Porch Monkey
08-13-2010, 04:45 PM
Glen Coffee of San Francisco 49ers abruptly retires in second NFL season - ESPN
The San Francisco 49ers (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/sf/san-francisco-49ers) expressed surprise Friday when 2009 third-round choice Glen Coffee (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=12491) told the team he planned to retire from the NFL.
Coach Mike Singletary told reporters at team headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., that Coffee informed him of the decision Friday morning, two days before the 49ers open the exhibition season at Indianapolis.
Coffee averaged only 2.7 yards per carry for the 49ers as a rookie with 226 yards, but he had put on about 10 pounds of muscle this offseason in an effort to improve his game.
He was the No. 2 running back on the depth chart behind Pro Bowler Frank Gore (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=8479).
Veteran Michael Robinson (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=9686), a special-teams standout and former college quarterback, becomes the No. 2 running back in the short term.
The team could also turn to 2010 sixth-round pick Anthony Dixon (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=13212).
Coffee had recently been quoted saying he was looking forward to the upcoming preseason and a chance to get into games.
The San Francisco 49ers (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/sf/san-francisco-49ers) expressed surprise Friday when 2009 third-round choice Glen Coffee (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=12491) told the team he planned to retire from the NFL.
Coach Mike Singletary told reporters at team headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., that Coffee informed him of the decision Friday morning, two days before the 49ers open the exhibition season at Indianapolis.
Coffee averaged only 2.7 yards per carry for the 49ers as a rookie with 226 yards, but he had put on about 10 pounds of muscle this offseason in an effort to improve his game.
He was the No. 2 running back on the depth chart behind Pro Bowler Frank Gore (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=8479).
Veteran Michael Robinson (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=9686), a special-teams standout and former college quarterback, becomes the No. 2 running back in the short term.
The team could also turn to 2010 sixth-round pick Anthony Dixon (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=13212).
Coffee had recently been quoted saying he was looking forward to the upcoming preseason and a chance to get into games.