SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Michael Crabtree will make his NFL debut in his home state.
The San Francisco 49ers' rookie wide receiver is set to take the field for the first time at Houston on Oct. 25 following the team's bye week.
Coach Mike Singletary said Wednesday that Crabtree "will play" against the Texans, which will be merely 2 ? weeks after the 10th overall draft pick finally signed a six-year contract with $17 million guaranteed.
The 49ers (3-2) are integrating Crabtree into the mix with a small package of plays initially, and he will work out at team headquarters all week while his teammates get a break to go home.? Backup quarterback Alex Smith, who lives in the area, will throw to Crabtree. Receivers coach Jerry Sullivan will supervise Crabtree's sessions with help from Wendell Davis, a former teammate of Singletary with the Chicago Bears who has been brought in to aid Sullivan in getting Crabtree u to speed.
