"San Francisco 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree is prepared to sit out this season and re-enter the NFL draft in 2010, David Wells, Crabtree's cousin and adviser, said Thursday. "We are prepared to do it," Wells said. "Michael just wants fair-market value. They took him with the 10th pick and you have Darrius Heyward-Bey [the seventh overall pick by the Oakland Raiders] getting $38 million? This week is crucial. Michael was one of the best players in the draft and he just wants to be paid like one of the best players. This week is very crucial." Wells said he believes the Niners have made an offer but that it is not acceptable. Wells said Crabtree is ready to start practicing and was held out of OTAs this spring by coaches only for precautionary reasons (ESPN)."
At #10 Crabtree looked to be the steal of the draft, but after seeing the money that Heyward-Bey got Crabtree is looking to get a similar contract. This is really bad for both sides. The 49ers are rebuilding, and Crabtree looked to be at the center of those plans, so they really need to end this. This is also terrible for Crabtree because we have seen it again and again that young players who holdout struggle to grasp the offense, and tend to get hurt. There is no way he will sit out the season, and if sits out a year his value will only go down...
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