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Teammates and opponents alike gave it up for Young
Teammates and opponents alike gave it up for Young
By Craig Massei
SFI editor in chief
Date: Dec 23, 2007

As jubilant 49ers defenders attempted to carry him off the field Sunday afternoon, Bryant Young only let them get halfway across the turf at Monster Park before he insisted on slipping down from their shoulders. “I was afraid that I might fall,” Young said. But that’s about the only time Young ever has worried about falling during his distinguished 14-year career in San Francisco.

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