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Fantasy Football Articles - March 2004
Enclosed in this archive is every bit of the action and updates that occurred in March 2004 within the world of fantasy football. You may want to read these articles for research on players in the coming year, or just check to see if we were way off base with our reporting. Whatever the reason, it's all here for your enjoyment.
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said last Friday that Garcias status would be resolved Monday. San Francisco-area media arrived at the teams complex Monday but, late in the day, team officials said there would be no announcement before Tuesday. It is believed that Donahue and agent Steve Baker spoke briefly Monday night about Garcias status.
Garcia offered to return if the 49ers made up the $4 million difference in incentives. Instead, they were willing to give back to him $1.5 million if he reached his incentives. He finally said no. His departure will save the 49ers roughly $2 million against the cap.
Garcias departure will elevate four-year veteran Tim Rattay to the starting spot. A former seventh-round draft choice, Rattay, 26, played well at times last season, winning two of three starts in place of an injured Garcia. He will have a difficult time, though, matching Garcias numbers.
In a related note. ... ESPN insider Chris Mortensen reported this morning that NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw is working on a compromise to clear up the status of wide receiver Terrell Owens.
League sources told Mortensen that Upshaw hopes to engineer a deal that would allow Owens to become an unrestricted free agent while providing draft-pick compensation to the San Francisco 49ers.
Under Upshaws plan, the 49ers would get the 33rd overall pick in the April draft, a pick that would be slotted between the first and second rounds.
Owens, a four-time Pro Bowl player, missed the league-mandated Feb. 21 deadline to void the remaining three years of his contract and leave the 49ers. Owens and his agent, David Joseph, cited specific contract language that states March 2 as the deadline.
Owens was among several players required to file by a new deadline, which recently was moved up 10 days for players who signed their contracts before the leagues 2001 collective bargaining agreement went into effect.
Cleveland receiver Dennis Northcutt made a
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