Singletary: "Strong possibility" Isaac Bruce will play on Sunday

by David Fucillo on Dec 30, 2009 5:32 PM CST

Hey folks, this is Fooch from Niners Nation. Normally I'd open up a FanPost to answer any and all questions for the upcoming game. Feel free to ask any questions you want here, but it will be more of my compadres answering than me. I'm down in Las Vegas visiting my brother and have relatively limited Internet access. And if you don't feel like asking questions, no problem.

I wanted to post this primarily to let you know that there is a very good chance Isaac Bruce will be playing in what would likely be his final game this Sunday at St. Louis. He's been inactive the last 5 weeks (initially injuries, but basically just letting the young receivers Crabtree and Morgan play). He was going to sit this week, but several players, including the young receivers, went to Singletary asking him to play Bruce this weekend given the significance of the game for him. In his traditional Wednesday post-practice media session, Singletary said there was a "strong possibility" he'd be playing.

Also, if you're interested, Bruce spoke to the media earlier today and I snagged a transcript. Try not to cringe at the site of him in red and gold. As much as I have disliked the Rams in the past, Isaac Bruce always had the utmost respect of 49ers fans. Hopefully he can go out with a bang on Sunday.

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I'd really like to see the Rams

sign Bruce in the offseason only to have him announce his retirement as a Ram.

Though, I’m not positive about if that works in the NFL like it does in some other sports (with the cap…..and if there’s a cap….and all).

Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.

by Tackle Box on Dec 30, 2009 5:50 PM CST reply actions

It should

work the same way in the NFL. I believe Emmitt Smith did that to retire a Cowboy.

THIS year's the year. I hope....

by thisguy on Dec 30, 2009 6:41 PM CST up reply actions

You got my vote on that!!

by Knoxfan on Dec 31, 2009 11:23 AM CST up reply actions

Seeing Bruce in a niners uniform

is just wrong.

by dbcouver on Dec 30, 2009 11:00 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

I hope the first time the 49s have the ball

they immediately throw a pass to Bruce so the St. Louis fans can give him one last Bruuuuuce to honor all he did while he was here. It would be great to see the Rams sign him just so he can then retire as a Ram. If he wants it, I would think they would and should honor that request.

by andyrose on Dec 30, 2009 11:57 PM CST reply actions

well. i hope he plays. miss the guy, great character, great reciever.

"Twin-headed infinite swirling vortex of grotesque suckitude known as Tony Clark and Eric Byrnes"

by sergey606 on Dec 31, 2009 11:15 AM CST reply actions

I hope Bruce scores 6 TD's to seal in Suh as our 1st round pick...

by edpjr on Dec 31, 2009 4:22 PM CST reply actions

the rams can sign Bruce and he can retire

drew bennett (ugh!) and retired right after he signed

by strike77 on Dec 31, 2009 4:55 PM CST reply actions

true that!

that was 100% theft.

by victorian on Dec 31, 2009 9:11 PM CST up reply actions

If Bruce even takes one snap next preseason

for the Rams and then calls it quits, I’ll be happy with that.

I hope that Isaac finds a way to come back to the Lou. He was a great WR on the team for the 14 (?) years he was here. I think the Rams should also do the same with Torry Holt when he calls it a career.

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