No happy returns for Ginn or Zeigler

Mike Singletary talked for about 11 minutes after the 49ers beat the Vikings 15-10 last night. I sneaked in a question or two, like most of the other reporters in the interview room at Candlestick Park.

But the Niners cut short the press session before I could ask another question: Why didn't Ted Ginn or Dominique Zeigler or anyone who isn't named Bobby Guillory get any punt or kickoff returns?

The situation puzzles me. Kick returns were one of the 49ers' glaring issues following the 2009 season, and three newcomers - Ginn, sixth-round draft choice Kyle Williams and undrafted rookie LeRoy Vann - were expected to vie for the job(s), with Zeigler and Brandon Jones also in the mix.

The 49ers unceremoniously cut Vann on Aug. 9. They dumped Jones last Wednesday. Williams sprained his big toe against Indianapolis in the first preseason game and is currently out of commission. Which leaves Ginn and Zeigler as the frontrunners.

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