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"How much more can this league withstand?" says San Francisco 49ers coach Steve Mariucci, presiding over the decline of a once proud franchise. "The injuries and retirements have had a drastic effect on teams' production, records, confidence and swagger."

--From "Up For Grabs" by Peter King, Sports Illustrated, November 8, 1999

Photograph by John W. McDonough

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