Similar to many players on the San Francisco 49ers' team, Nate Davis was released due to the Niners having to obey the maximum of an NFL team. Unfortunately, Nate Davis was such a positive aspect to the Niners team, on and off the field. As for his stats, Davis completed 23 of 44 passes for 301 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions in four exhibition games. Those are really good numbers for a player in his situation and experience. With those numbers, the Niners' head coach, Mike Singletary was strongly considering him for a back-up job along with David Carr behind Alex Smith. However, when his numbers went down, Singetary started questioning his work ethic in the offseason and declared him not ready to compete for so much as the backup job. This resulted in his release.
Another key player that had to be released was Michael Robinson. He was converted to a running back when drafted by the 49ers in 2006. From then on, he gave his team some good numbers with 38 carries for 116 yards, 9 receptions for 47 yards, and 2 touchdowns. However, the Niners picked up some good players through trades and he lost his spot as the back-up running back for Frank Gore. The Niners required Brian Westbrook fromt the Philadelphia Eagles and Anthony Dixon from another team. These two amazing backs have just put Robinson out of a job when the Niners were looking to down-size. In the end, Robinson was released and went to join the Seattle Seahawks. According to Singletary, it was a hard loss because he is a great person with good work ethic and a great presence on and off the field.
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