Day 6, practice 11: Jones sustains shoulder injury
Receiver Brandon Jones did not return to practice this afternoon after landing hard on his right shoulder on an attempted diving catch in the end zone during 7-on-7 passing drill.
Jones did not return to practice, and ice was placed on his shoulder. The team said the initial diagnosis is a right shoulder sprain. Jones has been one of the top performers in camp through the first six days. He will be re-evaluated in the morning.
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Coach Mike Singletary was not originally scheduled to speak with reporters today, but he was made available to address a couple notable topics.
He said he has not spoken to Michael Crabtree since the beginning of camp, and he has no information about Crabtree’s cousin and adviser threatening a holdout.
“I have not, and it’s just one of those things, there’s really nothing new on this side,” Singletary said. “I’m really excited about him as a football player, excited about what he’ll bring to this team. That’s just the business side of it. His agent, our negotiators have to work it out.”
Also, Singletary said he was disappointed in Vernon Davis for a few swings at linebacker Marques Harris during the morning practice. Singletary said the team has too much to accomplish to waste time scuffling on the practice field.
Plus, Singletary said he holds
“I love Vernon Davis. Everybody thinks I have the guy. I love the guy. I’m so thankful he’s on our team. The guy has so much passion and nobody works harder than he does. But it’s just one of those things, he’s continuing to understand I look at him as one of the leaders of our team. And that (fighting) is unacceptable. I need him to lead in his actions as much as he does when he’s playing. And he’s going to do that.”
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The passing game was not nearly as sharp as it has been in recent days, but both Alex Smith and Shaun Hill led the offense on touchdown drive in the two-minute offense.
OK, actually it was the 1 minute, 47-second offense. That’s the situation the offense faced, taking over at their own 40-yard line with one timeout.
Smith completed eight of 10 passes for about 65 yards. He hit
Hill then matched Smith with a scoring drive of his own. He connected with Dominique Zeigler on a 5-yard scoring pass with :17 remaining. He hit J.J. Finley for 15 yards, Zeigler and Arnaz Battle for 13 yards apiece on back-to-back plays. Hill completed 6 of 7 passes.
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Going against the wind earlier in practice, Michael Lewis caught up to a deep ball from Alex Smith intended for Zeigler. Then, Hill tried his luck with a deep pass to Zeigler, and Bly broke up the ball that was noticeably held up in the wind. Micheal Spurlock made a nice one-handed catch of a Hill pass across the middle.
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Backup safety Mark Roman nearly had an interception. He got both hands on a Hill pass for Jason Hill in the back of the end zone but could not secure the catch.
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