Frank Gore Goes to the 49ers 65th overall

By Hugo Guzman  |   Saturday, April 23, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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Congratulations to Frank Gore and his family! The former Miami Hurricanes Running Back was drafted 65th overall to a rebuilding San Francisco 49ers team.

Gore played in eleven games as a true freshman providing excellent depth behind RB Clinton Portis in 2001. He tore the meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament in is right knee during Miami's 2002 spring practice and he took a medical red-shirt that year.

Gore started five games in 2003 but a torn ACL in his left knee in 2003 forced him to miss the remainder of the season. He played in eleven games in 2004 rushing for 865 yards and eight touchdowns on 172 carries. Early in his career, Gore flashed the size, power and explosiveness of a potential first round pick but two major knee surgeries later he's nowhere near the same back that he once was.

Gore doesn't show the same initial quickness, confidence in his cutting ability or acceleration in the open field that he once possessed. There are also major concerns about his past knee injuries. Can he stay healthy? One thing is for sure, Gore is a fighte. He'll do what ever it takes to play football.
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