The_Philster
02-27-2003, 05:13 AM
No defender has been able to get past 49ers left tackle Derrick Deese for the past 26 games to sack quarterback Jeff Garcia. Despite that near Pro Bowl record, Deese was blindsided by news that the team plans to sack him in June.
Deese said Wednesday he was told that the 49ers will pay him a $300,000 roster bonus Friday in order to keep him on the roster until June when they plan to release him. The 32-year-old was willing to restructure his contract for no net gain, but the team didn't ask as they did with right tackle Scott Gragg and center Jeremy Newberry.
"It shocked me when they told me,'' Deese said. "For what I've been for this team the last few years it shocks me that this is what they want to do for me. I always wanted to be a 49er.''..more (http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/clayton_john/1515065.html)
Deese said Wednesday he was told that the 49ers will pay him a $300,000 roster bonus Friday in order to keep him on the roster until June when they plan to release him. The 32-year-old was willing to restructure his contract for no net gain, but the team didn't ask as they did with right tackle Scott Gragg and center Jeremy Newberry.
"It shocked me when they told me,'' Deese said. "For what I've been for this team the last few years it shocks me that this is what they want to do for me. I always wanted to be a 49er.''..more (http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/clayton_john/1515065.html)