San Francisco 49ers cornerback Shawntae Spencer will miss the rest of the season. With a torn ligament in his left knee.
Spencer, a fifth-year pro, will be placed on injured reserve soon after undergoing surgery Wednesday to repair the ligament. He injured his knee late in the 49ers’ road victory at Seattle on Sept. 14, and missed last week’s victory over Detroit.

Spencer started 39 games in his first three seasons, but has been the 49ers’ No. 3 cornerback since last year behind starters Walt Harris and Nate Clements. He has six interceptions in his NFL career.

Tarell Brown and Donald Strickland will compete to replace Spencer with the 49ers, who kept 12 defensive backs on their 53-man roster to start the season. Brown, a second-year pro, got his first career interception last weekend while filling in for Strickland, who also sat out with a knee injury.

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Broncos sign S Fox, waive Abdullah.

The Denver Broncos on Tuesday signed free-agent safety Vernon Fox and waived safety Hamza Abdullah.

Fox, who was released by the Washington Redskins on August 25, is in his seventh NFL season. He appeared in 14 games with the Redskins last season, tying for third on the club with 16 special-teams tackles.

In 2006, Fox appeared in all 16 games with Washington, starting a career-high six and making 42 tackles.

An undrafted free agent in 2002, Fox, 28, has 90 tackles and two interceptions in 86 career games with the San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions and Redskins.

Also Tuesday, Denver released wide receiver Travis Wilson from its practice squad.

Posted on September 24th, 2008 by admin
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