Found September 11, 2009 on Niner Insider:
The 49ers confirmed their captains to the media: Vernon Davis, Eric Heitmann, Justin Smith, Takeo Spikes, Patrick Willis and Michael Robinson . A couple of weeks ago, I wrote that slapping a captain label on Davis might be a mistake. Here's a player who often struggles to learn a new offense...
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