Monday, the 49ers acknowledged a mistake from recent years and sent DE Kentwan Balmer - a first-round draft choice in 2008 - to division-rival Seattle for the low, low price of a sixth-rounder in 2011.
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Today, it was another admission as the Niners released WR Brandon Jones, a guy they handed $5.4 million in guaranteed money on Feb. 29, 2009 - part of a deal that could have paid as much as $16.5 over five years. Jones made $620,000 in base salary in '09. Combine that with the bonus, and he made more than $6 million - for one catch. That's what Jones registered last year, playing in eight games after he returned from a fractured shoulder.
On Aug. 2, Jones told the Press Democrat that he had counted on more playing time in 2009.
"Not necessarily assuming, but I thought I'd get more of a chance," he said. "But nothing is ever given to you."Jones was hampered by injuries this year as well. He missed the final week of OTAs and ...
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