San Francisco's favorite wide receiver target, Michael Crabtree, averaged just 13 yards per catch.

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Also poised to lose millions: star receivers Michael Crabtree of Texas Tech and Jeremy Maclin of Missouri.

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Getting drafted in the third round is nothing to sniff at, but consider Texas Tech wideout Michael Crabtree.

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The 49ers scored their first touchdown when Michael Crabtree scored on a 31-yard touchdown throw from Colin Kaepernick.

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When quarterback Colin Kaepernick's pass to Michael Crabtree fell incomplete with 1:46 left, the Ravens had virtually clinched their second title.

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"Michael Crabtree has been interviewed with his lawyer present and has cooperated in this investigation, " a San Francisco police statement said.

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In fact, if it weren't for a fumble by Michael Crabtree inches from the goal line, San Francisco's margin of victory could even have been greater.

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The San Francisco 49ers fear they will lose star wide receiver Michael Crabtree to a torn Achilles tendon suffered in off-season workouts Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Still, Atlanta maintained its slim advantage -- in part thanks to a missed field goal and a fumble by the 49ers Michael Crabtree just inches from the end zone -- into the fourth quarter.

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