After a Year Off, 49ers’ Lloyd Looks Solid
When the 49ers signed Brandon Lloyd as a free agent in April, the news barely made a ripple across the league.He was a 33-year-old receiver who had sat out a year and burned bridges with several of the six teams he'd played for, including the 49ers, who originally drafted him in 2003.Even though Lloyd has had some great seasons – he led the NFL in receiving yards in 2010 with 1,448 – he'd been out of the game and didn't seem to be the solution to the 49ers' desire to add an impact wide receiver."Even with Lloyd having a chance to be the No. 3 receiver, the 49ers are still expected to address the position in the draft," wrote ESPN.com's Bill Williamson, at the time.Yet after a week of training camp, Lloyd has won converts. On a now-deep corps of wideouts, Lloyd – who was held out of camp drills Thursday -- is playing as well as any. Michael Crabtree, Anquan Boldin and Stevie Johnson are the likely top three wide receivers, but Lloyd should make the roster along with rookie Bruce Ellington and second-year man Quinton Patton.Quarterback Colin Kaepernick has clicked with Lloyd, saying he's constantly open "by a step or two." And the veteran Boldin has been impressed,...
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