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| | cbs5.com - Jerry Rice Signs Contract To Retire As A 49er (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Rice, who scored more touchdowns than anyone in league history, shed no tears during a short signing ceremony on the fields at the training complex opened in 1988 by the 49ers, his team for the first 16 of his 20 seasons. |
 | | Rice's final NFL contract was for $1,985,806.49 -- a sum suggested by his agent, Jim Steiner, to reflect Rice's first year in the league (1985), uniform number (80), the current year ('06) and a 49 for obvious reasons. |
 | | Rice would entertain offers of a role in personnel or coaching with the 49ers -- and though he would have preferred to play forever, he insists his fans have seen the last of him in stadiums. |
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