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| Wednesday, December 20 Associated Press | |||
| DENVER -- San Francisco receiver Jerry Rice expects to play
for another team next season, but don't expect it to be the Denver
Broncos.
The Hall of Fame-bound Rice, who holds 33 NFL records, was
honored by the 49ers last week in their final home game of the
season.
Both Rice and 49ers general manager Bill Walsh believe the team
will release him in June because of salary cap constraints,
although Rice expects to play at least one more season in another
city.
To pay Rice the salary he merits "would not be feasible for
us," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said Wednesday.
"I think the reason Jerry Rice is a big question mark right now
is the salary cap," Shanahan said. "Everybody is interested in Jerry Rice. The question is, who is willing to pay the type of
money that he is going to get on his next contract.
"The 49ers would love to keep him, not only because of what
he's done but because of how productive he is right now. But that's
one of the disadvantages of working with that salary cap. You have
to make tough decisions and you have to decide which direction
you're going to go." | ALSO SEE
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