Micheal Crabtree’s arrival to St. Louis this weekend was a homecoming of sorts.
His father, auntie Jap, along with a host of other family and friends greeted him after the game outside the Edward Jones Dome after his San Francisco 49ers lost a heartbreaker to the St. Louis Rams last Sunday 16-13.
Crabtree torched the Rams in defeat with seven catches for 101 yards. He duplicated his Week five performance when he had six receptiosn for 118 yards and a touchdown against Buffalo.
Crabtree, in his 4th year with the 49ers has become sort of a Rams killer. He has 37receptions for 594 yards and five TDs in seven games against the Rams. That’s a whopping 84.8 yards per game during that span.
Crabtree also has some ties to the metro east. He was coached and mentored by former East St. Louis Flyers standout Juan Brown, who was a member of legendary coach Bob’ Shannon’s first state championship team in 1979.
Crabtree was a superstar during his pre high school carreer as a standout football and basketball player of the Desoto (TX) Tigers. A graduate of Texas high school football power Dallas Carter High School, Crabtree could have also played division 1 basketball if he had choosen.
“Since I was a kid, I always knew I was a football player, but enjoyed all sports, Crabtree said. “But I am a believer in GOD, and this is the path, and sport that he has chosen for me. I just want to continue to work hard and hopefully become a Super Bowl champion.”
Asked about playing in St. Louis, Crabtree said, “They had a opportunity to draft me and didn’t.
I’m very happy with playing with a great organization in the 49ers, and looking forward to winning Super Bowls here.”
Crabtree played his college ball at Texas Tech, and accomplished All -American status in the 08-09 season.
I was hoping during that season the Rams would draft the highly touted reciever that the Rams really needed then, and in my opinon now.
But the Four Pillars that former head coach Steve Spagnolua that covered over Rams Park at the time wouldn’t have nothing to do with him. I’m glad he didn’t come to St. Louis under that staff. He might have turned out like some of the other draft choices those dogs at the time brought in. Ironically, most of those draft picks by those slugs know longer or in football. Or they are being coached up and performing much better with other organizations.
As for Micheal, Im just happy he has become one of the elite receivers in the NFL, and has dispelled all the BS that the Four Pillars staff, along with some media members in this town tried too label him who never met him had to say about him..
You know who you are… All you media people who prostitute yourself to get a free hot dog in the press box on Sundays that repeat what others say about athletes you don’t know, or never met personally.
Congrats to Micheal Crabtree and his family. They are my friends.
