SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh insists the 49ers planned to have Alex Smith as their quarterback even while they examined the possibility of signing then-free agent Peyton Manning.
Harbaugh ended his weekly meeting with reporters on Wednesday by addressing what he says is the “erroneous perception that we were flirting with Peyton Manning.”
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