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Beasley's Pissed

Fred Beasley never imagined his eight seasons with the San Francisco 49ers ending in such a tawdry way. The former Pro Bowl fullback has been fighting with his position coach, battling nagging injuries and chafing as a backup.

Perhaps that's why the soon-to-be free agent still holds out hope he'll be back with the 49ers after the final three games of this lost season - and that running backs coach Bishop Harris, not Beasley, will be discarded by Mike Nolan.

Beasley spoke at length Wednesday about his conflicts with Harris in another losing season with the 49ers (2-11), who have dropped 11 of their last 12 games.

After missing three games with a neck injury, Beasley was in uniform in Seattle last weekend - but the veteran wasn't put in the game for a single play, something that would have been unfathomable for the 49ers' offense in recent years.
'I kind of expected it, especially from a guy like Bish," Beasley said. "I was still ready mentally, but it affected me. He didn't talk to me. He didn't say anything. That was the most frustrating thing. I didn't know what was going on.'

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Beasley appears stuck in doghouse
Sacramento Bee: Just two years removed from a Pro Bowl appearance and one year after he graced the cover of his team's media guide, it appears feuding fullback Fred Beasley won't start another game for the 49ers this year or perhaps ever.

QB Smith given the slip (drill)
San Francisco Chronicle: Alex Smith was given new or nearly new footballs to fling in practice Wednesday to replicate game conditions as he attempts to literally get a grip on his difficulty in hanging onto the ball.

Nolan not wavering in support of Smith as starting QB
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McCloughan has vision of 49ers' future
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Niners DL Young back in practice, probable for Sunday
Mercury News: Defensive end Bryant Young returned to practice with the San Francisco 49ers on Wednesday, and the four-time Pro Bowl player hopes to be back in the lineup this weekend just four weeks after spraining a ligament in his right knee.

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