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Michael Crabtree signs (finally)

Michael Crabtree’s 71-day holdout is over.

The 3-1 San Francisco 49′ers absolutely need help at wide receiver. Right now, their wideout lineup consists of Isaac Bruce (84 years old, 13 catches for 167 yards), Josh Morgan, and Arnaz Battle. Crabtree should help the situation, but it won’t be immediate.

According to Mike Singletary, “Obviously, Mike has missed a lot of time, a lot of valuable time, and has a lot of work to catch up, in particular to spend a lot of time with Jerry Sullivan and Jimmy Raye in terms of getting all the little nuances right about where his position’s going to be, what he’s going to play, and all that stuff that he needs.”

“The other thing here, I know there’s been a lot of things said back and forth. I’ve always said from Day 1, until I heard something from Michael, all the other stuff doesn’t mean anything to me.

“I’m very excited to have Mike Crabtree be a part of this team. In my mind, he has been since the day he was drafted. And today really makes it official. But excited about the talent that he is, excited about his attitude.

“And now it’s just a matter of getting him injected into our organization and what the 49ers are doing, our work ethic, our culture, our respect that we have for each other and the way we play the game.” (Thank you to the San Jose Mercury News for this transcript.)

This guy must be pretty fired up right about now: