DarkJourney Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Frank Gore, the San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowl running back, broke a bone in his right hand Monday during the first padded practice of training camp and might not play in the preseason.Gore was injured during a non-contact ball-handling drill, and coach Mike Nolan said he would not practice with the team for the remainder of the week. Gore will be re-evaluated next Monday, and Nolan expects him to return to practice then with a cast on his hand."He'll be ready for the latter part of preseason, but his participating in the preseason, we'll wait and see on that," Nolan said.Gore set a franchise single-season record last season while leading the NFC with 1,695 yards rushing. He was the NFC's starting running back in the Pro Bowl after just his second NFL season.One of the league's top young backs, Gore said he is aiming for a 2,000-yard season this year and hopes to challenge Eric Dickerson's NFL record of 2,105 yards that has stood for 22 seasons.Gore has a considerable history of serious injury. He tore ligaments in each of his knees and had major surgery on both during his college career at the University of Miami. After his first season with the 49ers in 2005, when he became the first rookie in 15 years to lead the team in rushing, Gore had surgery to repair a torn labrum in each of his shoulders.But that didn't prevent Gore from having a breakout season last year, when he also recorded a franchise-record 312 carries. He also led San Francisco last year with 61 receptions while setting a franchise record of 2,180 yards from scrimmage.The 49ers intend to lighten Gore's load this year, and there's a three-way competition in training camp for backup carries behind him between young veterans Maurice Hicks and Michael Robinson and rookie Thomas Clayton, the team's sixth-round selection in the April draft."I always like to see a silver lining in whatever happens," Nolan said. "This is going to give Michael Robinson, Hicks and the rookie an opportunity to get more reps and see what they can do."Nolan said there's a possibility the 49ers will bring in another running back to provide depth in training camp until Gore returns. Robinson, Hicks and Clayton are the only other running backs on the team's summer roster.Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Not that I want to see the Niners do well (though I don't like injuries causing rival teams downfalls either), but at least he can keep his legs and lungs and what not in good football shape. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 *hides voodoo doll*Mr. Gore really should wait and make sure that hand is good and healed. He can wait until oh...Week 3, 'kay?(Sorry STL, my confidence in the Rams rushing defense is still limited enough that I would prefer they were not tested every week.) On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB33 Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Quite the "Inconvenient Truth" for the Niners eh?Oh wait... #CHOMPCHOMPCHOMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shumway Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 When I saw the title of the thread, I was thinking "How did AL Gore break his hand, and what does this have to do with sports?"I'm an idiot. It's a shame for the Niners, for sure. Hopefully he's good to go(i.e. no nagging injuries) this season...I'mn planning on drafting him for fantasy football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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