by brian j Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:49 am EDT

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    This kid is an embarrassment to all in professional sports. Does anyone think if the niners were 0-4 that he would be "open to negotiating" with the team. It must be killing him that his holding out for undeserved money has kept him from being a part of one of the hottest and most surprising teams in the league. So, he wants to sign so he can be part of something that could turn out to be very special...thanks, but no thanks.
  9. TD
    9. Posted by TD Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:50 am EDT

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    No one will care a few years from now if crabtree catches 10 TD and the 49ers make the playoffs... Now with that being said... Crabtree get your ass on the field! If your the man you will get paid on your 2nd contract !!!!!!! FYI you must have it like that to turn down millions you never had....LOL
  10. Ninerfan1981
    10. Posted by Ninerfan1981 Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:56 am EDT

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    Memo to Crabgrass: You have done nothing to prove that you're worth anything at the professional level. STFU, suit up and play, it is that simple. The Niners are winning without your greedy ass, and the reality is you need them far more than they need you. If you want to prove something, shut your pie-hole and get on the field. Prove that you're worth the money you've been holding out for. Make some plays in the NFL. Your college days are long gone Crabgrass, what have you done lately? Nothing is what.
  11. brian b
    11. Posted by brian b Tue Oct 06, 2009 9:58 am EDT

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    I can't see a contract happening now. 49ers have the leverage and at this point Crabtree could probably get the same amount if he re-enters the draft if not more. I'm pretty sure he expected the 49ers to suck like all of us did but since they are doing well, he doesn't mind playing for them but be a man and stick to your guns Crabs. Don't take the 49ers deal.
  12. joe racer
    12. Posted by joe racer Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:06 am EDT

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    everyone wants to be on a winning team. he's made an azz out of himself, should get a new agent and PR firm to salvage his rep.
  13. aaron w
    13. Posted by aaron w Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:11 am EDT

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    ha! crabtree get more money! cmon brian b post 11- if i wasnt older and wiser i would take u seriously. just trying to get a rise out of folks eh, or maybe practicing some new stand up comedy routine (it was good i admit i laughed). either way crabtree is playing his fantasy football mockdraft as if it were reality. he still thinks he was picked 3rd or fourth overall. i honestly think when he stepped up to that podium and got the niners jersey in the draft he thought he got picked 3rd overall and not tenth. maybe he went to tampa relaxed on the beach, stopped listening to the voices in his head that convinced him he was larry fitzgerald, and watched some real nfl games on television and realized life wasnt what he thought it was- the nfl was actually playing games training camp was over, niners are good without him,etc.
  14. Blake
    14. Posted by Blake Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:13 am EDT

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    CRAP TREE suck
  15. skitheworld22
    15. Posted by skitheworld22 Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:13 am EDT

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    First of all to all of you who say that he has done nothing to show that he deserevs to play in h NFL. He has done just as much if not more then most of other rookies in his class who also got paid to play, no he hasn't proven himself in the league because h hasn't played yet. To you who hope he gets injurEd, that's just messed up you never wish harm on anyone that's worse then what he is doing by a million times. I agree that he is a selfish prick but please tell me who in the county isn't let's live in the real world here people.
  16. Lacy
    16. Posted by Lacy Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:14 am EDT

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    As a lifelong 49ers fan, I can only hope we don't take this punk who thinks he's so much better than he is. We do NOT need another "It's all about ME" attitude in the locker room.
    I've always held that college is not a measure of how well a player will be in the NFL - college is boys playing against boys. The NFL is men playing against these boys and that's a whole different game.
    The "logic" of the draft picks and how much money these unproven players receive has always eluded me and this is a perfect example why. This little brat is complaining about tens of millions when he has done nothing to earn it yet?
    How can a boy who has never played a down in the NFL think he's worth more than men who have been playing for years in the league?
  17. ???????
    17. Posted by ??????? Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:21 am EDT

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    Sign him and get hm in the lineup NOW.
  18. jon
    18. Posted by jon Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:22 am EDT

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    go away,moneytree
  19. Jeff F
    19. Posted by Jeff F Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:23 am EDT

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    what about a sign and trade?? to any contender. Could be graeta and you could get something great, or another first round pick
  20. brian b
    20. Posted by brian b Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:25 am EDT

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    aaron w. crabtree mostly went 10 because no one in the top 10 except the Raiders needed a WR. They passed on him and got Darrius "no catches" Heyward-Bey which was dumb. I expect more teams to need a WR especially the Rams, Raiders, Bucs, and Panthers who would probably take him in the top 5 next year if he is still available. Sure Dez Bryant looks great at Oklahoma and there are a few more receivers. I just don't see why Crabtree won't continue to hold out if he doesn't get at least a 25 million contract. 49ers will likely offer him 20 million or less.
  21. Jimmy Jam
    21. Posted by Jimmy Jam Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:27 am EDT

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    I hope the Niners stick to their guns and calculate the weekly deductions in their negotiations!! F*ck this fool, I hate him already!!! If he joins, I hope the defense welcomes him to the NFL correctly during practice!!! Another f*ck'in T.O.!!! Great...
  22. JoeS
    22. Posted by JoeS Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:35 am EDT

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    The niners are doing great without that cancer.... F*ck crab-ass and his family.
  23. JoeS
    23. Posted by JoeS Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:35 am EDT

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    The niners are doing great without that cancer.... F*ck crab-ass and his family.
  24. DonaldC
    24. Posted by DonaldC Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:35 am EDT

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    Like the piece says they are doing fine wthout him. Let him learn the hard way, how life works!
  25. Chris R
    25. Posted by Chris R Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:42 am EDT

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    I am a three yard dust guy. We need cavemen,

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