
The suddenly wheeling-and-dealing San Francisco 49ers addressed yet another problem area on Thursday, by signing free-agent wide receiver Braylon Edwards. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the one-year, $3.5 million deal. The 6-foot-3, 214-pound Edwards, 28, will fill the temporary hole left by the absence of Michael Crabtree. Edwards's figures to start alongside Crabtree once the third-year wide receiver returns from a foot injury, which is expected to sideline him throughout training camp. Edwards (6-3, 214) had 53 catches for 904 yards and seven touchdowns last year in his best season since 2007 when he set Cleveland's franchise records for yards (1289) and touchdowns (16). Edwards led the NFL in drops in 2008 with 16 and was traded from the Browns to the Jets during the 2009 season. The third overall pick in the 2005 draft, Edwards' talent is unquestioned, as is his ability to find off-the-field trouble. Edwards, who pleaded guilty in a drunk-driving case last month, has also been connected to a bar fight on Aug. 1 in Birmingham, Mich. One bouncer was stabbed in the neck with a fork and another was stabbed in the hand with a pocket knife in the altercation, which involved two of Edwards' cousins. Neither bouncer was seriously hurt. Prior to Edwards' signing, Josh Morgan and Ted Ginn had been San Francisco's first-team wideouts early in training camp. The pair combined for 56 catches last year. Neither wideout has had more than 790 yards or three touchdowns in a season in <b>...</b>
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New York Jets
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Braylon Edwards
San Francisco 49ers
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Mark Schlereth
Tim Hasselbeck
Adam Schefter
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